Muhammad – For the founder of Islam, see Prophet Muhammad.
Spelling of the name varies widely in English. Mainstream global spelling which is seen as most accurate is Muhammad. Use other spellings for persons of this name only if preferred by the person in question (the boxer is Muhammad Ali) or if the title of an organisation is involved. Spelling of Muslim names tends to vary depending on whether the transliteration is from some dialect of Arabic or from Farsi (Iran), or Turkish etc. Hence Egypt tends to use Mohamed; Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon tend to use Muhammad; Morocco uses Muhammed; Iran uses Mohammad.
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Muhammad, Mohammad
Reuters: The chief prophet of Islam. Spelling varies widely in English. Reuters uses Mohammad, AP uses Muhammad. Use other spellings for persons of this name only if preferred by the person in question (the boxer is Muhammad Ali) or if the title of an organization is involved. Spelling of Muslim names tends to vary depending on whether the transliteration is from some dialect of Arabic or from Farsi (Iran), or Turkish etc. Hence Egypt tends to use Mohamed; Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon tends to use Muhammad; Morocco uses Muhammed; Iran uses Mohammad.
Muhammad
AP: The chief prophet and central figure of the Islamic religion, the Prophet Muhammad. Use other spellings only if preferred by a specific person for his own name or in a title or the name of an organ
