RIYADH: An exhibition about Prophet Muhammad’s migration from Makkah to Madinah opened at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran on Saturday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The exhibition, titled “Hijrah: In the footsteps of the prophet,” opened at the beginning of the new Islamic year and aims to raise awareness of the prophet’s biography in a contemporary way.
The migration of the prophet is one of the most important events during the his life.
It was inaugurated by the governor of the Eastern Province Prince Saud bin Nayef and the opening was attended by officials, Islamic art and history researchers, and intellectuals.
The exhibition will be held in Dhahran for nine months before it moves to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Madinah. It will then leave the Kingdom to tour different cities abroad.
The Director of Ithra Abdullah Al-Rashid said the exhibition is an integrated qualitative project presented in a contemporary style, and in an exceptional and unprecedented manner.
He added that it is a mobile global exhibition that includes a collection of antiquities and collectibles, 14 interactive points carefully designed by local and international experts, a documentary film, and a book that tells the story of the migration.
The center has been preparing and designing the exhibition for three years with the help of more than 70 researchers and artists, and in cooperation with its partners, so that it competes with international exhibitions and moves away from traditional presentation methods, Al-Rashid said.
