In the year of the hegira

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• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hegira calendar — noun (singular) the Muslim system of dividing a year of 354 days into 12 months and starting to count the years from the Hegira …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Hegira — He*gi ra (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Common Year (Greyhawk) — The Common Year (CY) Reckoning is a fictional dating system used in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons role playing game. In the mid 1970s, Gary Gygax created a campaign world called Greyhawk for the new fantasy… …   Wikipedia

• Hijri year — This article is about Islamic Calendar and how it was formed, for the event of hijra see Migration to Medina.The Hijra (هِجْرَة), or withdrawal, is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622, and marks the start of… …   Wikipedia