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Hejira   Listen
noun
Hejira  n.  See Hegira.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Hejira" Quotes from Famous Books



... the year of our Lord 622 that Mohammed fled from Mecca. This event is very important in Mohammedan history. It is called "the flight of the prophet," or "the Hej'i-ra," a word which means flight. 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 ...
— Famous Men of the Middle Ages • John H. Haaren



Words linked to "Hejira" :   hegira, escape, exodus, flight



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