hegira
IPA: hidʒˈɪrʌ
noun
- A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
- Alternative form of Hijra. [The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).]
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Examples of "hegira" in Sentences
- Elahi was born in Hegira, Ardabil.
- This led to the destruction of Earth and the Hegira.
- The Islamic calander is dated from Mohammed's Hegira.
- In November the Islam Ramadan for year or Hegira 1381 begins.
- A Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira.
- But obviously that chronology didn't exist until much after the Hegira.
- The Norman kings also continued to strike coins in Arabic with Hegira dates.
- Your allegations against Muhammad, the hegira are not related to this article.
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