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Noun: Muhammad  mow'haa-mud or mow'ha-mud [N. Amer], mû'ha-mud or mu'ha-mid [Brit]
  1. The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
    - Mohammed, Mohammad, Mahomet [archaic], Mahound [archaic]
     
  2. Leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)
    - Elijah Muhammad

Type of: Black Muslim, prophet

Encyclopedia: Muhammad, David