Hijrah
Britishnoun
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Many are followers of a movement known as Hijrah, which embraces self-improvement through adopting a traditional Islamic lifestyle.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2020
Hijrah, Arabic for migration, is used to refer to Prophet Mohammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution, and represents the beginning of the Muslim era.
From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2019
Abdulrahman Hashi, 60, a preacher at Dar Al Hijrah Mosque in Minneapolis, told The Washington Post that his 4-year-old nephew was among those killed.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2019
The Hijrah to Yathrib marked a turning point for Muhammad.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The handwriting is of the end of the 9th or beginning of the 10th century of the Hijrah.43 P. iii.—Six ruba'iyat written in a handwriting of the 11th century of the Hijrah, on fol.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
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