the Prophet

noun

used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam

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Video This week’s violence erupted early Tuesday after an audio clip circulated on social media purporting to be of a Druse cleric insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 1 May 2025 In 2006, Benedict had given a speech that many Muslims perceived as insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025 For example, at the time of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islamic rulers, Zakat collection and distribution was carried out by the government. Shariq Siddiqui, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025 Mecca is home to the world's largest mosque, known as the Great Mosque, and pilgrims travel to Medina, also spelled Madinah, to visit the Prophet's Mosque, the second holiest Islamic site globally. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Prophet

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