Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mohammed or Mahomet (written also Mahonsmed or Mahommet, and Mtuhamed or Muhamet, an Arabic word meaning the predicted Messiah; applied to him in allusion to Hag 2:7; but formerly called, according to a tradition quoted by Halabi, Kothanm) was a great Arabian legislator, who not only completely changed the face of the world in his … Continue reading “Mohammed or Mahomet”

Mohammed Hakim Ispahani (Haft), a Parsee doctor, was born at Ispahan about 1790. He was the mollah of a religious sect known as the Rasmians, or old orthodox Parsees. His writings reveal interesting facts concerning what is left at Bombay of the Par-sees, or fire-worshippers. For the good of his sect, Mohammed wrote, in Persian … Continue reading “Mohammed Hakim Ispahani”

Mohammed and Mohammedism The power of the tribe was continually increasing; they had become the masters and the acknowledged guardians of the sacred Kaaba, within the town of Mecca — then visited in annual pilgrimage by the heathen Arabs with their offerings and tributes — and had thereby gained such preeminence that it was comparatively … Continue reading “Mohammed and Mohammedism”

Mohammed al-Darazi one of the founders of the sect of the Druses, was born near Bokhara about A.D. 960. In 1010 he came to Egypt, where he was converted to the doctrines of Hakim al-Mokanna. This doctrine admitted incarcations consecutive with divinity in different persons. He was the first to regard Hakim al-Mokanna, then ruling … Continue reading “Mohammed al-Darazi”

Mohammed Aben-Kerram founder of a Mohammedan sect, was born at Serenj about A.D. 820. After teaching in his native city, he came to Khorassan, where he met a celebrated hermit, Ahmed ben-Harb, who induced him to visit the Kaaba. On his return to Khorassan, after a five years’ sojourn to Mecca, he taught his new … Continue reading “Mohammed Aben-Kerram”

Mohammed Abd-el-Wahab the founder of the Mohammedan sect named after him Wahabites, was born in Nejed or Nejd, Central Arabia, about the close of the 17th century, in the tribe of Temim, and claimed descent from Mohammed the prophet. Like his prototype, the great Mohammed, he spent the early part of his life in trading … Continue reading “Mohammed Abd-el-Wahab”

Mohammed (Arabic: the praised one) The prophet of Islam and founder of Mohammedanism, born Mecca, Arabia, 20 April 571; died there, 633. Of the powerful tribe of Fihr or Quraish, Mohammed spent his early life as a shepherd and an attendant of caravans, and at 25 married Khadeejah, a rich widow. Commercial journeys to Syria … Continue reading “Mohammed”

Moha (Skr.) Distraction, perplexity, delusion, beclouding of the mind rendering it unfit to perceive the truth, generally explained as attachment to the phenomenal; in Buddhism, ignorance, as a source of vice. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Mogul, Great the popular designation of the emperor of Delhi, as the impersonation of the powerful empire established in Hindustan by the Mongols, who were called Moguls by the Persians. The first Great Mogul was Baber, the great- grandson of Timur, who founded the Mongul empire in Hindustan in 1526. In 1803 the Great Mogul … Continue reading “Mogul, Great”

Mogtasilah (i.e., those who wash themselves) is a name which mediaeval Arabic writers gave to a sect of Christians’ said to have flourished on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. Recent investigations render it probable that they were the Zabians (from = , , to wash), or Mendceans (q.v.) of the present day. Fuente: … Continue reading “Mogtasilah”