The official calendar of Islam begins
A. in 222 CE
B. when Muhammad and his closest supporters left Yathrib and went to Mecca.
C. with the occurrence of the Hijrah.
D. with Muhammad's death in 632 CE
E. with the Arab conquest of Damascus.
Answer: C
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