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Hijra
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The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).
Other meanings
2. proper noun
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
3. proper noun
The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.
4. noun
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
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