Noun
See Hegira.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 41, No. 1. (1978), page 4. The precise dating of the Constitution of Medina remains debated but generally scholars agree it was written shortly after the Hijra (622). Source: Internet
Also an autobiography of a hijra published by Viking India. Source: Internet
This hijra, or migration, would be a turning point in the Prophet's mission and would mark the very beginning of the Muslim calendar. Source: Internet
Hijra activists campaigned for recognition as a third sex in India and Travesti groups began to organize against police brutality across Latin America while activists in the United States formed direct-confrontation groups such as the Transexual Menace. Source: Internet
With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India. Source: Internet
The official Iranian calendar (used in Afghanistan as well as Iran ) also dates from the hijra, but as it is a solar calendar its year numbering does not coincide with the religious calendar. Source: Internet