For other uses see Hijra Hijra ( Ù Ù Ø Ù ' Ø Ù Ø ) , or withdrawal , is the word that is used for the movement of Muhammad and most of his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 . The Hijra ( Ù Ù Ø Ù ' Ø Ù Ø ) is the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 ( Common Era ) .