Hegira
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The flight of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, which marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the Muslim era.
“The hegira is commemorated as a defining moment in the founding of Islam.”
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