anno Hegirae
Muslim chronology
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- In chronology: Muslim
…done in ah 17 (anno Hegirae, “in the year of the Hijrah”).
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- Muslim calendar
- In calendar: The Muslim calendar
…era is computed from the starting point of the year of the emigration (Hijrah [Hegira]); that is, from the year in which Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, emigrated from Mecca to Medina, 622 ce. The second caliph, ʿUmar I, who reigned 634–644, set the first day of the month Muḥarram…
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- In calendar: The Muslim calendar