Mu·ham·mad (m -h m  d, -hämd) also Mo·ham·med (m -, m-) 570?-632 a.d. 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. [Arabic mu  ammad, praised, commendable, passive participle of ammada, to praise highly, from amida, to extol; see md in Semitic roots.] |
| Muhammad, Elijah Originally Elijah Poole. 1897-1975. American activist and leader of the Nation of Islam (1934-1975). |
Muhammad [mʊˈhæməd]
n
(Biographies) a variant of Mohammed
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| Noun | 1. |  Muhammad - leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975) |
| 2. | Muhammad - the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632) |
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Muhammad
n → Mohammed m
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