Muhajir or Mohajir ( ar, مهاجر, '; pl. , ') is an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
word meaning ''migrant'' (see
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
and
emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ...
) which is also used in other languages spoken by
Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
, including English. In
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, this term and its derivatives may refer in a general sense to individuals or groups, including the following incomplete list:
Groups
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Muhajirun
The ''Muhajirun'' ( ar, المهاجرون, al-muhājirūn, singular , ) were the first converts to Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad's advisors and relatives, who emigrated with him from Mecca to Medina, the event known in Islam as the ''Hijr ...
, the early Muslims (Muhammad and his companions) who migrated from Mecca to Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia
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Muhacir
Muhacir or Muhajir (from ar, مهاجر, translit=muhājir, lit=migrant) are the estimated 10 million Ottoman Muslim citizens, and their descendants born after the onset of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, mostly Turks but also Albanians, ...
(Turkish variant), Ottoman Muslims who emigrated to Anatolia from the late 18th century until the end of the 20th century
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Muhaxhir (Albanians)
Muhaxhir and Muhaxher (plural: Muhaxhirë and Muhaxherë, meaning "Muslim refugees") are terms borrowed from Ottoman tr, muhacir and derived from Arabic ''muhajir''. "All these new arrivals were known as muhaxhirs (Trk.: muhacir Srb.: muhadžir), ...
, Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred because of various wars
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Muhajir (Pakistan)
The Muhajir people (also spelled Mahajir and Mohajir) ( ur, , ) are Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, and their descendants, who migrated from various regions of India after the Partition of India to settle in th ...
, Indian Muslims and their descendants who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of British India in August 1947
Organizations
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Al-Muhajiroun
Al-Muhajiroun ( ar, المهاجرون, "The Emigrants") is a Proscription, proscribed militant network based in Saudi Arabia. The founder of the group was Omar Bakri Muhammad, a Syrian who previously belonged to ''Hizb ut-Tahrir''; he was not p ...
, a banned Salafi Islamic jihadist terrorist network that was formerly based in the United Kingdom
Vehicles
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Qods Mohajer
The Qods Mohajer ( fa, مهاجر, "Immigrant"; loanword is Arabic for "Al-Quds (disambiguation), holy migrant" or "sacred migrant") is an Iranian single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by the Qods Aviation Industry Company i ...
, Arabic for "sacred migrant"
People
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Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya
Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ( ar, المهاجر بن أبي أمية المغيرة بن عبد الله, Al-Muhājir ibn Abī Umayya ibn al-Mughīra ibn ʿAbd Allāh) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad fro ...
(), early Muslim commander
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Muhajir ibn Khalid
Al-Muhājir ibn Khālid ibn al-Walīd () (died 657) was an Arab soldier in the army of Caliph Ali () and son of the prominent general Khalid ibn al-Walid. He died in the Battle of Siffin.
Biography
Muhajir was a son of Khalid ibn al-Walid, a membe ...
(died 657), partisan of Caliph Ali
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Abu al-Muhajir Dinar
Abu al-Muhajir Dinar ( ar, أبو المهاجر دينار) was a governor of Ifriqiya under the Umayyad Caliphate and lead the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. He died in Tabuda after the Battle of Vescera in 683.
Biography
His biography is co ...
(died 683), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate
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Ismail ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir
Ismail bin Abdallah bin Abi al-Muhajir () was an Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 718 to 720.
Ismail bin Abdallah bin Abu al-Muhajir (or al-Muhajjar) was from a client tribe of the Quraysh.
In 718, Ismail bin Abdallah was appoint ...
(), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate
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Ahmad al-Muhajir
Ahmad al-Muhajir ( ar, أحمد المهاجر, ', ; 260-345 AH or c. 873-956 CE) also known as Al-Imām Aḥmad bin ʿĪsā was an Imam Mujtahid and the progenitor of Ba 'Alawi sada group which is instrumental in spreading Islam to India, Sout ...
(873–956), progenitor of the Sadah Ba 'Alawi group of Hadhrami Sayyid families
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Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (1968–2010), leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq after June 2006
*Abdullah al-Muhajir, alias of
José Padilla (born 1970), U.S. citizen who was convicted of aiding terrorists in 2007
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Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir
Mostafa Mahamed (born 14 February 1984, Port Said, Egypt), known as Sheikh Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (or Mostafa Farag) is an Egyptian-born Australian Muslim who is a senior member of al-Qaeda's Al Nusra Front. He is from Sydney's southern suburbs n ...
(born 1984), senior member of al-Qaeda's Al-Nusra Front
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Muhadjir Effendy
Muhadjir Effendy (born 29 July 1956) is an Indonesian politician and rector. He is the minister of education and culture of the Republic of Indonesia in the Working Cabinet. He was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 27 July 2016 replacing A ...
(born 1956), 28th Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture
See also
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Christian emigration
The phenomenon of large-scale migration of Christians is the main reason why Christians' share of the population has been declining in many countries. Many Muslim countries have witnessed disproportionately high emigration rates among their Chris ...
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Exodus (disambiguation)
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Jewish refugees
This article lists expulsions, refugee crises and other forms of displacement that have affected Jews.
Timeline
The following is a list of Jewish expulsions and events that prompted significant streams of Jewish refugees.
Assyrian captivity
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