Loading Interactive Cartographic Atlas & Migration Routes...•أطلس الأماكن المقدسة وطرق الهجرة النبوية

Rendering Cartographic Coordinate Layers

Loading Islamic History Explorer...

تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة

Sacred Geography & Cartography

الأطلس التاريخي الإسلامي

Historical Atlas

Explore the sacred geography of Islam, from the ancient sanctuaries of Makkah and Al-Quds to the migration routes across Arabia, the Levant, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.

24Locations

8Journeys

17High-Confidence

Scholarly Methodology: Historical locations are classified by evidential certainty (High, Medium, Estimated). Ancient migration routes represent traditional travel corridors and are displayed with dashed paths to avoid implying modern GPS precision. Non-visual and screen-reader users can access the complete dataset via the Accessible Catalog view.

Prophet:

Confidence:

Type:

High

Medium

Estimated

Journey Route

1Start→NStops

Cartographic Atlas Projection

APPROXIMATE ROUTE

High Confidence

The Great Hijrah to Madinah

الهجرة النبوية الشريفة إلى المدينة المنورة

Departure PointMakkah al-Mukarramah

DestinationMadinah al-Munawwarah

Estimated Distance: ~450 km

Era / Period: 622 CE (1 AH)

Associated Prophet:Muhammad

Cartographic Uncertainty Notice (Section 73)

The overall origin, destination, Cave Thawr stop, and Quba arrival are historically certain (High confidence). The intermediate desert waypoints follow the classical coastal detour reconstructed by Seerah scholars.

Historical Narrative

The pivotal migration marking the beginning of the Islamic Hijri calendar. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companion Abu Bakr traversed an unconventional coastal and desert route guided by 'Abdullah ibn Urayqit to evade Quraysh pursuers.

Numbered Path Sequence (5 Stops)

1 → 5

Makkah (Dar an-Nadwah & Prophet's Home)Start

مكة المكرمة

Departure under cover of night while 'Ali slept in the Prophet's mantle.

Cave of Thawr

غار ثور

Three days of concealment with Abu Bakr, supported by 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah and Asma' bint Abi Bakr.

Tent of Umm Ma'bad (Qudayd)

خيمة أم معبد

Miracle of the barren ewe producing abundant milk; classical description of the Prophet's physical appearance.

Quba

قباء

First stop on the outskirts of Madinah; foundation of Masjid Quba, the first mosque of Islam.

Madinah (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi)Arrival

المدينة المنورة

Joyful reception by the Ansar; camel Al-Qaswa' settles where the noble mosque was founded.

Primary Source Documentation

Documented with authentic detail in Sahih al-Bukhari (3905-3906), Sahih Muslim, Ibn Ishaq's Sirah, and Ibn Hisham.

Route ID: the-hijrah