Hegira

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Definition

Noun: 1. A mass departure or journey to escape an unfavorable situation: A large-scale migration or exodus of people from a place of danger, persecution, or hardship. 2. (Historical & Religious) The Hegira: The specific journey of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in the year 622 CE. This event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

Examples
  • General Meaning:
    • The drought caused a hegira of farmers from the rural plains to the cities.
    • The political crackdown triggered a hegira of dissidents to neighboring countries.
  • Specific Historical Meaning:
    • The year of the Hegira, 622 CE, is year 1 in the Islamic calendar.
    • Muslims commemorate the Hegira as a pivotal event in Islamic history.
Advanced Usage
  • Capitalization: When referring specifically to Muhammad's journey, the word is often capitalized as "the Hegira" or "Hijrah."
  • Figurative Use: It can be used figuratively to describe any significant, decisive departure or change in course.
    • His move from finance to art was a personal hegira.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hijrah (n): An alternate transliteration of the Arabic word, commonly used in Islamic contexts.
  • Exodus (n): A closely related synonym for a mass departure.
  • Migration (n): A more general term for movement from one place to another.
Synonyms
  • Exodus
  • Flight
  • Migration
  • Departure
  • Withdrawal
Antonyms
  • Arrival
  • Influx
  • Return
  • Homecoming
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • To make one's hegira: To undertake a significant, often difficult, journey to escape an untenable situation. (This is a less common, literary phrase).
    • The writers made their hegira from the oppressive regime.
Noun
  1. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  2. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

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