Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » Muhammad

Muhammad

(mo̵o ham′əd)

Mohammed

Related Forms:

Muhammadan adjective, noun
Muhammadanism noun

See Muhammad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Arab prophet of Islam. At the age of 40 he began to preach as God's prophet of the true religion. Muhammad established a theocratic state at Medina after 622 and began to convert Arabia to Islam.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic muḥammad, praised, commendable

Origin: , passive participle of ḥammada, to praise highly

Origin: , from ḥamida, to extol; see ḥmd in Semitic roots

, Elijah Originally Elijah Poole. 1897-1975.

American activist and leader of the Nation of Islam (1934-1975).

Learn more about Muhammad

Muhammad Culture

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

» more results...