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