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Hira

Hira proper noun: the grotto or cave, in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad first received the Qur'an from Gabriel.

Proper noun

Hira

  1. the grotto or cave, in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad first received the Qur'an from Gabriel.
    • Visiting the cave of Hira, where the Prophet received his first revelations, and other historically significant mosques and offering namaz at the determined times kept them all occupied.2025, Banu Mushtaq, “The Shroud”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 174

Origin of Hira

Borrowed from Arabic حِرَاء (ḥirāʔ).

Questions about Hira

What does Hira mean?
Hira means the grotto or cave, in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad first received the Qur'an from Gabriel.
What part of speech is Hira?
Hira is a proper noun.

Words near Hira in the dictionary

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