Grammar
Part of SpeechProper Noun (Ism 'Alam / Passive Participle Form)
Root (Arabic)ح م د
Root Transliterationḥ-m-d
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingMu-ḥam-mad
Common MistakePronouncing the sharp Ḥā (ح) as a soft English 'H' ('Muhammad'), or failing to hold the Ghunnah on the doubled Mīm (مَّ).
Learning Notes
Micro TafsirIn the Quran, the name *Muḥammad* appears exactly 4 times (Surah Ali 'Imran 3:144, Al-Ahzab 33:40, Muhammad 47:2, and Al-Fath 48:29). He is identified explicitly as Allah's Messenger and the Seal of the Prophets (*Khātam an-Nabiyyīn*), whose teachings complete divine revelation for all humanity.
Memory HookAssociate *Muḥammad* with the root *Ḥamda* (praise) and Surah 47, which bears his name.
Contextual Verse
Al-Fath (48:29)
مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا سِيمَاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِم مِّنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ذَٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنجِيلِ كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَىٰ عَلَىٰ سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.