# Hijra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ · frequency rank #87,362

## Definitions
1. The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).
2. AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
3. The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.

## Etymology
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”), used in reference to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”). Doublet of Hegira, which went through Latin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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