Muhammad Ahmed

American  

[am-uhd] / ˈæm əd /

noun

1. the Mahdi, 1844–85, Muslim leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

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Example Sentences

In 1884, the redoubtable Burnaby volunteered for service in the Sudan, where the governor-general, Charles Gordon, had been besieged in the capital Khartoum by the Ansar followers of Muhammad Ahmed, the self-proclaimed Mahdi; called “Dervishes” by the British, they had embarked upon a jihad to overthrow Egyptian rule of the territory.

From The Wall Street Journal

It added that Muhammad Ahmed Miftah, the Houthi deputy prime minister, would assume Rahawi's role.

From BBC

Rather than selecting a bag of chips off the shelf, Muhammad Ahmed spreads out a small rug on the floor in the corner and offers worship.

From Washington Post

Zeidan’s daughter Ghazala was married to a man named Muhammad Ahmed Araj, who grew up in the neighborhood.

From New York Times

In a related twist, Pakistani officials recently unfroze the assets of Islamist cleric Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, a critic of Shiite Islam, and removed his name from the nation’s terrorist watchlist.

From Washington Times