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Hegira
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Hegira Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina in ad 622, prompted by the opposition of the merchants of Mecca and marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community. The name comes (via medieval Latin) from Arabic
hijra ‘departure’, from
hajara ‘emigrate’.
The abbreviation
AH (from Latin
anno Hegirae) means ‘in the year of the Hegira’, and is used in the Muslim calendar for reckoning years from the departure from Mecca.
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USE HEGIRA COMMEMORATION AS MOMENTUM TO SUPPORT NAT'L DEVELOPMENT, PREACHER SAYS.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 1/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...nation's leaders to make use of the commemorating event of 1 Hegira (Muharram) 1428 as a pillar to support the national development...Zikir Akbar (mass praying function) in commemorating the 1 Hegira as the Islamic New Year in Jakarta's Islamic center. The...
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Deutsche Hegira.
Magazine article from: Canadian Speeches; 7/1/1997; ; 275 words
; ...14.63 in Britain and around $17.50 in the United States. Since there is no way that German workers can be worth 55% more than U.S. workers, the consequences are predictable. Howard Banks. "Deutsche Hegira," Forbes, May 5.
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 "Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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Last chance at life: Roanoke's longtime 'home of last resort' for hard-core drug addicts will close its doors in May.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA); 1/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...from her stepfather. Meanwhile, downstairs in Hegira House's living room, several people sat and...Behavioral Healthcare, the organization that runs Hegira, will close the facility in May. Hegira's 12-person staff and its annual $295...
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LAST CHANCE AT LIFE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 1/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...from her stepfather. Meanwhile, downstairs in Hegira House's living room, several people sat and...Behavioral Healthcare, the organization that runs Hegira, will close the facility in May. Hegira's 12-person staff and its annual $295...
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Commonalities for the New Year: celebrating with different customs.(HOLIDAY SECTION)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 9/14/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the month of Muharram, and is counted from the year of the Hegira, when Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E...celebrated quietly with prayers, readings and reflection on the hegira. Norwegians hold parties with whistles blown at midnight and...
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Saudi coins show a boring sameness
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/20/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Western world, however, dates remain unchanged for several years. The new coins, for example, feature the Hegira date of 1408. Hegira, meaning "the departure," refers to the flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina on July 16, 622. It is...
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News Focus: INDONESIAN LOCALS PERFORM RITUALS TO WELCOME NEW YEAR.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 12/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...various rituals to welcome the Islamic New Year, 1 Muharram 1430 Hegira. Besides the Islamic New Year, Javanese also observed the...province, on the eve of Islamic New Year, 1 Muharram 1430 Hegira. At least 3,000 visitors from various regions had since Sunday...
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POLICE IDENTIFY SHOOTING VICTIM
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 12/24/2006; ; 508 words
; ...the street, at the substance abuse treatment center known as Hegira House, patients and staff seemed calm. They said they heard...like this are to be expected in the area, patients said; but Hegira House is a safe place to be, as it's left untouched by violence...
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Comedian Charlie Murphy headlines stand-up tour
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 5/18/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...like Chappelle. Asked to comment on Chappelle's infamous hegira to South Africa in the middle of filming the third season of...like Chappelle. Asked to comment on Chappelle's infamous hegira to South Africa in the middle of filming the third season of...
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IDUL ADHA PRAYERS IN VARIOUS REGIONS PROCEED SOLEMNLY.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 12/30/2006; 700+ words
; ...held solemn Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) prayers for the 1427 Hegira under cloudy skies and rain on Saturday, one day ahead of the...announced that they would conduct Idul Adha prayers for the 1427 Hegira at their own mosques and premises. The decision to conduct...
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Hegira
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hegira or Hejira [Ar.,= Hijra =breaking off of relations], the departure of...July 16, 622, in the Western calendar) of the lunar year in which the Hegira took place, and the abbreviation descr='[AH]' is used with that year...
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hegira
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
hegira, hejira Muslim era. XVI. — medL. hegira — Arab. hijra departure (spec. al-hijra the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, from which the Muslim era is reckoned), f. hajara separate, go away.
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Muhammad
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...opposition to his preaching he and his small group of supporters were forced to flee to Medina in 622; this flight, known as the Hegira ), is of great significance in Islam, and the Islamic calendar (which is based on lunar months) is dated from ad 622...
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Medina
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...inland from the Red Sea in a well-watered oasis where fruit, dates, vegetables, and grain are raised. Before the flight (Hegira) of Muhammad from Mecca to the city in 622, Medina was called Yathrib. Muhammad quickly gained control of Medina, successfully...
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era
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...founding of the city of Rome [753 BC; year marked A.U.C. for ab urbe condita (from the founding of the city)]; the Hegira , the flight of Muhammad from Mecca (AD 622; abbreviation descr='[AH]'); and the founding of the Olympic games in...
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