How to Use the Prophet in a Sentence

the Prophet

noun
  • On this day, it’s believed the Prophet Moses and his people were saved from Pharaoh by the splitting of the sea.
    Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 12 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Elias is a strong name that connotes strength and leadership in its bearers, just like Elijah the Prophet.
    Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • But whatever dishes appear at iftar, the Ramadan fast is always broken in the same way: with dates, the food with which the Prophet Muhammad is said to have broken his own fast.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The split between Shiite and Sunni started as partisanship over who should succeed the Prophet.
    Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The al-Houthis are a family of prominent Islamic scholars who claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed.
    Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 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
  • Three years earlier, a mother of five from Punjab was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to hang, after she was accused of defiling the name of the Prophet Mohammed.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The faithful and their guests break a daylong fast during an evening meal called iftar — a celebration typically starting with the sugary, sticky bite of a date, said to be one of the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite foods.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The role of Zaynab, Hussein’s sister and the Prophet’s granddaughter, was especially important.
    Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Eid al-Adha is considered the most important Islamic holiday, marking the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
  • These changes included making blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad punishable by a minimum sentence of life in prison, and possibly death.
    Myriam Renaud, The Conversation, 5 July 2023
  • López Prater’s showing of two ancient works of art over videoconference offended a Muslim student, who believes the Prophet should not be visually depicted.
    Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 23 July 2024
  • For example, the first wife of the Prophet, Khatija, was an independent businesswoman who initially hired the Prophet as an employee for her trading caravans.
    Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 July 2023
  • Because Islam forbids depictions of the Prophet, the illustrations hid his figure behind a shimmering foil silhouette, a golden void that reminded me of the chalk outlines scrawled around corpses in cop shows.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Six teenagers are currently on trial in Paris for allegedly inciting the murder after Paty showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class during a discussion on secularism and freedom of expression.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Sweden worries the situation is starting to resemble the fury Denmark faced from Muslim countries in 2006 following the publication of newspaper caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
    Karl Ritter and Jan M. Olsen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • The play tells the story of a devout and charismatic Muslim man whose daughter has written a novel about the Prophet Muhammad, scandalizing their traditional community and upending their relationship.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 4 June 2023
  • Important figures have championed it throughout history—the Prophet Muhammad regularly wore ithmid kohl for its health benefits.
    Sarah Khan, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Even if showing images of the Prophet is considered blasphemous in Islam, France prides itself on being a secular country – especially within its education system.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Hamline University has agreed to settle the religious discrimination lawsuit brought by an art history instructor who lost her job after showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad during an October 2022 class.
    Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 23 July 2024
  • As many scholars emphasize, Islam is not a monolithic entity, and various Muslim individuals and groups have interpreted their tradition differently over time, including by articulating different rules about the Prophet’s representation.
    The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023

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