Second migration to Abyssinia Second migration to Abyssinia Following the migration and return of the most Sahabas from the first migration to Abyssinia (Sa'd ibn abi Waqqas and some did not return but left Abyssinia by sea for preaching overseas to east Asia), the Muslims continued to suffer Persecution by the Meccans. This time, in almost one hundred Muslims made a second migration back to Ethiopia where they stayed protected. After the Muslims in Arabia had migrated to Medina in and attained security, the Muslims in Ethiopia migrated back to Arabia and reunited with them in Medina after six years absence. Following the first
Migration to Abyssinia King Armah and Ella Tsaham. Some of the exiles returned to Mecca and made the hijra to Medina with Muhammad, while others remained in Abyssinia until they came to Medina in 628. According to the traditional view, members of the early Muslim community in Mecca faced persecution, which prompted Muhammad to advise them to seek refuge in Abyssinia. The earliest extant account is given in Ibn Ishaq's sira: Another view, grounded in the political developments of the time, suggests that following the Sassanid capture of Jerusalem in 614 many believers saw a potential danger to the community as they were