Mahomet


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Synonyms for Mahomet

nounthe Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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I think I have read about four hundred times that when Mahomet was a simple camel-driver he reached this point and looked down upon Damascus for the first time, and then made a certain renowned remark.
If I were to go to Damascus again, I would camp on Mahomet's hill about a week, and then go away.
Then we called at the tomb of Mahomet's children and at a tomb which purported to be that of St.
Hearing of this Mahomet resolved to make an end of the conspiracy and rescue his throne from danger.
But above all he admired Reinaldos of Montalban, especially when he saw him sallying forth from his castle and robbing everyone he met, and when beyond the seas he stole that image of Mahomet which, as his history says, was entirely of gold.
Beside it is written, in very rough and coarse characters, 'The sign of the four,--Jonathan Small, Mahomet Singh, Abdullah Khan, Dost Akbar.' No, I confess that I do not see how this bears upon the matter.
The child (a little boy, apparently about five years old) scrambled up to the top of the wall, and called again and again; but finding this of no avail, apparently made up his mind, like Mahomet, to go to the mountain, since the mountain would not come to him, and attempted to get over; but a crabbed old cherry-tree, that grew hard by, caught him by the frock in one of its crooked scraggy arms that stretched over the wall.
"I see," he said, "the mountain will never be brought to Mahomet, so all you can do is to aid Mahomet to go to the mountain; I must beg of you to come here."
Helpers with the quilting part have been many people, including Christi Pallow, Clinton; Joe Flier, Mahomet, Joyce Dullenlty of Christian County Quilters' Guild, Tammy Pfifer, with Roger Swim of Pana being the newest quilter this year.
Selon le Coran, c'est apres une revelation de Dieu que le prophete Mahomet ne s'est plus tourne vers Jerusalem pour prier mais vers La Mecque, et plus particulierement vers la pierre noire de la Kaaba.
Barksted's poem tells of the capture of the Greek Hiren (or Irene) by the Turkish prince Mahomet following the sack of Constantinople.
Tolan's book examines the roots of the hostility, fear, and even admiration Europeans have had for Muhammad, or "Mahomet," and how these attitudes have been expressed from the twelfth through the twenty-first centuries.
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