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Hijrah

British  
/ ˈhɪdʒrə /

noun

  1. a variant of Hegira

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Many are followers of a movement known as Hijrah, which embraces self-improvement through adopting a traditional Islamic lifestyle.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2020

Hijrah, Arabic for migration, is used to refer to Prophet Mohammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution, and represents the beginning of the Muslim era.

From Reuters Aug. 27, 2019

Abdulrahman Hashi, 60, a preacher at Dar Al Hijrah Mosque in Minneapolis, told The Washington Post that his 4-year-old nephew was among those killed.

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2019

The Hijrah to Yathrib marked a turning point for Muhammad.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

In one part of Islam, the ruin of Muhammadan countries thus prophesied was accomplished twenty-one years before the end of the thousandth year, that is in the 979th year of the Hijrah, A.D.

From Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature by Arbuthnot, F. F.

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