Definition of Hegira

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Hegira

/ˈhedʒɪrə//ˈhedʒɪrə/

Word Originvia medieval Latin from Arabic hijra ‘departure’, from hajara ‘emigrate’.

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the occasion when Muhammad left Mecca to go to Medina in AD 622

the period that began at this time; the Muslim era

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