1. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
   - exodus, hejira

1. 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
   - Hejira

Derived forms: hegiras, Hegiras

Type of: escape, flight

Encyclopedia: Hegira

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