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Hegira

Syllabification: (He·gi·ra)

Pronunciation: /hiˈjīrə, ˈhejərə/

(also Hejira or Hijra /ˈhijrə/)

Definition of Hegira

noun

Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to Medina in ad 622, prompted by the opposition of the merchants of Mecca and marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community.
the Muslim era reckoned from the Hegira:the second century of the HegiraSee also AH.
(hegira) an exodus or migration.