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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
The word Hijrah is a verbal noun derived from the root هِجْر and means to leave (opposite of joining), to move away and separate, to cut ties, and to distance oneself from something or someone. | The word Hijrah is a verbal noun derived from the root هِجْر and means to leave (opposite of joining), to move away and separate, to cut ties, and to distance oneself from something or someone.<ref>Ibn Manẓūr , ''Lisān al-ʿArab '', vol. 5, p. 250.</ref> | ||
It has been said that originally, in the Arabic language, this term meant leaving the desert lifestyle and entering the city. | It has been said that originally, in the Arabic language, this term meant leaving the desert lifestyle and entering the city.<ref>Ibn Manẓūr , ''Lisān al-ʿArab '', vol. 5, p. 251.</ref> | ||
In Islamic terminology, it refers to leaving the land of disbelief for the land of faith with the aim of preserving religion and staying safe from harm, in order to maintain religion, have greater freedom in performing religious duties, or to be protected from the harassment of polytheists and disbelievers. | In Islamic terminology, it refers to leaving the land of disbelief for the land of faith with the aim of preserving religion and staying safe from harm, in order to maintain religion, have greater freedom in performing religious duties, or to be protected from the harassment of polytheists and disbelievers.<ref>Kurdī, ''Al-Tārīkh al-Qawīm li-Makka wa Bayt Allāh al-Karīm '', vol. 1, p. 433.</ref> | ||
==Types of Hijra== | ==Types of Hijra== | ||