[hij-ruh] 
) Islam. | 1. | the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era. |
| 2. | the Muslim Era itself. |
| Main Entry: | Hijrah |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the flight of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE |
| Example: | The Islamic calendar dates to the Hijrah. |