Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantalSemitic root
Ḥ-M-D
( ar, ح-م-د, he, ח-מ-ד) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.'' A Concise Hebrew a ...
. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys.
The name is banned for newborn children, in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the
Ahmadi
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
community in Pakistan.
Lexicology
The name ' is the standard, primary transliteration of the Arabic
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, , that comes from the Arabic
passive
Passive may refer to:
* Passive voice, a grammatical voice common in many languages, see also Pseudopassive
* Passive language, a language from which an interpreter works
* Passivity (behavior), the condition of submitting to the influence of on ...
Ḥ-M-D
( ar, ح-م-د, he, ח-מ-ד) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.'' A Concise Hebrew a ...
(''praise''); hence ''praised, or praiseworthy''. However, its actual pronunciation differs
colloquially
Colloquialism (), also called colloquial language, everyday language or general parlance, is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in convers ...
, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: , while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: .
The name has one of the highest numbers of English spelling variants in the world. Other Arabic names from the same root include
Mahmud
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''.
Siam Mahmud
*Mahmood (singer) (born 19 ...
,
Ahmed
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
Hamid
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د):
# (Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; i ...
.
Transliterations
The name may be abbreviated to ''Md.'', ''Mohd.'', ''Muhd.'', ''Mhd.'', or simply ''M.'' because of its utmost meaning, its popularity has meant that it can become hard to distinguish people when there is a multitude with the same name. In some cases it may be to keep a personal name less tied to a religious context. This is only done if the person has a second given name. Some men who have ''Muhammad'' (or variant) as a first name choose not to use it, as it is such a common name. Instead they use another given name. For example,
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Siad Barre
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Ayub Khan
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The Columbia Encyclopedia
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'' (2000), ''Muhammad'' is probably the most common given name in the world, including variations. '' The Independent'' reported in 2014 that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name ''Muhammad'', which would make it the most popular name in the world.
It is sometimes reported that ''Muhammad'' is the most popular boy’s name in all of Britain; however, this is based on combining multiple spelling variations such as ''Mohammed'', but not combining spelling variants of popular British names such as Ollie and Olly. Based on statistics for the 100 most popular boys' names in England and Wales, the combined count for Muhammad and Mohammed (6233) was higher than Oliver and Olly (6049), but lower than the combined count for Harry and Henry (7684).
''Mohammed'' and ''Mohamed'' were the most popular baby name in ''département''
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobign ...
(2002, 2008) and in Marseilles (2007, 2009), France.
Similarly, since 2008 it has been the most popular baby boy name in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium's most Muslim-populated cities.
In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name ''Muhammad'' and that in 2004 alone, 167 new-born babies were registered.
In 2009 ''Muhammad'', the most common spelling variant, was ranked 430th in the US. According to the Social Security Administration, ''Mohammad'' was ranked 589th, ''Mohammed'' 633rd, and ''Muhammad'' the 639th most popular first name for newborns in 2006. In the 1990 United States census, the Muhammad variant of the spelling was ranked 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages.Unless otherwise noted, figures are from http://www.name-stats.com/search.php?subject=Muhammad&submit=Search. ''They don't include different forms of spelling except for 2009 and 2010 for the UK.''
In April 2017, the
Chinese government
The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, mili ...
prohibited parents from choosing the name Muhammad as the given name for a child. The list included more than two dozen names and was targeted at the 10 million Uighurs in the western region of Xinjiang.
If all variants of Muhammad are counted, there are 15,723 people in Finland named Muhammad, accounting for 0.7% of the Finnish male population. The most common spelling is Mohamed, accounting for 38% of the Muhammad name carriers.
it is worth noticing that approximately 60% of people named Muhammad live in Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa.
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Mamadou Dia
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, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
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Mamadou Diop (politician)
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, Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
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Mamadou Koulibaly
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, Ivorian politician
*
Mamadou Lamine Loum
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* Mamadou Lamine Traoré, Malian politician
*
Mamadou Maidah Mamadou Maidah (1924–2005) was a Nigerien politician and diplomat.
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, Nigerien politician and diplomat
* Mamadou Ouédraogo, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
*
Mamadou Samba Barry
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, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
* Mamadou Seck (politician), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
*
Mamadou Sylla
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, Guinean judge and businessman
*
Mamadou Tandja
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, Nigerien politician, former president
*
Mamadou Alimou Diallo
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, Guinean footballer
*
Mamadou Bagayoko
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Club career
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, Malian footballer
*
Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989)
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Club career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Bagayoko began his career at Ivor ...
, Ivorian footballer
*
Mamadou Bah
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Club career
Born in Conakry, Bah began his career at ...
, Guinean footballer
*
Mamadou Baldé
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*
Mamadou Danso
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Career
College and amateur
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Mohamad Elzahabi
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Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
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(born 1957), Iranian-born Canadian scholar, editor, author, professor
* Mohamad Zbida, Syrian footballer
Mohamed
*
Mohamed Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz can refer to a number of people:
*Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) (1946–2016), President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016)
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(1947–2016), president of the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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(
Western Sahara
Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the r ...
) from 1982 until his death in 2016
*
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
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(born 1962),
President of Somalia
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Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat
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(born 1955), Egyptian politician and nephew of former Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat
*
Mohamed Abu Arisha
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(born 1997), Israeli basketball player for
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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Israeli national basketball team
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*
Mohamed Atta
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(1968–2001), Egyptian Islamist terrorist and ringleader of the hijackers of
American Airlines Flight 11
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in the September 11 attacks
* Mohamed Bairouti (born 1976), Syrian footballer
*
Mohamed ElBaradei
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(born 1942), Director General of the
United Nations
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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*
Mohamed Siad Barre
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(1919/1921?–1995),
President of Somalia
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from 1969 to 1991
* Mohamed Choua, Moroccan basketball player
*
Mohamed Diab
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Mohamed Emam
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Career
Mohamed went to ...
Mohamed Fakhir
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Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī a ...
, Moroccan footballer
*
Mohamed al-Fayed
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(born 1929), Egyptian-born,
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
Mohamed Hamri
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He was bor ...
Mohamed Henedi
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Mohamed Osman Jawari
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, acting President of Somalia and incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia
*
Mohamed Osman Mohamud
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* Mohamed Mrsal, Libyan basketball player
* Mohamed Namiz, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Mohamed Niang, Senegalese basketball player
*
Mohamed Nur
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Background
Personal life
Nur was born to a family from the Udejeen sub-clan of the Hawiye.
...
, Mayor of Mogadishu
* Mohamed Ofkir (born 1996), Norwegian footballer
*
Mohamed Salah
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, Egyptian footballer
*
Mohamed Salama Badi
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Personal life
He was an activist and syndicalist in Moroccan-occupied West ...
Mohamed Sissoko
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, Malian footballer
*
Mohamed El-Tabii
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Mohamed Yehia Zakaria
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(born 1938), Emirati of Egyptian origin pioneer of the beverage industry in the Arab world
*
Mohamed Youssef (basketball)
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(born 1986), Libyan basketball player
* Mohamed Zein Tahan, Lebanese footballer
*
Mohamed Zidan
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* Arif Mohammad Khan, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala
*
Askia Mohammad Benkan
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, ruled the Songhai Empire from 1531 to 1537
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Askia Mohammad I
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Mohammad Asghar
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(born 1945), Welsh politician
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Mohammad Ashraful
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(born 1984), Bangladeshi cricketer
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Mohammad Azharuddin
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, Former Indian cricket captain
* Mohammad Azizi, Iranian footballer
*
Mohammad Bakri
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*
Mohammad Dawran
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, Afghan military personnel
* Mohammad Farid, Egyptian political figure
* Mohammad Hatta, first Vice President of Indonesia
*
Mohammad Hejazi
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Hejazi was born in Isfahan in 1956. He ...
Mohammad Hossein Shahriar
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Mohammad Kaif
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President of Iran
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, 1997 to 2005
* Mohammad Mahseiri (died 2013), Jordanian politician
*
Mohammad Mokri
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Mohammad Najibullah
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Mohammad Navazi
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In the Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Hamid Est ...
, Iranian footballer
*
Mohammad Nazir
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He took 7 wickets for 99 ...
Mohammad Oraz
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Mohammad Sidique Khan
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(1974–2005), English suicide bomber in the 7/7 attacks
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Mohammad Taghi Bahar
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(1886–1951), Iranian poet, politician, mathematician, logician, journalist, essayist, and historian
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Mohammad Toaha
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Early life and education
Toaha was born on 2 January 1922 at Hajirhat village in ...
, Bangladeshi politician
*
Mohammad Ali Varasteh
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Mohammad Abubakar Durrani
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, Pakistani canoeist and filmmaker
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Mohammad bin Salman
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. H ...
Salakau
Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...
Salakau
Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...
in Singapore.
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Mohammad-Ali Abtahi
Mohammad-Ali Abtahi ( fa, محمدعلی ابطحی; born January 27, 1958) is an Iranian theologian, scholar, pro-democracy activist and chairman of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue. He is a former Vice President of Iran and a close a ...
Mohammad Alavi Gorgani
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Ali Hosseini Alavi Gorgani ( fa, سيد محمد على حسينى علوى گرگانى; March 1940 – 15 March 2022) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a marja.
He was born in a religious family in Najaf, Iraq. He ...
Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri
Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad-Ali Mousavi Jazayeri ( fa, محمدعلی موسوی جزایری) (born 1941) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric, who has been appointed as the representative of Vali-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in Khuzest ...
Mohammad-Ali Shahidi
Hojjatoleslam Sayyid Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati ( fa, سید محمد علی شهیدی محلاتی) was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as Director of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs from 2013 to 2020. In 2009, for ...
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Mohammad Ali Shomali
Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali ( fa, ; born 22 December 1965) is a Muslim scholar, academic, philosopher and theologian. His religious rank is Hujjat al-Islam.
Early life and education
Shomali was born 1965 in Tehran, Iran. He studied in th ...
Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri
Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani ( fa, محمدباقر باقری کنی) born in 1926, is an Iranian Shia Mujtahid. He was one of 82-86 Mujtahids to be elected in the First, Second, and Fourth terms in the Assembly of Experts.
Life and Education ...
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Mohammad Bagher Kharazi
Mohammad Bagher Kharazi (born 26 June 1961) is an Iranian cleric and a candidate for the presidential elections held in June 2013. His nomination was rejected by Guardian Council.
Early life and education
Kharrazi was born on 26 June 1961. He ...
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Mohammed Emami-Kashani
Mohammad Emami-Kashani ( fa, محمد امامی کاشانی) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran. He is also the head of Shahid Motahari University, ...
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Mohammad Fazel Lankarani
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Fazel Lankarani (1931 – June 16, 2007) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. He was student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He was a child of a Persian mother and an Azerbaijani father.
Biography and clerical activities
L ...
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Mohammad Feyz Sarabi
Ayatollah Mohammad Feyz Sarabi ( fa, محمد فیض سرابی; 23 August 1928 – 11 April 2022) was an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He was a member of the 4th and 5thAssembly of Experts from the East Azerbaijan electorate. Feyzi won ...
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Mohammad Hadi Ghazanfari Khansari
Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Ghazanfari Khansari (Persian: السيد محمد هادي غضنفري خوانساري) (born 1957) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja'.
He has studied in seminaries of Qom, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-R ...
Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi Faqih
Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi Faghih (Persian: ميرزا محمد حسن احمدى فقيه) (born 1951 - died August 28, 2010 ) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.
He studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Mohamma ...
Mohammad Beheshti
Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti ( fa, سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی; 24 October 1928 – 28 June 1981) was an Iranian jurist, philosopher, cleric and politician who was known as the second person in the political hierarchy of Iran after t ...
Mohammad al-Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni al-Shirazi ( ar, محمد الحسيني الشيرازي; fa, ; August 31, 1928 – December 17, 2001), commonly known as Imam Shirazi, was an Iranian- Iraqi Shia marja' and political activist.
Early l ...
Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani ( fa, سید محمد عزالدین حسيني زنجانی) (1 November 1921 – 14 May 2013) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja'. He studied in seminaries of Qom, Iran under Grand Ayato ...
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Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ( fa, محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and judge and the current attorney-general of Iran since 1 April 2016. He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Specia ...
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Muhammad Jafar Moravej
Seyyed Mohammad Jafar Moravej (Persian: سید محمد جعفر مروج) whose complete name/fame is "Seyyed Muhammad Jafar Jazaeri Moravej al-Shariah" (Persian: سید محمد جعفر جزائری مروج الشریعه), was an Iranian Shia ...
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar ( fa, محمدجواد باهنر, 5 September 1933 – 30 August 1981) was a Shia Iranian theologian and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran for less than one month in August 1981. Bahonar and other member ...
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Mohammad Javad Pishvai
Seyyed Mohammad Javad Pishvai (Persian:سید_محمد_جواد_پیشوایی ; Bandar-e Anzali, b. 1944) is the religious leader of Bandar-e Anzali, appointed by a handwritten verdict of Ayatollah Khomeini 5 days after the establishment of the ...
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Sayyid Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari ( fa, محمد کاظم شریعتمداری), also spelled Shariat-Madari (5 January 1906 – 3 April 1986), was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah. He favoured the traditional Shiite practice of keeping clerics away ...
Mohammad Mofatteh
Ayatollah Mohammad Mofatteh ( fa, محمد مفتح; 1928–1979) was an Iranian philosopher, theologian, and political activist, born in Famenin, Hamadan, Iran. After he finished his primary education in Hamadan, he left for the Islamic Semi ...
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Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani
Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( fa, محمد محمدی گیلانی) (31 August 1928 – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a posi ...
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Mohammad Momen
Ayatollah Mohammad Momen (13 January 1938 – 21 February 2019) was a Faqih (a cleric qualified to judge based on Islamic law) and a very influential member of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Influence in government
He simu ...
Mohammad Mofti al-shia Mousavi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Mofti al-Shi'a Mousavi (Persian: السيد محمد مفتي الشيعة موسوي) (born 1928- died 19 May 2010) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.
He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Aya ...
Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani (Persian: محمد رحمتی سیرجانی; born 1928) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja'.
He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim and Abul-Qassim Khoei
Gra ...
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Mohammad Reyshahri
Mohammad Reyshahri ( fa, محمد ریشهری), also known as Mohammad Mohammadi-Nik (29 October 1946 – 21 March 2022), was an Iranian politician and cleric who was the first Minister of Intelligence, serving from 1984 to 1989 in the c ...
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Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Ridha al-Husayni al-Sistani ( ar, محمد رضا الحسيني السيستاني; fa, محمدرضا حسينى سيستانى, translit=Mohammadreza Hoseyni Sistāni, born 18 August 1962), is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia sc ...
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Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani Araghi
Mohammad Reza Ashtiani Araghi ( fa, رضا آشتیانی عراقی) is an Iranian Shia cleric and conservative politician who represented Qom in the Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2016.
He is among the authors of ''Tafsir Nemooneh
Tafs ...
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani ( fa, محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Acting Prime Minister of Iran from 2 Septemb ...
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Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini
Sayyid Mohammad-Reza Mirtajodini ( fa, سید محمدرضا میرتاجالدینی, born on 30 December 1960) is an Iranian cleric and conservative politician. He was Vice President for parliamentary affairs from 2009 to 2013 and a member ...
Sadegh Khalkhali
Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (27 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) ( fa, صادق خلخالی) was an Iranian Shia cleric who is said to have "brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution" that ...
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Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq Husayni Rohani ( fa, ; 16 July 1926 – 16 December 2022) was an Iranian Shia marja'.
Rohani resided in Qom. He claimed to have gained ijtihad from the grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, at the age of ...
Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi
Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi (Persian: سید محمد سعیدی; born 1951, Qom) is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric, who is the trustee of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine, and Qom Imam of Friday Prayer. He is also the representative of Guardianship of th ...
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Mohammad Shahcheraghi
Seyed Mohammad Shahcheraghi , (born 10 June 1934) is an Iranian Ayatollah. He represented the Supreme Leader of Iran in Semnan province, as well being the Imam of Friday Prayer in Semnan. He was elected by the people of Semnan province to re ...
Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Husayni al-Modarresi ( ar, محمد تقي الحسيني المدرسي; fa, ; b. 1945) is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja' and political theorist.
al-Modarresi is the author of over 400 books on matters ...
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Mohammad Taqi al-Khoei
Sayyid Mohammed Taqi al-Khoei was a brother of Abdul Majid al-Khoei and son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei.
Death
According to the UN Special Rapporteur for Iraq:
Following two years of relentless intimidation and harassment ...
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Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani ( fa, محمدتقی بهجت فومنی) (24 August 1916 – 17 May 2009) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'.
Biography
Mohammad-Taqi was born on 24 August 1916 in the Fouman, Gilan province in t ...
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Mohammad Taghi Falsafi
Mohammad Taghi Falsafi ( fa, محمدتقی فلسفی) was an Iranian Ayatollah and preacher. He was a campaigner against the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. Many of his lectures was about psychology, ethics and mental development. During ...
Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi ( fa, محمدتقی پورمحمدی, was born 1956 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th and 5th Assembly of Experts from electorate East ...
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Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari
Mohammad-Taqi Shoushtari ( fa, محمد تقی شوشتری), known as "Sheikh-e-Shoushtari" was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, who was born in 1903 in the city of Najaf, Iraq. Shoushtari's father (Mohammad Kazem Shushtari) is originally from Sh ...
Mohammad Yazdi
Mohammad Yazdi ( fa, محمد یزدی, 2 July 1931 – 9 December 2020) was an Iranian conservative and principlist cleric who served as the head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999. In 2015, he was elected to lead Iran's Assem ...
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Seyyed Mohammad Ziaabadi
Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Ziaabadi (1928 - 8 February 2021) (Persian: سید محمد ضیاءآبادی) was an Iranian Mujtahid that was based in the Tehran Islamic Seminary. He specialised in Islamic ethics and interpretation of the Quran.
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Mohammed Ajeeb
Mohammed Ajeeb CBE (born 1938) is a former Lord Mayor of Bradford, and was the first Asian (Kashmiri) Lord Mayor in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Mohammed Ajeeb was born in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir in 1938. Ajeeb attended Dadyal High School and ...
, British politician
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Mohammed Ali bin Johari
Nurasyura binte Mohamed Fauzi was a two-year-old Malay girl from Singapore who was raped and murdered. Nurasyura, better known as Nonoi, had gone missing on 1 March 2006, and a highly publicized search ensued; three days later her stepfather, ...
(1976–2008), Singaporean convicted murderer
* Mohammed Ammouri (died 2004), murder victim
* Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian
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Mohammed Anas
Mohammed Anas (born 19 December 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Jordanian side Al-Wehdat as a striker.
Career
Born in Accra, Anas has played for Maritzburg United, Free State Stars, Polokwane City, Black Leopards a ...
, Ghanaian footballer
* Mohammed Atef, Egyptian al-Qaeda chief
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Mohammed Awad
Mohammed Hussain Awad Al-Juboori () was a political party member of the Iraqi National Dialogue Council that is a moderate Sunni block. He was a representative of this block at the National Assembly of Iraq. On 12 April 2007, he was killed in th ...
, Iraqi politician
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Mohammed Bouyeri
Mohammed Bouyeri ( ar, محمد بويري ; born 8 March 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch convicted terrorist serving a life sentence without parole in the prison of Nieuw Vosseveld (Vught) for the assassination of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh. ...
, Moroccan-Dutch Islamic terrorist
* Mohammed El-Bakkar, Lebanese tenor
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Mohammed Dib
Mohammed Dib ( ar, محمد ديب; 21 July 1920 – 2 May 2003) was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific ...
Mohammed Fahim
Mohammad Qasim Fahim ( prs, محمد فهیم, also known as "Marshal Fahim"; 1957 – 9 March 2014) was a politician in Afghanistan who served as Vice President from June 2002 until December 2004 and from November 2009 until his death. Betwee ...
, Former Afghan vice-president
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Mohammed Emwazi
Mohammed Emwazi (born Muhammad Jassim Abdulkarim Olayan al-Dhafiri; ar, محمد جاسم عبد الكريم عليان الظفيري; 17 August 1988 – 12 November 2015) was a British militant of Kuwaiti origin believed to be the pers ...
, ISIL member
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Mohammed George
Mohammed Michael "Mo" George (born 11 March 1982) is a British actor who played Gus Smith on the soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2002 to 2008.
Early life
Mohammed Michael George was born to a Jamaican mother and Antiguan father, in Hackney, ...
Mohammed Abed al-Jabri
Mohammed Abed Al Jabri ( ar, محمد عابد الجابري; 27 December 1935 – 3 May 2010 Rabat) was one of the most known Moroccan and Arab philosophers; he taught philosophy, Arab philosophy, and Islamic thought in Mohammed V University ...
Mohammed bin Laden
Muhammad Binladin ( ar, محمد بن لادن, translit=Muḥammad Binlādin; – 3 September 1967) was a Saudi tycoon who founded the Saudi Binladin Group. He worked primarily in the construction industry and became the wealthiest non-royal Sa ...
bin Laden family
The Binladin family ( ar, عائلة بن لادن, ) is an Arab family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. It is the namesake and controlling shareholder of Saudi Binladin Group, a multinational construc ...
Mohammed III of Morocco
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...
Mohammed IV of Morocco
''Mawlay'' Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman ( ar, محمد بن عبد الرحمن), known as Muhammad IV ( ar, محمد الرابع), born in Fes in 1803 and died in Marrakesh in 1873, was the Sultan of Morocco from 28 August 1859 to 16 September 187 ...
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...
Mohammed Said Nabulsi
Mohammed Said Nabulsi ( ar, محمد سعيد النابلسي; November 1928 – 23 July 2013) was a Jordanian banker, economist and politician. He served as Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan two times, first from 1973–1985, and secondly f ...
Mohammed al-Qahtani
Mohammed Mani Ahmad al-Qahtani ( ar, محمد ماني احمد القحطاني) (sometimes transliterated as al-Kahtani) (born November 19, 1975) is a Saudi citizen who was detained as an al-Qaeda operative for 20 years in the United States's ...
, Saudi Arabian held at Guantanamo Bay thought to be a ''20th hijacker'' suspect
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Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
Mohammed Nadir Shah
Mohammed Nadir Shah (Persian and ps, محمد نادر شاه – born Mohammed Nadir Khan; 9 April 1883 – 8 November 1933) was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929 until his assassination in November 1933. Previously, he served as Minist ...
(1880–1933), King of Afghanistan from 1929 until his assassination in 1933
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Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: , 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Serving for 40 years, Zahir was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan s ...
Mohammed Haydar Zammar
Mohammed Haydar Zammar ( ar, محمد حيدر زمار ''Muḥammad Ḥaydar Zammār'') (born 1961) is a Syrian-German militant who served as an important al-Qaida recruiter, and is currently a member of the Islamic State. He claims to have re ...
Mohammed Abdur Rahiman
Muhammad Abdu Rahiman, also Muhammad Abdu Rahiman Sahib; 1898 – 23 April 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter, Muslim leader, scholar, and politician from Kerala. He served as president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(Malabar) in 1939. ...
Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz
Mohammed bin Nawwaf Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن نواف بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود; born 22 May 1953) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat who served as the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Italy, Malta, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. He is a ...
Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud
Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن فيصل آل سعود, ''Moḥammed bin Fayṣal Āl Saʿūd''; 1937–14 January 2017) was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of King Faisal and was one of the pioneers in the establish ...
Emirate of Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai ( ar, إمارة دبيّ; pr. ) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai.
Geography
The city of Dubai i ...
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Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team as a Right-arm fast medium bowler. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in dom ...
Mohammed Shahid
Mohammed Shahid (14 April 1960 – 20 July 2016) was an Indian field hockey player. He is considered one of India's best to have played the game and was known for his dribbling skills. He was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal ...
Muhamad Salih Dilan
Dilan (in Kurdish: محهممهد ساڵح دیلان) is regarded as one of the most influential Kurdish Poets and one of the greatest maqam singers of his time. He was one of the few early poets that brought a revolution in Kurdish poe ...
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
Muhamad Khalid bin Jamlus (born 23 February 1977) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt. He is ...
, Malaysian footballer
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Muhamad Kanan
Muhamad Kanan ( ar, محمّد كنعان; he, מוחמד כנעאן, born 17 October 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List and the Arab National Party between 1999 and 2003.
Biograph ...
, Israeli Arab politician
* Muhamad Aly Rifai, Arab American Internist and Psychiatrist
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Muhamad Hasik bin Sahar
On the early morning of 31 May 2001, 17-year-old national footballer Sulaiman bin Hashim (4 June 1983 – 31 May 2001), along with his two friends were attacked by a group of eight youths from gang 369, known as Salakau, as they were walking a ...
, Singaporean gang member and convicted killer serving
life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...
Muhamed Bešić
Muhamed Bešić (; born 10 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Bešić started his professional caree ...
, Bosnian football midfielder
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Muhamed Haneef
Muhamed Haneef (born 29 September 1979) is an Indian born doctor who was falsely accused of aiding terrorists, and left Australia upon cancellation of his visa amid great political controversy. His visa was later reinstated and he was given som ...
, Indian physician
* Muhamed Keita, Norwegian football striker
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Muhamed Amin Zaki
Muhammed Amin Zaki Bey, (1880 Sulaymaniyah –1948 Sulaymaniyah), was a Kurdish writer, historian and politician. He was born in Sulaimaniya, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman. After studying in Sulaimaniya Military School and Baghdad Military High School ...
, Kurdish writer
* Muhamed Zulić, Croatian politician
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...
religious, social, and political leader and central figure of the
world religion
World religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the five—and in some cases more—largest and most internationally widespread religious movements. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are always inclu ...
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
Muhammad ibn Maslamah al-Ansari ( ar, محمد بن مسلمة الأنصاري, Muḥammad ibn Maslamah al-Anṣārī; 588 or 591 – 663 or 666) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet ...
, (588 or 591–665) was an Arab knight and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet".
* Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (637–700) was an
Alid
The Alids are those who claim descent from the '' rāshidūn'' caliph and Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (656–661)—cousin, son-in-law, and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad—through all his wives. The main branches are the (inclu ...
political and religious leader, and also the third son of caliph
Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
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Muhammad ibn Marwan
Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Muḥammad ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam () (died 719/720) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Umayyad Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab conquest of Armenia. ...
was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab Muslim conquest of Armenia. He defeated the Byzantines and conquered their Armenian territories, crushed an Armenian rebellion in 704–705 and made the country into an Umayyad province.
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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ( ar, محمد بن عبد الملك ابن مروان, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; died 750) was an Umayyad prince, the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik (), who played a role in the intra-dynastic po ...
was an Umayyad prince, the son of Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705), who played important role in the politics of the Umayyad Caliphate.
* Muhammad ibn al-Walid was an Umayyad Prince and son of Caliph
Al-Walid I
Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ( ar, الوليد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; ), commonly known as al-Walid I ( ar, الوليد الأول), was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling from O ...
who ruled from October 705 to 715.
* Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of seventh Umayyad Caliph
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ( ar, سليمان بن عبد الملك, Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, – 24 September 717) was the seventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 24 February 715 until his death. He began his career as governor of Palestine, wh ...
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* Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik an Umayyad Prince and son of the ninth Umayyad Caliph
Yazid II
Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ( ar, يزيد بن عبد الملك, Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; — 28 January 724), also referred to as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 9 February 720 until his death in 724.
Early life
Yazid was b ...
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* Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad famously known by his regnal title al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph and the most powerful man of world in the 8th century. He ruled from 6 October 775 to 24 July 785.
* Abu Muhammad Musa, was (died 786) was an Abbasid caliph, better known by his regnal name Al-Hadi.
* Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title al-Amin, was the sixth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful political leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 24 March 809 to 27 September 813.
* Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tasim, was the eighth Abbasid Caliph and the powerful Arab military leader of the 9th century. He ruled from 9 August 833 to 5 January 842.
* ''Abu Isa Muhammad'' was a son of
Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar
, أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...
and Irbah.
* ''Abu Yaqub Muhammad'' was a son of Harun al-Rashid
* ''Abu Sulayman Muhammad'', was a son of
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
caliph Harun al-Rashid.
* ''Abu Ali Muhammad'', was a son of caliph Harun al-Rashid.
* ''Abu Ahmad Muhammad'', was a son of caliph
Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar
, أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...
.
*
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim
Muḥammad ibn al-Muʿtaṣim ( ar, محمد ابن المعتصم) was an Abbasid prince, the son of Caliph al-Mu'tasim. He was a contemporary of the caliph al-Wathiq and al-Mutawakkil. His son Ahmad became the twelfth Abbasid caliph as al-Musta' ...
was an Abbasid Prince and father of the twelfth Abbasid Caliph
al-Musta'in
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن محمد; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 86 ...
who ruled from 8 June 862 to 17 October 866.
*
Muhammad ibn Ja'far
Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar (Arabic: محمد بن جعفر) was a companion and relative of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
He was the son of Muhammad's cousin, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and of Asma bint Umais. His uncle Ali particularly wished that his da ...
famously known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir, was the eleventh Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 11 December 861 – 7 June 862
* Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Mutawakkil was famously known by his regnal title Al-Mu'tazz, was the thirteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 866 to 13 July 869.
* Muhammad ibn Harun al-Wathiq was famously known by his regnal title Al-Muhtadi, was the fourteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 869 to 21 June 870. As a ruler, al-Muhtadi sought to emulate the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. Historian Khatib states that he adopted perpetual fasting since the day of his leadership until his murder.
* Muhammad ibn Al-Muktafi was an Abbasid Prince and son of Caliph
al-Muktafi
Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ( ar, أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh ( ar, المكتفي بالله, , Content with God Alone), was the Caliph of the Ab ...
.
* Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid was famously known by his regnal title Al-Qahir, was the nineteenth Abbasid Caliph. He ruled from 932 to 934.
*
Muhammad ibn al-Mustakfi
Abu'l-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Mustakfi ( ar, أبو الحسن محمد بن المستكفي) was a son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mustakfi (). He was designated as his father's heir, and a few coins were minted at Baghdad with his name before his fa ...
, was the tenth century Abbasid prince, son of the Abbasid caliph
al-Mustakfi
Abu’l-Qāsim ʿAbdallāh ibn Ali ( ar, أبو القاسم عبد الله بن علي; 908 – September/October 949), better known by his regnal name al-Mustakfī bi’llāh ( ar, المستكفي بالله, , Desirous of Being Satisfied wit ...
(r. 944–946).
*
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im ( ar, محمد ابن القائم) also known as Muhammad Dhakirat was an Abbasid prince, son of Abbasid caliph Al-Qa'im. He was designated as heir apparent by his father in the mid-eleventh century CE but died before his ...
, 11th century Abbasid prince and father of caliph
Al-Muqtadi
Abū'l-Qasim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im (Arabic: أبو القاسم عبد الله بن محمد بن القائم) better known by his regnal name Al-Muqtadi ''(1056 – February 1094)'' (Arabic: المقتدي 'the follower') was ...
Muhammad Aladdin
Muhammad Aladdin, also known as Alaa Eddin (Arabic:محمـد علاء الديـن) is an Egyptians, Egyptian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter, script writer.
His first collection of short stories was published in 2003, and he is t ...
an Egyptian leading novelist.
*
Muhammad Ma Jian
Muhammad Ma Jian (; ar, محمد ماكين الصيني '; 1906–1978) was a Hui-Chinese Islamic scholar and translator, known for translating the Qur'an into Chinese and stressing compatibility between Marxism and Islam.
Early years
Ma w ...
,
Chinese Muslim
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Muhammad Amin Bughra
Muhammad Amin Bughra (also Muḥammad Amīn Bughra; ug, مۇھەممەد ئىمىن بۇغرا, محمد أمين بغرا, ; ), sometimes known by his Han name Mao Deming () and his Turkish name Mehmet Emin Buğra; 1901–1965), was a Turkic ...
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
(1942–2016),
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
heavyweight boxing champion
*
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( ar, سيد محمد نقيب العطاس '; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sci ...
Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ( ar, محمد بن أبي بكر, 631–658), was the youngest son of the first Islamic caliph Abu Bakr. His mother was Asma bint Umais, who was a widow of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib prior to her second marriage with Abu Bakr. ...
(631–658), Son of
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 ...
, raised by
Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
Mohammad Baqer Majlesi (b. 1037/1628-29 – d. 1110/1699) ( fa, علامه مجلسی ''Allameh Majlesi''; also Romanized as: Majlessi, Majlisi, Madjlessi), known as Allamah Majlesi or Majlesi Al-Thani (Majlesi the Second), was a renowned and ver ...
a very powerful Iranian
Twelver Shi'a
Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...
cleric, during the
Safavid
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often consid ...
era.
*
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Sahibzada Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury ( bn, সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ আলী চৌধুরী; Urdu: سید محمد علی چوہدری), more commonly known as Mohammad Ali Bogra ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আলী ...
(1909–1963),
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pakis ...
from 1953–1955
* Muhammad of Ghor (1162–1206), Persian conqueror and sultan between 1171 and 1206
* Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), born into
British India
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Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
Islamic scholar
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...
Khwarezmia
Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...
Muhammad ibn Maslama
Muhammad ibn Maslamah al-Ansari ( ar, محمد بن مسلمة الأنصاري, Muḥammad ibn Maslamah al-Anṣārī; 588 or 591 – 663 or 666) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet ...
Muhammad Naguib
Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan ( ar, الرئيس اللواء محمد بك نجيب يوسف قطب القشلان, ; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984), also known as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian revolutionary, and, along ...
viceroy
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of Egypt, sometimes considered the founder of modern Egypt
*
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ur, ; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek.
He was also a professor of international cons ...
(1947–), Muslim scholar, professor, poet and politician
*
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
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(1953–), former world boxing champion
*
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: ar, أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, translit=Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī, label=none), () rather than ar, زکریاء, label=none (), as for example in , or in . In m ...
(865–925),
Alchemist
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, physician, and philosopher
*
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( fa, جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā ( fa, مولانا, lit= our master) and Mevlevî/Mawlawī ( fa, مولوی, lit= my ma ...
Balkh
), named for its green-tiled ''Gonbad'' ( prs, گُنبَد, dome), in July 2001
, pushpin_map=Afghanistan#Bactria#West Asia
, pushpin_relief=yes
, pushpin_label_position=bottom
, pushpin_mapsize=300
, pushpin_map_caption=Location in Afghanistan
...
, now in
Afghanistan
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Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pak ...
, Prime Minister of Pakistan 1990–1999, 2013–2017
*
Muhammad ibn Talha
Muḥammad ibn Ṭalḥa ( ar, محمد بن طلحة) was the son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd Allah and Hammanah bint Jahsh.
Muhammad had two sons and a daughter from his marriage with Khawla (daughter of the Fazara chief Ma ...
, son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
*
Muhammad al-Taqi
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad ( ar, محمد بن علي الجواد, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, – 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida. ...
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj ibn Juff ibn Yiltakīn ibn Fūrān ibn Fūrī ibn Khāqān (8 February 882 – 24 July 946), better known by the title al-Ikhshīd ( ar, الإخشيد) after 939, was an Abbasid commander and governor who becam ...
(882–946), autonomous ruler of Egypt 935–946, founder of the
Ikhshidid dynasty
The Ikhshidid dynasty (, ) was a Turkic mamluk dynasty who ruled Egypt and the Levant from 935 to 969. Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, a Turkic mamluk soldier, was appointed governor by the Abbasid Caliph al-Radi. The dynasty carried the Arabic t ...
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinan ...
(1940–), Nobel Laureate and founder of the
Grameen Bank
Grameen Bank ( bn, গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organisation and community development bank founded in Bangladesh. It makes small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") to the impoverished without requiri ...
Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib ( Jawi: محمد بن محمد طيب; born 29 July 1945), also fondly known as Mat Taib and also Mat Tyson, is a Malaysian politician who currently is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major ...
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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, Sultan of Kelantan
* Muhammad Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, or Muhammed Ali, Wallajah (7 July 1717 – 13 October 1795), was the Nawab of the Carnatic from 1749 until his death in 1795.
He declared himself Nawab in 1749. This position was disputed between Wallajah and Ch ...
Muhammad Sultan Mirza
Muhammad Sultan Mirza (1375 – 1403) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and a grandson of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. As Timur's favourite grandson, Muhammad Sultan served as one of his principal military commanders, he ...
, grandson and sometime-heir of the Central Asian conqueror
Timur
Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...
*
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (4 April 156511 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda and founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar. He was an able admi ...
, fifth Sultan of the
Qutb Shahi dynasty
The Qutb Shahi dynasty also called as Golconda Sultanate ( Persian: ''Qutb Shāhiyān'' or ''Sultanat-e Golkonde'') was a Persianate Shia Islam dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the coll ...
*
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
He ruled from 1612 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qu ...
, sixth Sultan of the
Qutb Shahi dynasty
The Qutb Shahi dynasty also called as Golconda Sultanate ( Persian: ''Qutb Shāhiyān'' or ''Sultanat-e Golkonde'') was a Persianate Shia Islam dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the coll ...
Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud
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Early life and education
Muhammad bin Saad was born in Riyadh in 1944. His father is ...
Emir of Córdoba
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*
Muhammad II of Córdoba
Muhammad II al-Mahdi ( ar, محمد المهدي بالله, Muḥammad al-Mahdī bi-ʾllāh) was the fourth Caliph of Córdoba of the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia
The Iberian Peninsula (),
**
* Aragonese and Occitan: ' ...
Muhammad III of Granada
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Muhammad IV of Granada
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Khwarazm
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Khwarazm
Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the e ...
*
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im
Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im ( ar, محمد ابن القائم) also known as Muhammad Dhakirat was an Abbasid prince, son of Abbasid caliph Al-Qa'im. He was designated as heir apparent by his father in the mid-eleventh century CE but died before his ...
, an Abbasid Prince and father of twenty-seventh Abbasid caliph
Al-Muqtadi
Abū'l-Qasim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im (Arabic: أبو القاسم عبد الله بن محمد بن القائم) better known by his regnal name Al-Muqtadi ''(1056 – February 1094)'' (Arabic: المقتدي 'the follower') was ...
.
*
Muhammad II of Ifriqiya
Abu 'l-Gharaniq Muhammad II ibn Ahmad ( ar, أبو الغرانيق محمد الثاني بن أحمد) (died 875) was the eighth Emir of Ifriqiya from 864 to 875.
He succeeded his uncle Ziyadat Allah II (863–864), inheriting from his predece ...
Aghlabids
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Muslim name
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of Kho Jabing (1984–2016), a convicted Malaysian killer who was sentenced to death by hanging in Singapore.
*
Muhammad Syamsul Ariffin bin Brahim
On the early morning of 31 May 2001, 17-year-old national footballer Sulaiman bin Hashim (4 June 1983 – 31 May 2001), along with his two friends were attacked by a group of eight youths from gang 369, known as Salakau, as they were walking a ...
(born 30 May 1983), Singaporean gang member of
Salakau
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and
fugitive
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on the run for murder since 31 May 2001.
* Muhammad Nabi, Afganistan cricketer
Muhammadu
* Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian politician who served as military dictator from 1983 to 1985, and democratically elected president from 2015
Muhammed Yusuf Khan
Maruthanayagam Pillai (1725 – 15 October 1764), was the commandant of the British East India Company's Madras Army . He was born in a Tamil Vellalar family in a village called Panaiyur in British India, what is now in Nainarkoil Taluk, Raman ...
, Indian military leader
*
Muhammed Latif
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, Iraqi major general
*
Muhammed Lawal
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
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, American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial arts fighter
* Muhammed Mansooruddin, Bengali author
*
Muhammed Suiçmez
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The name originates from the Greek ro ...
(1975–),
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi
Muḥammad ibn Umayl al-Tamīmī ( ar, محمد بن أميل التميمي), known in Latin as Senior Zadith, was an early Muslim alchemist who lived from to
Very little is known about his life. A Vatican Library catalogue lists one manuscr ...
(900-960) Arab Alchemist
Muhammet
*
Muhammet Akagündüz
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Akagündüz moved with his family to Austria in 1987 and he naturalised three years later.
Club career
His career has se ...
Mahathir Mohamad
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(born 1925), Malaysian politician; Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003; 2018–2020)
Mohamed
*
Abdulrahman Mohamed
Abdulrahman Mohamed Abdullaham ( ar, عبد الرحمن محمد عبد الله) (born 1 October 1963) is a retired Emirati footballer. He played as a defender for the UAE national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai.
Mohamed played in t ...
(born 1963), Emirati footballer
* Ahmed Mohamed (disambiguation), various people
*Amin Mohammed (born 1996), known online as
Chunkz
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, British Youtube personality
*
Amina Mohamed
Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril ( so, Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; ar, أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary ...
, Somali lawyer, diplomat and politician
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Antonio Mohamed
Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991. He nev ...
, Argentine football coach
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Binyam Mohamed
Binyam Ahmed Mohamed (, , born 24 July 1978), also referred to as Benjamin Mohammed, Benyam Mohammed or Benyam Mohammed al-Habashi, is an Ethiopian national and United Kingdom resident, who was detained as a suspected enemy combatant by the US G ...
Hussein Mohamed
Hussein Mohamed ( so, Xuseen Maxamed, ar, حسين محمد) is a Somali entrepreneur. He is a leader of the Somali business community in Kenya, serving as the Vice Chairman of the Eastleigh Business Association centered in the Eastleigh
E ...
Magid Mohamed
Magid Mohamed ( ar, ماجد محمد; born 1 October 1985) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shamal. He previously played for Al Sadd and has been regularly called up for the Qatar national football team.
Identity controv ...
(born 1985), Qatari footballer
* Mandy Mohamed (born 2000), Dutch-Egyptian artistic gymnast
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Mike Mohamed
Michael Patrick Mohamed (born March 11, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at California. Mohamed is the first player of Punjab ...
Nadifa Mohamed
Nadifa Mohamed ( so, Nadiifa Maxamed, ar, نظيفة محمد) (born 1981) is a Somali-British novelist. She featured on ''Granta'' magazine's list "Best of Young British Novelists" in 2013, and in 2014 on the Africa39 list of writers aged u ...
(born 1981), Somali-British novelist
* Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted killer
Mohammed
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Amina J. Mohammed
Amina Jane Mohammed (born 27 June 1961) is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was ...
Bala Mohammed
Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Bauchi State. Prior to becoming governor of Bauchi State, he was Minister of Federal Capital Territory from 2010 to 2015; and a Senator from Bauchi State ...
Ferdoos Mohammed
Ferdoos Mohammed (; 13 July 1906 in Egypt – 22 September 1961) was an Egyptian actress, famous for playing the role of a mother or a motherly figure lady in Egyptian films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Partial filmography
* '' Ibn El-balad''
* ' ...
Jawar Mohammed
Jawar Mohammed ( om, Jawaar Mahammad; born 12 May 1986) is an Ethiopian political analyst and activist. One of the founders of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), Jawar was a leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests. He has been credited ...
, Ethiopian political analyst and activist
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Kausar Mohammed
Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice actress. She is best known for her roles in ''East of La Brea'', '' What Men Want'', '' Little'' and voicing Yasmina 'Yaz' Fadoula in Netflix's '' Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous' ...
Lai Mohammed
Layiwola "Lai" Mohammed (born 6 December 1951) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is currently the Minister of Information and Culture, a position he has held since November 2015. He is also the former National publicity secretary of the ...
Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed ( ; born September 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who had a journeyman career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for eight different teams over 18 seasons. He is the current ...
, American retired basketball player
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Nick Mohammed
Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade. Outside of the United Kingdom, M ...
Syed Mohammed
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammed (born 3 June 1983) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . T ...
Asia Muhammad
Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player.
A doubles specialist, Muhammad has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, four doubles titles on WTA Challenger Tour as well as 13 singles and 35 doubles titles on ...
(born 1991), American tennis player
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Clara Muhammad
Clara Muhammad (born Clara Evans; also known as Clara Poole; November 2, 1899 – August 12, 1972) was born in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of Mary Lou (Thomas) and Quartus Evans. She was the wife of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Th ...
, born Clara Evans, wife of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad
* Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), born Elijah Poole, African American religious leader
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Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...
, born Leo Morris, American musician
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John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad (born Williams; December 31, 1960 – November 10, 2009) was an American convicted murderer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He, along with his partner and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo (aged 17), a native of Kingston, Jamaica, ...
(born John Allen Williams; 1960-2009), American serial/spree killer and one of the two D.C. Snipers
* Khalfani Muhammad (born 1994), American football player
* Kiara Muhammad (born 1998), American actress
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Muhsin Muhammad
Muhsin Muhammad II (; born Melvin Darnell Campbell Jr. May 5, 1973) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Muhammad played college football for ...
, American football player
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Ruby Muhammad
Ruby Macie Muhammad (née Grier) ( – died March 2, 2011) was an African American religious figure and centenarian known ...
, American centenarian
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Shabazz Muhammad
Shabazz Nagee Muhammad (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected with the 1 ...
(born 1993), American basketball player
* Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player
Patronymics
ibn
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Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hazm Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm ( ar, أبو بكر بن محمد بن عمرو بن حزم) (died 120/737) was an 8th-century Sunni Islamic scholar based in Madinah.
He is among those who compiled hadiths at Umar II’s behest. Umar asked h ...
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ( ar, قاسم بن محمد) was the eldest of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He died in 601 CE (before the start of his father's prophethood in 609), after his third birthday and is buried in Jannat al- ...
(598–600), the Islamic prophet's son
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Abdullah ibn Muhammad
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ( ar, عبد الله بن محمد) also known as al-Ṭāhir () and al-Ṭayyib () was one of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija. Qasim ibn Muhammad was his older brother.
His full name was Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn A ...
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
Caliphal dynasty.
* Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as ''Al-Mansur'' was the second Abbasid caliph from 754 to 775.
* Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi also known as ''Ibrahim ibn Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess, singer and composer.
* Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi, also known as ''Ubaydallah ibn Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess and officer.
* Ali ibn al-Mahdi, also known as Ali ibn Muhammad. was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and his wife Rayta.
* Musa al-Hadi also known as ''Musa ibn Muhammad'' was the fourth Abbasid caliph from 785 to 786.
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Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar
, أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...
also known as ''Harun ibn Muhammad'' was the fifth Abbasid caliph from 786 to 809.
* Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi.
* Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi.
* Isa ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi, was the youngest brother of
Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar
, أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...
.
* Musa ibn Muhammad al-Amin, was the son of Abbasid caliph
al-Amin
Abu Musa Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو موسى محمد بن هارون الرشيد, Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd; April 787 – 24/25 September 813), better known by his laqab of Al-Amin ( ar, الأمين, al-Amī ...
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* Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Amin was the second son of caliph Al-Amin.
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Al-Wathiq
Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو جعفر هارون بن محمد المعتصم; 17 April 812 – 10 August 847), better known by his regnal name al-Wāthiq bi’llāh (, ), was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 847 ...
(812–847), also known as ''Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'' was the Abbasid caliph from 842 to 847.
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Al-Mutawakkil
Abū al-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Muʿtaṣim bi-ʾllāh ( ar, جعفر بن محمد المعتصم بالله; March 822 – 11 December 861), better known by his regnal name Al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh (, "He who relies on God") was t ...
(822–861) also known as ''Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'' was the tenth Abbasid caliph from 847 to 861.
* Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim was the Abbasid prince and father of
Al-Musta'in
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن محمد بن محمد; 836 – 17 October 866), better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿīn (836 – 17 October 866) was the Abbasid caliph from 86 ...
*''Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim'', was an Abbasid princess and the patron of Art and science.
* Ali ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim
* Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mu'tasim, one of the youngest sons of caliph al-Mu'tasim.
* Abdallah ibn Muhammad better known as
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz ( ar, عبد الله بن المعتز, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muʿtazz; 861 – 17 December 908) was the son of the caliph al-Mu'tazz and a political figure, but is better known as a leading Arabic poet and the author o ...
or simply as ''Ibn al-Muʿtazz'' was an Arab prince and poet.
* Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Muhtadi, was the son of Abbasid caliph
al-Muhtadi
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الواثق; – 21 June 870), better known by his regnal name Al-Muhtadī bi-'llāh (Arabic: , "Guided by God"), was the Caliph of the Abbasid Calipha ...
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* Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im, better known as ''
Al-Muqtadi
Abū'l-Qasim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qa'im (Arabic: أبو القاسم عبد الله بن محمد بن القائم) better known by his regnal name Al-Muqtadi ''(1056 – February 1094)'' (Arabic: المقتدي 'the follower') was ...
'' was the caliph of Baghdad during later Abbasid period.
bint
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Fatimah bint Muhammad
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...
was the wife of Arab caliph Al-Mansur.
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Abbasa bint al-Mahdi Abbasa can refer to:
* Abbasa, Iran, a village in northern Iran
* Abbasa bint al-Mahdi, 8th-century Abbasid princess
* Abbasa bint Sulayman, was the daughter of Abbasid prince Sulayman and wife of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Ha ...
also known ''Abbasa bint Muhammad'' was the Abbasid princess.
* Ulayya bint al-Mahdi also known as ''Ulayya bint Muhammad'' was an Abbasid princess and Arab poet.
* Banuqa bint al-Mahdi also known as ''Banuqa bint Muhammad'' was elder sister of caliph
Harun ar-Rashid
Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar
, أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...
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* Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, also known as ''Aliyah bint Muhammad'' was an Abbasid princess.
Teknonymy
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Al-Hadi
Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī ( ar, أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab Al-Hādī (الهادي) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succee ...
, also known as Abu Muhammad Musa al-Hadi, was the 4th Abbasid caliph.
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Al-Muktafi
Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ( ar, أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh ( ar, المكتفي بالله, , Content with God Alone), was the Caliph of the Ab ...
also known as Abu Muhammad Ali, was the 17th Abbasid caliph from 902 – 13 August 908.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...
''.
*Mohammed, a minor character in
Grand Theft Auto IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andr ...
. He is a cab driver for Roman Bellic's taxi business.
Derived names
Umm Muhammad
* Umm Muhammad bint Salih, was the wife of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid.
* Hubshiya also known as ''Umm Muhammad'' was the mother of Abbasid caliph
Al-Muntasir
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ( ar, أبو جعفر محمد; November 837 – 7 June 862), better known by his regnal title Al-Muntasir bi-llah (, "He who triumphs in God") was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 861 to 862, during the "Anarchy at Sa ...
* Qurb, also known as Umm Muhammad was the mother of
al-Muhtadi
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn al-Wāthiq ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الواثق; – 21 June 870), better known by his regnal name Al-Muhtadī bi-'llāh (Arabic: , "Guided by God"), was the Caliph of the Abbasid Calipha ...
.
* Ashin, also known as ''Umm Muhammad'' was the mother of 12th-century caliph of Baghdad
al-Muqtafi
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد بن أحمد المستظهر; 9 April 1096 – 12 March 1160), better known by his regnal name al-Muqtafi li-Amr Allah (), was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad f ...
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Famous derived names
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
Mohammad Taqi (disambiguation)
Mohammad-Taqi (محمد تقی), also spelled as ''Muhammad Taqi'' or ''Mohammad Taghi'' is a common name among Muslims, specially Shia Muslims. It may refer to the following:
* Muhammad al-Taqi (811 AD – 835), the 9th Shia Imam
* Mohammad-Taqi ...
, several people
Legality and restrictions
China
In 2017 legislation made it illegal in China to give children names that the Chinese government deemed to "exaggerate religious fervor”. This prohibition included a ban on naming children Muhammad. The legislation was officially intended to prevent "religious extremism" among the country's Uighur minority, but appears to have been a possible act of persecution against the Uighur community.
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera M ...
Ahmadis
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
who wrote "Mohammed" on a
wedding invitation
A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date.
Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and d ...
in an unspecified amount of instances.
See also
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Ahmad
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
* Ma, surname used by some Chinese Muslims instead of Muhammad
* Mamadou, West African form of Muhammad
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Mehmed
Mehmed (modern Turkish: Mehmet) is the most common Bosnian and Turkish form of the Arabic name Muhammad ( ar, محمد) (''Muhammed'' and ''Muhammet'' are also used, though considerably less) and gains its significance from being the name of Muh ...
, a Turkish form of Muhammad
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Mohd
Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَم� ...
Arabic name
Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/ middle/family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughou ...