This event, the Hijra, 'migration', in which they left Makkah for the city of Madinah some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. After several years, the Prophet and his followers were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies and established Islam definitively.
Barua hiyo inadai kuwa mgombea huyo wa umeya amepewa fedha na baadhi ya wafanyabiashara mashuhuri, wakiwemo wa makampuni ya mafuta wilayani Temeke na kwamba aligawa zaidi ya Sh31 milioni ili kuwaweka sawa makada wa CCM ambao wanahudhuria vikao maalumu vya kupitisha wagombea wa nafasi wa umeya.