Sentence example with the word 'hejira'

hejira

Definition n. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era

Last update: July 26, 2015


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Mohammed died in Medina in the year of our Lord 632, or year 11 of the Hejira.   [Please select]

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The Hejira is the beginning of the Mohammedan era; and so in all countries where the rulers and people are Mohammedans, the years are counted from the Hejira instead of from the birth of Christ.   [Please select]

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