محمدي

Arabic

Etymology

مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) + ـِيّ (-iyy)

Adjective

مُحَمَّدِيّ (muḥammadiyy)

  1. (Islam) pertaining to Muhammad, for example in comparison with other prophets
    مَا هِيَ بَعْضُ الْفُرُوقِ بَيْنَ الشَّرِيعَتَيْنِ الْمُحَمَّدِيّةِ وَٱلْمُوسَوِيّة؟
    mā hiya baʿḍu l-furūqi bayna š-šarīʿatayni l-muḥammadiyyati wal-mūsawiyya?
    What are some of the differences between the law of Muhammad and that of Moses?
  2. (Islam) being true to the teachings of Muhammad, for example in comparison with other Islamic sects
    عَقِيدَتُنَا وَحْدَهَا هِيَ الْعَقِيدَةُ الْمُحَمَّدِيّةُ الْأَصِيلة.
    ʿaqīdatunā waḥdahā hiya l-ʿaqīdatu l-muḥammadiyyatu l-ʾaṣīla.
    Our dogma alone is the original dogma of Muhammad.

Usage notes

  • Unlike English Muhammadan, the Arabic word is virtually never used to mean “Islamic” vis-à-vis other religions, at least not by Muslims.
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