Muhajir or Mohajir (, ; pl. , ) is an Arabic word meaning migrant which is also used in other languages spoken by Muslims, including English. In English, this term and its derivatives may refer in a general sense to individuals or groups, including the following incomplete list:
Social groups Muhajirun, the early Muslims (Muhammad and his companions) who migrated from Mecca to Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia Muhajir (Pakistan), 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 in August 1947), and their descendants Muhacir (Turkish variant), Ottoman Muslims who emigrated to Anatolia from the late 18th century until the end of the 20th century Muhaxhir (Albanians), Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred because of various wars
Organizations Al-Muhajiroun, a banned Salafi Islamic jihadist terrorist network that was formerly based in the United Kingdom
Vehicles Qods Mohajer, Arabic for "sacred migrant"
People Abdullah al-Muhajir, alias of José Padilla (born 1970), U.S. citizen who was convicted of aiding terrorists in 2007 Abu al-Muhajir Dinar (died 683), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (1968–2010), leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq after June 2006 Abu Omar al-Muhajir (died 2022), Islamic spokesperson Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir (born 1984), senior member of al-Qaeda's Al-Nusra Front Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir (1977–2019), Islamic spokesman Ahmad al-Muhajir (873–956), progenitor of the Sadah Ba 'Alawi group of Hadhrami Sayyid families Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya (), early Muslim commander Ismail ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Muhajir (), governor of Ifriqiya (North Africa) under the Umayyad Caliphate Muhadjir Effendy (born 1956), 28th Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture Muhajir ibn Khalid (died 657), partisan of Caliph Ali
See also Mahajeran (disambiguation) Christian emigration Exodus (disambiguation) Jewish refugees