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Hegira
(Encyclopedia) Hegira or HejiraHegiraboth: hĭjīˈrə, hĕjˈərə [key] [Ar.,=Hijra=breaking off of relations], the departure of the prophet Muhammad from Mecca in Sept., 622. Muhammad was a monotheist and…Khalid
(Encyclopedia) KhalidKhalidkhäˈlēd [key] (Khalid ibn al-Walid), d. 642, Arab warrior. He assisted the Meccans in attacking (625) Muhammad and the inhabitants of Medina after the battle of Badr.…Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-
(Encyclopedia) Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-b&oomacr;k-härēˈ [key] (c.810–70), Arabic scholar, b. Bukhara. He traveled widely over Muslim regions and made an…Mohammed
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed. For persons thus named, use Muhammad.Mehemet
(Encyclopedia) Mehemet. For persons thus named, use Muhammad.Muhammad, Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In…Mehmed
(Encyclopedia) Mehmed or Mehmet. For persons thus named, use Muhammad.Dost Muhammad
(Encyclopedia) Dost MuhammadDost Muhammaddōst m&oomacr;hämˈmäd [key], 1793–1863, emir of Afghanistan. He and his family struggled to get the emirate for years before he finally succeeded in…Medina, city, Saudi Arabia
(Encyclopedia) MedinaMedinamĭdēˈnə [key], Arabic Medinat an-Nabi [city of the Prophet] or Madinat Rasul Allah [city of the apostle of Allah], city (1993 pop. 608,226), Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia. It is…Iqbal, Muhammad
(Encyclopedia) Iqbal, MuhammadIqbal, Muhammadməhămˈĭd ĭkhbälˈ [key], 1877–1938, Indian Muslim poet, philosopher, and political leader. He studied at Government College, Lahore, Cambridge, and the…Trending
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