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Hegira
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
(Aramaic: hejira, flight)
The flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, July 16, 622; the beginning of the Era of the Hegira followed in Mohammedan countries. Its years are lunar of 354 days, except in the 11 intercalary years in each cycle of 30, consisting of 355 days.
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Entry for 'Hegira'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/h/hegira.html. 1910.