Hegira (disambiguation)
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Hegira refers to the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later renamed by him to Medina) in 622 CE.
Hegira may also refer to:
- Migration to Abyssinia, or the First Hegira, the migration of 83 of Muhammad's first followers to the Kingdom of Aksum (formerly called Abyssinia) in 615 CE in to flee persecution in Mecca
- Hegira (novel), a 1979 science fiction novel by Greg Bear
- Hegira, a fictional exodus from Earth to other parts of the galaxy in the Hyperion Cantos science fiction novels
See also
- Hijri year (Anno Hegirae, AH), any year in the Islamic calendar, reckoned from the Hegira
- Hijra (disambiguation)
- Hiigara, the fictional planet of the Kushan in the computer game Homeworld
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