Mahound

Mahound and Mahoun are variant forms of the name Muhammad, often found in medieval and later European literature.[1] The name has been used in the past by Christian writers to vilify Muhammad.[2] It was especially connected to the demonization of Muhammad as inspiring a false religion.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Mahound". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.) Other spellings include Macon (for example, in Orlando Furioso) and Mahun (for example, in Cursor Mundi).
  2. ^ Esposito, John L. (1999). The Islamic threat : myth or reality? (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-19-513076-6. Mahound.
  3. ^ Annemarie Schimmel, Islam: An Introduction, 1992.
  4. ^ William Montgomery Watt,Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman, Oxford University Press, 1961, p. 229
  5. ^ Juferi, Mohd Elfie Nieshaem (September 20, 2005). "The Christian Missionaries & Their Lies About Muhammad". Bismika Allahuma. Retrieved November 14, 2023.