It is called the Hegira.
It is year of Prophet (PBUH) migration from Makkah (or Mecca) to Medina (both are currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). The migration marked out the real start of Islam religion spread, the start of the real Islam society, and the establishment of the Islam State.
It's 1431 Hijrea ( after the migration of Muhammad PBUH from Mecca to Al-Madina )
it is called "Hijjri" A year in Islamic calender is called hijri since it was a migration and migration in Arabic is called hijrat and in that context it is called "hijri"
Some animals journey each year to the same place to breed. This is what is known as migration and the wildebeest migration is a good example.
The Greatest Migration was not one year. It was from 1940-1970.
Migration
Islam from the very moment of its beginning calls his believers to believe in God (or Allah in Arabic). All God prophets called for Islam that means full submission to God the Creator. Islam per Qur'an revelation to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) called for Islam (or full submission to God) from the first day of Qur'an revelation in year 610 AD.
It dates the migration of prophet Mohammed (PBUH) from Makkah to Almadinah (Higrah) which is the decesive date in Islam & it happened after 13 years from the start of his message in Makkah.
When birds fly South for the winter it is called migration.
The study of migration is called demography or migration studies. It examines the movement of people from one place to another, including the reasons why people migrate, the patterns of migration, and the social and economic impacts of migration.
Depending on what kind of journey. 1. If you are asking about the journey (Migration) that the prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and his companions has done, it is called the Hijra aka (migration). 2. If you are asking about a normal journey then it is a journey that is done during pilgrimage (Hajj). it's the fift pillar of Islam.
it can be called migration yet it is also referred to as urbanization.