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
Name of Greece Name of Greece The name of Greece differs in Greek compared with the names used for the country in other languages and cultures, just like the names of the Greeks. The ancient and modern name of the country is "Hellas" or "Hellada" (; in polytonic: ), and its official name is the Hellenic Republic "Helliniki Dimokratia". In English, however, the country is usually called Greece, which comes from the Latin "Graecia" (as used by the Romans) and literally means 'the land of the Greeks'. The English name "Greece" and the similar adaptations in other languages derive from the Latin name