Hijra

  1. Noun.  Hegira; the beginning of the Muslim era, equivalent to July 16, 622, by the Julian calendar of the time.
  2. Noun.  The first day of the Islamic month of Muharram.
  3. Noun.  Calendar system used in Islam.
  4. Noun.  Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to avoid persecution.
  5. Noun.  Any flight or journey to a better place.
  6. Noun.  (alternative capitalization of, Hijra) .
  7. Noun.  A member of a third gender found in India and Pakistan.

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