How to Use the Prophet in a Sentence

the Prophet

noun
  • The dates refer to the Prophet Muhammad eating them to break his fast.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • How did showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad in class end with a teacher dead?
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The dates are a reference to the Prophet Muhammad eating dates to break his fast.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Elias is a strong name that connotes strength and leadership in its bearers, just like Elijah the Prophet.
    — Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Ali is the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and a martyr to Shi’ite Muslims.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Commonly, dates are the first food to be consumed when breaking fast, considered a practice of the Prophet.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 17 Feb. 2026
  • It is called the Daniel fast, named for the Prophet Daniel of the Bible’s Old Testament.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
  • But the Prophet was quick to dispute such notions, declaring that an eclipse was merely a sign from God — not a harbinger of life or death.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Muslims believe that God revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad during this month.
    — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In his version of events, Salome doesn’t care that John (renamed Jokanaan the Prophet) slandered her mother.
    — E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Before bed, my mom and I sometimes read from a picture book about the life of the Prophet Muhammad, whose father had died before his birth.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And he was known to also publicly malign and insult the Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The 1,500-year-old fight over who is the legitimate successor to the Prophet Muhammed is fresh in their minds.
    — Sam Faddis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
  • It is said that this night is when the Angel Jibril revealed the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The latest crisis erupted late last month, when a Druze cleric was alleged to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
  • Sharing song lyrics over WhatsApp that others deemed blasphemous against the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sayyid is an honorific, referring to a descendent of the Prophet Mohammad.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The split between Shiite and Sunni started as partisanship over who should succeed the Prophet.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Some others within the group interpreted Yahaya’s lyrics as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven from the Dome of the Rock.
    — Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Muslim people believe this month is when the Prophet Muhammad was given the Quran and the duty to carry God's message.
    — Jordan Green, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Next door is the Al-Jazzar Mosque, where there's a reliquary containing a hair believed to be from the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Michele Kelemen, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Muslim people believe this month is when the Prophet Muhammad was given the Quran and the duty to carry God's message.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Dowd will be the voice of the Prophet, who is the philosophical guide for the human resistance in the future, acting as a light that shepherds survivors in the darkness of the unknown the lies ahead.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 June 2024
  • Set in the pink of a romantic sunset was an impression of Buraq, the steed that had carried the Prophet to heaven and back and shown him the wonders of Paradise.
    — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath his, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The al-Houthis are a family of prominent Islamic scholars who claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed.
    — Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The al-Houthis are a family of prominent Islamic scholars who claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed.
    — Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In 2006, Benedict had given a speech that many Muslims perceived as insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025

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