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Mohammed

Mohammed

94 4.6
An Arab prophet who founded Islam and is honored by Muslims as the last messenger of God
  • proper noun
  • /məˈhæməd/
translation icon : Mahoma
  • In the year 622, Mohammed and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina, an event known as the Hijra.
  • Prophet Mohammed

I sort of feel like people coming over, Muslims coming into this country like should draw a picture of Mohammed to get a passport.

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Examples

  • Muslims believe that Mohammed received revelations from Allah that form the basis of the Quran.

  • Mohammed is considered the final prophet in Islam by millions of followers around the world.

  • "There are no pictures of Mohammed," he tells the Canadian girl

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "There is only one God," the other, sure enough, "Mohammed is the messenger."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • "What's that line about not having Mohammed go to the mountain, but the mountain going to him?

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The judge, Mohammed, hardly ever smiles.

  • If the mountain doesn't come to Mohammed, Mohammed comes to California.

  • My name is Mohammed.

  • The Reverend Lawrence Mohammed lowered the paper from his thin, almost ascetic features.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • After the fall of Mohammed Reza Shah in 1979, Iran and its military were in a state of chaos.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

Muhammad
vsMohammed
492 3.5

An Arab prophet who founded Islam and taught its beliefs

is an alternative older romanized spelling of the same name
Mohammad
vsMohammed
34 2.8

The founder of Islam whom Muslims regard as the last prophet of God

is another spelling form without different meaning
Mahomet
vsMohammed
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old English form of the name of the Prophet Muhammad

is the modern standard spelling rather than this historical form

Surface Forms

Mohammed main

Etymology

Mohammed comes from the Arabic name Muhammad, which is formed from the root h-m-d meaning 'to praise'. So Mohammed means 'the praised one', and that helps explain why he is honored as the prophet who is highly respected by Muslims.