Hegira
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin Hejira, from Arabic هجرة (híjra, “departure, exodus”), referring to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE; from the verb هجر (hájara, “to emigrate, to abandon”).
Proper noun[edit]
Hegira
- The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE to escape persecution.
- The beginning of the Muslim era, equivalent to July 16, 622, by the Julian calendar of the day.
- Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, 2005 CE is approximately equivalent to Hegira 1426.
Translations[edit]
emigration of Muhammad
