the Prophet

noun

used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam

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The newspaper had republished its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad a few weeks before Paty’s death to mark the opening of the trial over deadly 2015 attacks on its newsroom by Islamic extremists. Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 The rivalry between Sunnis and Shiites, who are a minority in the Muslim world, dates back to a dispute over political leadership after the Prophet Muhammad died, in the seventh century. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024 The Sayyida Zeinab shrine, believed to house the grave of Zaynab bint Ali, the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, has been a focal point for religious pilgrims. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Submission came out the same day that two Algerian Muslims stormed the office of the satirical Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and killed 17 people; the magazine had published profane cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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