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The Hijri year (AH anno hegirae /ˈænoʊ ˈhɛdʒɨriː/) is the year-numbering system (or Calendar era) used in the Islamic calendar. It commemorates the Hijra (هِجْرَة), or emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 CE. In Arabic, AH

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