Mohammed
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| ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥ |
| Bėḝ kaṯėb kahhu maṯ jẖūṯẖė jẖūṯẖĝ jo na bicẖĝrai. |
| Never* say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. |
* This word in the translation has been amended as the original English translation is not totally correct. Maharaj uses the word "maṯ" which means "never".
Prophet Mohammed or Abu l-Qasim Muhammad (saaw) [1]; Mohammed, Muhammed, Mahomet)[2][3] (c. 570 Mecca – June 8 632 Medina),[4] is the central human figure of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet of Allah. Muslims consider him the restorer of the original, uncorrupted monotheistic faith (islĝm) of Adam, Abraham and others. They see him as the last and the greatest in a series of prophets of Islam.[5][6][7] Muhammad is also regarded as a manifestation of God by the Bahá'í Faith. He was also active as a diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, general, reformer and according to the Muslim belief as an agent of divine action.[8]
- See Wikipedia article on Mohammed for more information
References
- ^ Unicode has a special "Muhammad" ligature at U+FDF4 in the Arabic script set
- ^ Variants of Muhammad's name in French: "Mahon, Mahomés, Mahun, Mahum, Mahumet"; in German: "Machmet"; and in Old Icelandic: "Maúmet" cf Muhammad, Encyclopedia of Islam
- ^ Alford T. Welch, noting the frequency of Muhammad being called as "Al-Amin"(Arabic: الأمين ), a common Arab name, suggests the possibility of "Al-Amin" being Muhammad's given name as it is a masculine form from the same root as his mother's name, A'mina. cf. "Muhammad", Encyclopedia of Islam Online; The sources frequently say that, in his youth, he was called by the nickname "Al-Amin" meaning "Honest, Truthful" cf. Ernst (2004), p. 85.
- ^ Elizabeth Goldman (1995), p. 63
- ^ Esposito (1998), p. 12.
- ^ Esposito (2002b), pp. 4–5.
- ^ F. E. Peters (2003), p. 9.
- ^ Alphonse de Lamartine (1854), Historie de la Turquie, Paris, p. 280:
“ "Philosophe, orateur, apôtre, législateur, guerrier, conquérant d'idées, restaurateur de dogmes, d'un culte sans images, fondateur de vingt empires terrestres et d'un empire spirituel, voilà Mahomet!" ”
