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Hijra

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Hijra, Hijrah, Hegira, Hejira, Hijrat or Hijri are terms with multiple meanings that may refer to:

Islam

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  • Hijrah (also Hejira or Hegira), the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE
  • Migration to Abyssinia or First Hegira, of Muhammad's followers in 615 CE
  • Lunar Hijri calendar (widely known as "the Islamic calendar", although there is more than one Islamic calendar), the lunar calendar used by the majority of Muslims
    • Hijri year (Anno Hegirae, AH), the number of a year in the Hijri calendar
  • Solar Hijri calendar, a solar Islamic calendar used primarily in Iran and Afghanistan

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