Hegira

From this period the Mohammedans date their era, which they called the Hegira, that is, "The flight of their prophet."

Africa and African Methodism. Alfred Lee Ridgel 1896

Jerusalem fell in the year 1335 of the Hegira, which is 1917 in the

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

It is the most important date in Mohammedan history and is known as the Hegira -- the year of the Great Flight.

The Story of Mankind 1921

The Mohammedan Era begins with the Hegira, which is assumed to have taken place on the 16th day of July, A.D.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

In the following year he carried his point, and set off for Paris -- a departure which may fairly be called his Hegira, the turning-point of his history.

Poems Alan Seeger 1902

Kadi knowing M. Duveyrier's interest in all that concerned the history of this city in the desert, drew his attention to the following passage in the geographical work of a learned Tunisian, dating from the sixth century of the Hegira, that is to say, the twelfth of our era.

Holidays in Eastern France Matilda Betham-Edwards 1877

This was in the year 622, and the flight is called the Hegira, -- from which the East dates its era, in the fifty-third year of the

Beacon Lights of History John Lord 1852

This flight was called the "Hegira," and the date of it is very important to the

A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Clayton Edwards

This was the first "Hegira," and showed the strength of faith in these exiles, who gave up their country rather than Islam.

Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849

For those Oguz Turks who had abandoned the old ways and now kept the Muslim calendar, it was the month Zilkade of the year 804 of the Hegira.

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