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These and other variations on the theme were all set in the "temper of the times" of the Muslim–Christian conflict, as Medieval Europe was becoming aware of its great enemy in the wake of the quickfire success of the Muslims through
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no. 39 (1992): "The term Mohammedan is considered offensive or pejorative to most Muslims since it makes human beings central in their religion, a position which only Allah may occupy". Other dictionaries, such as
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practices and advocates a return to a purer form of Islam based on the hadith and examples from the life of the prophet. It has adapted institutions such as the Boy Scouts to Islamic ends as the
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are more common today. Though sometimes used stylistically by some Muslims, a vast majority consider the term archaic or a misnomer, as it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad himself and not
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Modern Muslims dislike the terms Mohammedan and Mohammedanism, which seem to them to carry the implication of worship of Mohammed, as Christian and Christianity imply the worship of Christ.
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that arose in the 18th century and seeks to redirect and harmonize Sufi philosophy and practices with the authority and example of the prophet and hadith.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000) annotates the term as "offensive". The
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Strothmann, Rudolf (1934). "al-Muḥammadīya". In Houtsma, M. Th.; Wensinck, A. J.; Levi-Provençal, E. (eds.).
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JOHN BOWKER. "Muhammadans." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved 8 June 2012
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, edited by Noah Porter, published by G & C. Merriam Co., 1913
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Some modern Muslims have objected to the term, saying that the term was not used by Muhammad himself or
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A concise etymological dictionary of the English language, By Walter William Skeat
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This article is about the word and its history. For the adherents of Islam, see
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cites 1663 as the first recorded usage of the English term; the older spelling
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Green, Nile, Sufism: A Global History, Jon Wiley & Sons, 2012 pg 167-168
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has "its use is now widely seen as depreciatory or offensive", referring to
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was commonly used in European literature until at least the mid-1960s.
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Christian or that he was a god worshipped by Muslims. Some works of
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such as the "paynim foe" (enemy). Depictions, such as those in the
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religion, doctrines, institutions and practices that he established
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1883 map of world religions showing "Mohammedan" areas in grey.
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is widely considered archaic or in some cases even offensive.
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of Muhammad's name, and Latin was, for another 500 years, the
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dates back to at least 1529. The English word is derived from
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socioreligious reform movement that shuns syncretistic and
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Western Hostility to Islam and Prophecies of Turkish Doom
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in Bangladesh and India which include the word, such as
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" 356:This section may contain information 293:Mohammedan Sporting Club (Chittagong) 267:The term remains in limited use. The 212:language of scholarship and erudition 7: 609:A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 297:Mohammedan Sporting Club (Jhenaidah) 283:in 1920. There are also a number of 206:; this is similar to "Mahomet", the 689:Mohammedanism: an historical survey 152:, down to the 13th century or so, 25: 786:Archaic English words and phrases 595:Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman. 440: 347: 289:Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka) 156:that Muhammad had either been a 729:10.1163/2214-871X_ei1_SIM_4812 222:shortly after the fall of the 154:some Christians had the belief 77:) is a term for a follower of 1: 307:Muslim objections to the term 200:Trials of the Knights Templar 512:John Bowker. 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Index

Mahomedan
Muslim
Mohammadan, Iran

Muhammad
Islamic prophet
noun
adjective
religion, doctrines, institutions and practices that he established
Muslim
Islamic
Allah
Oxford English Dictionary
Neo-Latin
Medieval Latin
Western Europe
some Christians had the belief
heretical
Medieval European literature
pagans
sobriquets
Song of Roland
idols
Apollyon
Lucifer
Termagant
Mahound
Trials of the Knights Templar
Baphomet
Latin transliteration

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