muhajir (pl. muhajirun)
(muhājir (pl. muhājirūn))
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An honorific term referring to those Muslims in Mecca who made the hijra (migration) with the Prophet from Mecca to Madīna in 622 C. E. |
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Literally "one who migrates"; an honorific term referring to those Muslims in Mecca who made the hijra (migration) with the Prophet from Mecca to Madīna in 622 C. E. (from which time the Muslim calendar begins its dating). It is often juxtaposed with the term anṣār ("helpers"). |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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