the Prophet

noun

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

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