Muhajir or Mohajir (, '; pl. , ') is an

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

word meaning ''migrant'' (see

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

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 () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, including English. In

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

, this term and its derivatives may refer in a general sense to individuals or groups, including the following incomplete list:

Social groups

Muhajirun The ''Muhajirun'' (, singular , ) were the converts to Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad's advisors and relatives, who emigrated from Mecca to Medina; the event is known in Islam as the '' Hijra''. The early Muslims from Medina are called the ...

, the early Muslims (Muhammad and his companions) who migrated from Mecca to Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia *

Muhajir (Pakistan) The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir) () are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan. They are the Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 in ...

, a term used to refer to an multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan, which includes the Muslims, who migrated from various parts of present-day India, to settle in the newly created state for Muslims, Pakistan (mainly after the

Partition of India The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Paki ...

in August 1947), and their descendants *

Muhacir The Muhacirs are estimated to be millions of Ottoman Muslim citizens and their descendants born after the onset of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Muhacirs are primarily consist of Turks but also Albanian, Bosniaks, Circassians, Cri ...

(Turkish variant), Ottoman Muslims who emigrated to

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

from the late 18th century until the end of the 20th century *

Muhaxhir (Albanians) Muhaxhir and Muhaxher (plural: Muhaxhirë and Muhaxherë, meaning "Muslim refugees" in Albanian) are Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred, from Greece, Serbia and Montenegro to Albania, Kosovo and to a ...

, Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred because of various wars

Organizations

Al-Muhajiroun Al-Muhajiroun (, "The Emigrants") is a Proscription, proscribed terrorist network based in Saudi Arabia and active for many years in the United Kingdom. The group was founded by Omar Bakri Muhammad, a Syrian who previously belonged to ''Hizb ut- ...

, a banned Salafi Islamic jihadist terrorist network that was formerly based in the United Kingdom

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Qods Mohajer The Qods Mohajer (, "''Immigrant''") is an Iranian single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by the Qods Aviation Industry Company in four main variants from the 1980s to the present day. The Mohajer family is primarily used for ...

, Arabic for "sacred migrant"

People

Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah () was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from the Banu Makhzum clan and a Muslim commander active in Yemen during the Ridda wars (632–633). Life Al-Muhajir's birth name was al-Wal ...

(), early Muslim commander *

Muhajir ibn Khalid Al-Muhajir ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid (, 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. Life Muhajir was a son of Khalid ibn al-Walid, a member of th ...

(died 657), partisan of Caliph Ali *

Abu al-Muhajir Dinar Abu al-Muhajir Dinar () 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 complicated by the existence of two ver ...

(died 683), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate *

Ismail ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir Ismail ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir () was an Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) from 718 to 720. Ismail ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir (or al-Muhajjar) was from a client tribe of the Quraysh. In 718, Ismail ibn Ubayd Allah wa ...

(), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate *

Ahmad al-Muhajir Ahmad al-Muhajir (, ', ; 260-345 Hijri year, AH or c. 873-956 Common Era, CE), also known as al-Imām Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā, was an Islamic scholar and the founder of Ba 'Alawi sada group which is instrumental in spreading Islam to India, Southeast ...

(873–956), progenitor of the Sadah Ba 'Alawi group of Hadhrami Sayyid families *

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 *

Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir Abu or ABU may refer to: Aviation * Airman Battle Uniform, a utility uniform of the United States Air Force * IATA airport code for A. A. Bere Tallo Airport in Atambua, Province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia People * Abu (Arabic term), a kunya ...

(born 1984), senior member of al-Qaeda's Al-Nusra Front *

Muhadjir Effendy Muhadjir Effendy (born 29 July 1956) is an Indonesian politician and rector. He was 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 ...

(born 1956), 28th Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture

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