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穆罕默德

Mandarin · pinyin Mù hǎn mò dé

Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God

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穆: mù · majestic, solemn, reverent; calm
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname
默: mò · silent; quiet, still; dark
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue

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4–3–4–2 · Mu4 han3 mo4 de2

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Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
47th sura of Quran
a transliteration of the Arabic male given name مُحَمَّد (muḥammad), equivalent to Muhammad

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