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This is a picture of a mosque where Muslims go to pray.
Why does the Muslim calendar begin from the year 622 CE?
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Solution
Muhammad and his small band of followers were forced to flee to Medina in 622 ce. Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to Medina is known as hijrat. The Muslim calendar, hijri, begins from that year.
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Migration of Prophet Mohammad to Medina-hizrat
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