up froNt
WHAT’s
In A
hadith
nAMe?
The Messenger of
God said:
Whoever amongst
you performs
ablution well, and
completed it to
perfection, then
goes to the mosque
with the sole
intention to offer
their obligatory
prayer, then God
is overjoyed with
him, as the family
of an absent relative
is overjoyed by his
sudden appearance.
Muhammad
Muhammed and Mehmed in also apparent in the Bible. (ibne-Khuzaima)
Bosnia and the Balkans. In Latin, it Kings, politicians, sportsmen
Origin: Arabic
is spelt Mahometus and in spanish, and actors are amongst the list of
Mahoma, pronounced with a men to have carried the name. But
pEarls of
meaning: silent ‘h’. The French say Mahomet. the most influential in introducing Wisdom
‘the praised one.’
In Chinese it is written as Mùh the name to popular western cul-
nmòdé and in Russia it is usu- ture is probably Muhammad Ali,
Reported to be one of the most ally spelled Мухаммад. In Greek the American heavy-weight box-
popular names in the world, it is Periklytos and in Aramaic ing champion. Born Cassius Clay,
Muhammad means ‘the praised Mawhamana. Muhammad Ali decided to change
one,’ or ‘the one to praise.’ The Historically, the Prophet his name after converting to Islam
word stems from the Arabic root Muhammad is the main reason in 1964. This led Muslims in the
letters ‘h.m.d’. The verb is ‘hamida’ why the name has become so pop- UsA to follow the star and name
(he praised) and the noun is hamd ular amongst Muslims. Many like their children after him. similarly,
(praise). Other Arabic names from the idea of their children having Muhammad Iqbal was a great poet
the same root include Mahmud, a direct link to the Prophet and in Persian and Urdu, a philosopher
“Walk out like
Ahmad and Hamid. hope they will follow in the good and politician. He is commonly
somebody born
into colour. You
Muhammad is spelled in a vari- example of the Prophet. In the referred to as Allama Iqbal (Allama
are the candle that
ety of ways in countries across Qur’an (61:6) the arrival of Prophet means great scholar).
lights the whole
the world. Mohammad is prima- Muhammad is foretold by Jesus Muhammad is reputed to be the
world and I am an
rily used in Iran, Afghanistan, who refers to him as Ahmad – ‘the second most popular name in the
empty vessel for
Pakistan and Bangladesh, and much-praised’. This reference is United Kingdom.
your light.”
– Jalaluddin rumi
8 5
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sti
minutes is the amount of time e
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m
GoldEN WoNdEr
light takes to get from the sun
Wordplay a
r
g
n
More people are killed by donkeys
to the earth.
There are only two tube stations which
on
annually than are killed in plane have all five vowels in them - Mansion
a
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crashes House and South Ealing.
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