Hegira
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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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Hegira
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.☞ The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not from the date of the flight, but from the first day of the Arabic year, which corresponds to July 16, a. d. 622.
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hegira
See hejira.
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Hegira
hej′i-ra the flight of Mohammed from Mecca, 15th July 622 A.D., from which is dated the Mohammedan era: any flight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Ar. hijrah, flight
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Ar. hijrah, flight, hajara, to leave.
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This was the first Hegira, or flight of the persecuted Moslems. "A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád'" by
It was almost the very year of the Hegira, which marks the rise of the Mahometan imposture and rule. "Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3)" by
I think, myself, it was a Mohammed and his Hegira. "The Book of the Damned" by
It was the modern hegira! "Four Years in Rebel Capitals" by
This was completed in the year of the Hegira, 1067, A.D., 1656. "Mystics and Saints of Islam" by
What had her Hegira been like? "Vigorish" by
His journey through Texas was a complete ovation, instead of a hegira. "Southern Literature From 1579-1895" by
Hegira, Mohammedanism dates from, 143. "History of Education" by
While this terrible Hegira was taking place, Mr Proctor sat opposite Gerald Wentworth, sipping his claret and talking of Italy. "The Perpetual Curate" by
Their advent was also the Hegira from which every thing in the family dated. "The Cryptogram" by