Hijra, as an Arabic word meaning migration (also romanised as hijrah, hejira and hegira) (cf. Hebrew הגירה hagirah for emigration) may refer to:
- The Hijra (Islam) (هجرة) is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 CE, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar, 1 AH (anno Hegirae).
- Migration to Abyssinia, in 615 CE a number of Sahaba migrated to Ethiopia
- Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad, the second migration due to the boycott in 617–619
- Migration to Medina, the third and final emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622
- Hijri year, marks the start of the Hijri year of the Islamic calendar
- Hijra - Migration, the arabic customary term for migration, for the sake of Allah.
Hijra may also mean:
- Hijra (South Asia), a "third gender" in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
Hejira may refer to:
- Hejira (album), a 1976 album by Joni Mitchell
- "Hejira" (song), the fifth track on the album
Hegira may refer to:
- Hegira (novel), a 1979 science fiction novel by Greg Bear
Hiigara may refer to:
- Hiigara, the homeworld of the Kushan, who were forced into exile after losing a war with the Taaidan. The plot of the computer game Homeworld details the return of the Kushan exiles to Hiigara. The name means "our home" in ancient Kushan language.
Hijara may refer to:
- Hijara, a board game.
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