—used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam
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The act also is seen as a symbol of rejecting evil and a commemoration of the Prophet Ibrahim’s rejection of temptation when the devil tried to dissuade him from submitting to God’s will.—ABC News, 27 May 2026 Memorizing the Quran is a science in and of itself in the Islamic faith; the book is considered to be the unchanged, exact word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 The Kaaba itself is a roughly cubic gray granite structure about 43 feet tall, which Muslims believe was established by the Prophet Abraham – Ibrahim in Arabic – and his son Ishmael as a place of monotheistic worship in antiquity.—Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026 In historical cases in South Asia, Sunni festivity during Ashura, in conjunction with their respect for Ḥusayn as a member of the Prophet’s family, have blended with Shiʿi mourning processions.—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Prophet