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hegira

 (n): 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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11 months ago seanahan said:

I thought this word would have some similarity to exodus, but this word is from Arabic, which is significantly closer to Hebrew than exodus, which is from Greek.

11 months ago Sera said:

"A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment"

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