Muhajir or Mohajir ( ar, مهاجر, '; pl. , ') is an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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. E.Watson; Walter ...
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
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 permanent ...
) 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 Abrah ...
, 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 ...
, 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 '' Hij ...
, the early Muslims (Muhammad and his companions) who migrated from Mecca to Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia
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Muhacir (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), Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred because of various wars
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Muhajir (Pakistan), 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 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 permitted to r ...
, a banned Salafi Islamic jihadist terrorist network that was formerly based in the United Kingdom
Vehicles
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Qods Mohajer, Arabic for "sacred migrant"
People
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Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya (), early Muslim commander
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Muhajir ibn Khalid (died 657), partisan of Caliph Ali
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Abu al-Muhajir Dinar (died 683), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate
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Ismail ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir (), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate
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Ahmad al-Muhajir (873–956), progenitor of the Sadah Ba 'Alawi group of Hadhrami Sayyid families
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Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; , ', translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as 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 (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
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Exodus (disambiguation)
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Jewish refugees
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