Hijras meaning : The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1) AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra. The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman. A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan. Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.