hijrah

The hijrah was the turning point of Islam, and Muslims to this day mark it as Year 1 of their calendar.

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Many may be familiar with the "hijrah" or "emigration" -- the famous moment in 622 C.E. when Prophet Muhammad escaped from Mecca and established a community in the oasis of Medina to the north.

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Likewise, the Christian calendar begins with the birth of Jesus; the Muslim calendar begins in 622, the year the Prophet Muhammad made his hijrah, or migration, from Mecca to Medina.

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Likewise, the Christian calendar begins with the birth of Jesus; the Muslim calendar begins in 622, the year the Prophet Muhammad made his hijrah, or migration, from Mecca to Medina.

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The Hindi word “hijra” (alternately romanised as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah) is written as हिजड़ा in devanagari.

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In Hindi, hijra may be spelled hijada, hijara, hijda, hijira, or hijrah, and is pronounced somewhere between "heejra" and "heejda".

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Will he move off Sesame Street to make hijrah or to move closer to the Muslim community?

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Yet the hijrah to Medina was not the first emigration in Islam.

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The Urdu and Hindi word "hijra" may alternately be romanised as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah and is pronounced hidʒɽaː, between "heejra" and "heejda".

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Qutb told Muslims to model themselves on Muhammad: to separate themselves from mainstream society (as Muhammad had made the hijrah from Mecca to Medina), and then engage in a violent jihad.

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