hijra
[hij-ruh]
- a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was born male and dresses as a woman.
- a person who is transgender or is transitioning to another gender.
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Origin of hijra
< Hindi: eunuch, hermaphrodite
Hijra
[hij-ruh]
- 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.
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Also Hegira, Hij·rah.
Origin of Hijra
From the Arabic word hijrah flight, departure
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The earliest reference to Omar Khayyam dates from the middle of the seventh century of the Hijra.
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar KhayyamOmar Khayyam
The two sects founded by Sur and Zahar became extinct in the eighth century of the Hijra.
The Faith of IslamEdward Sell
They are of a much later date, the last one, indeed, having been compiled more than four hundred years after the Hijra.
The Faith of IslamEdward Sell
But towards the close of the second century of the Hijra, this earlier mysticism developed into Sfism.
The Faith of IslamEdward Sell
In the second year of the Hijra, or flight from Mecca, it was ordained that the month of Ramazn should be kept as a fast.
The Faith of IslamEdward Sell
hijra
- (in India) a person who adopts a gender role that is neither male nor female
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Word Origin
Urdu: eunuch
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Word Origin and History for hijra
n.
also hijrah, the more correct form of hegira.
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