- Hegira year
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Hegira year
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Hegira calendar — Hegira cal|en|dar the Muslim system of dividing a year of 354 days into 12 months and starting to count the years from the Hegira … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hegira — He*gi ra (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hegira — noun a) The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 to escape persecution. Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hegira 1426. b) The beginning of the Muslim era,… … Wiktionary
Hegira calendar — noun (singular) the Muslim system of dividing a year of 354 days into 12 months and starting to count the years from the Hegira … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hijri year — This article is about Islamic Calendar and how it was formed, for the event of hijra see Migration to Medina.The Hijra (هِجْرَة), or withdrawal, is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622, and marks the start of… … Wikipedia
Common Year (Greyhawk) — The Common Year (CY) Reckoning is a fictional dating system used in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons role playing game. In the mid 1970s, Gary Gygax created a campaign world called Greyhawk for the new fantasy… … Wikipedia
hejira — Hegira He*gi ra (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hijrah — English Hegira (Arabic; Migration ) Journey of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 to escape persecution and found a community of believers. The date represents the beginning of Islam. The second caliph, Umar ibn al Khaṭṭāb, began the practice… … Universalium
Hijra — Hijra, as an Arabic word meaning migration (also romanised as hijrah, hejira and hegira) (cf. Hebrew הגירה hagirah for emigration ) may refer to:*The Hijra (Islam) (هجرة) is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in… … Wikipedia
Singapore Stone — The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River. The slab, which is believed to date back to at least the 13th century and possibly as early as the 10th or 11th century, bore… … Wikipedia
annoHegirae — anno He·gi·rae (hĭ jīʹrē, hĕjʹər ē) adv. Abbr. A.H. or A.H. In a specified year of the Islamic calendar. [New Latin annō Hegirae, in the year of the Hegira : Latin annō, ablative of annus, year + New Latin Hegirae, genitive of Hegira … Universalium
