聖せい遷せん

noun

Hijra; Hegira

Rare term referring to the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the start of the Islamic calendar. Cross-referenced with ヒジュラ, which is the more common Japanese term.

See also: ヒジュラ

• イスラム暦れきは聖せい遷せんの年としを元がん年ねんとする。

  The Islamic calendar begins with the year of the Hijra.