the Prophet

noun

used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam

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The sect emerged in the seventh century, after the Prophet Muhammad died, during a political dispute over leadership with mainstream Sunnis. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 Haidar is a title commonly associated with Ali, whom Shia Muslims regard as the first Imam and the rightful successor to the Prophet Mohammed. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Palestinian Salafists wave a flag identical to that of ISIS during a protest against satirical French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, outside the French Cultural Centre in Gaza City on January 19, 2015. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Muslims also follow the way of the Prophet Muhammad, also known as Sunnah on Islam, by engaging in certain practices on Eid. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Prophet

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“The Prophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Prophet. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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