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Word: hegira (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus

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Proper noun:

  • The beginning of the Muslim era, equivalent to July 16, 622, by the Julian calendar of the day.
  • The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622 to escape persecution.

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