Hijra
Girl name
Hijra meaning
Hijra is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means to leave, to avoid, and it refers to leaving or avoiding something for the sake of Allah. It commonly refers to the historical event in which the Muslims left their homes in Makkah to go to the city of al-Madinah. Hijra is derived from the H26-J-R Quranic root.
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- هجرةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Quranic name
- The source text calls it an indirect Quranic name
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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