Hijar

by Munt, Harry

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Hijar (sing. hijra ) refers to two Arabian practices of demarcating and protecting space. The name of the practices is linked to the prophet Muḥammad’s hijra (emigration) from Mecca to Medina in the year 1/622. In Yemen, hijar are protected enclaves in tribal territories. It has been suggested by Puin, Serjeant, and others that the practice may be of pre-Islamic origin and connected with the Ancient South Arabian term hgr (usually vocalised hagar ), which seems, in extant inscriptions, to denot…

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Hijar (sing. hijra ) refers to two Arabian practices of demarcating and protecting space. The name of the practices is linked to the prophet Muḥammad’s hijra (emigration) from Mecca to Medina in the year 1/622. In Yemen, hijar are protected enclaves in tribal territories. It has been suggested by Puin, Serjeant, and others that the practice may be of pre-Islamic origin and connected with the Ancient South Arabian term hgr (usually vocalised hagar ), which seems, in extant inscriptions, to denote administratively important towns. Madelung, however, has argued convincingly

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2296

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eng Islam

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Munt, Harry

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