Talk:Hijra

possible alternate meaning?
In Richard Snowden's The American Revolution; Written in the Style of Ancient History, a very odd bit of pseudo-biblical work published in 1793, he uses "Hegira" (an alternate form of Hijra) to refer to any calendric era in general, rather than specifically the Islamic one. As an example, from chapter LII verse 1 — "And it came to paſs, in the one thouſand ſeven hundred and eightieth year of the Chriſtian Hegira, in the ninth month, on the twenty-firſt day of the month, that Satan entered the heart of Benedict."

I'm posting this here on the talk page rather than as a distinct definition on the page itself because I'm legitimately uncertain if this is a meaning attested elsewhere or if Snowden merely misunderstood the term. Isaacmayer9 (talk) 16:25, 6 July 2024 (UTC)