Hijra

E27184

event in early Islamic history migration turning point in Islamic history

The Hijra is the pivotal journey of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Muhajirun	18
Hijra canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hijra
Context triple: [Muhammad, migrationEvent, Hijra]

A. Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
B. Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
C. Nasar
Nasar is a surname most notably associated with Sylvia Nasar, the economist and author of "A Beautiful Mind."
D. Hazaras
Hazaras are an ethnic group primarily from central Afghanistan, distinguished by their Mongol-influenced ancestry, Shia Muslim majority, and use of Persian (Hazaragi) as their main language.
E. Gulistan
Gulistan is a classic 13th-century Persian literary work by Saadi, renowned for its elegant prose, moral anecdotes, and reflections on human behavior and society.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hijra
Target entity description: The Hijra is the pivotal journey of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.

A. Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
B. Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
C. Nasar
Nasar is a surname most notably associated with Sylvia Nasar, the economist and author of "A Beautiful Mind."
D. Hazaras
Hazaras are an ethnic group primarily from central Afghanistan, distinguished by their Mongol-influenced ancestry, Shia Muslim majority, and use of Persian (Hazaragi) as their main language.
E. Gulistan
Gulistan is a classic 13th-century Persian literary work by Saadi, renowned for its elegant prose, moral anecdotes, and reflections on human behavior and society.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in early Islamic history ⓘ migration ⓘ turning point in Islamic history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Hegira
approxGregorianYear	622 CE ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	migration for the sake of God ⓘ sacrifice for faith ⓘ trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ
calendarEraStartOf	Hijri calendar ⓘ Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Hijri calendar ⓘ surface form: Islamic New Year
commemoratedOn	1 Muharram ⓘ
coreThemeIn	Islamic historiography ⓘ Sira literature ⓘ
correspondsToHijriYear	1 AH ⓘ
followedBy	Constitution of Medina ⓘ battles between Muslims and Quraysh ⓘ
hasPrimaryLocation	Hejaz ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance	marks establishment of an Islamic community under divine law ⓘ marks separation from pagan persecution ⓘ
influenced	Muslim concepts of community (ummah) ⓘ development of Islamic political thought ⓘ
involvedGroup	Household of Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Muhajirun early Muslims ⓘ
involvedPerson	Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ surface form: Abu Bakr
isBasisFor	Islamic dating system ⓘ
ledBy	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
legalSignificanceIn	Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hadith literature ⓘ
opposedBy	Quraysh ⓘ surface form: Quraysh of Mecca
precededBy	persecution of Muslims in Mecca ⓘ pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
relatedTo	Constitution of Medina ⓘ Pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ surface form: Meccan period of Muhammad Early Islamic period ⓘ surface form: Medinan period of Muhammad Quraysh ⓘ Ummah ⓘ
religiousContext	Islam ⓘ
resultedIn	beginning of the Islamic calendar ⓘ establishment of the first Islamic polity ⓘ formation of the first Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
tookPlaceFrom	Mecca ⓘ
tookPlaceInCentury	7th century ⓘ
tookPlaceInRegion	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
tookPlaceInYear	622 ⓘ
tookPlaceTo	Medina ⓘ

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