Psychology of Religion: Migrant Acceptability and Unacceptability

Religion plays a very significant role in the process of migration from ancient times to the present. History of all major religions in the World witness and experience the episodes of migration and diaspora directly and indirectly either to save faith/people or spread faith. Religions like Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have the references of migration and exile within their scriptures too.

In Islam, the idea of Hijrat (migration) and the migration of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) along with his companions from Mecca to Medina plays crucial role in the history and psychology of Muslims. The Holy Quran instructs the believers to migrate from one place to another place when the situations are not comfortable. One of the major reasons to migrate in Islam is for the sake of Din/belief and for the sake of Allah. If a believer feels that s/he cannot practice his/her religion freely then s/he should migrate to a place where one can practice it without any difficulty. This has also...