Hegira
['hɛdʒərə]
Definition
(noun.) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year.
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Definition
(n.) The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Flight of Mahomet (July 16, 622).[2]. Exodus, departure, going out.
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Definition
n. the flight of Mohammed from Mecca 15th July 622 A.D. from which is dated the Mohammedan era: any flight.
Editor: Margie
Examples
- The flight (the Hegira[322]) was an adventurous one, the pursuit being pressed hard. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A year before his death, at the end of the tenth year of the Hegira, Muhammad made his last pilgrimage from Medina to Mecca. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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