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Hijra: Meaning and Definition of
Hij•ra
Pronunciation: (hij'ru), [key] — n. Islam.
- the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
- the Muslim Era itself.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.