HIJRA


Meaning of HIJRA in English

/hij"reuh/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Islam.

1. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution A.D. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.

2. the Muslim Era itself.

Also, Hegira, Hijrah .

[ hijrah flight, departure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .