Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an

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male

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common in most parts of the

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. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.

Etymology

The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the

(), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle ().

Lexicology

As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a

Quranic The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

prophecy attributed to

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

. It also shares the same roots as

Mahmud Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 199 ...

and

Hamed Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د): # (Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it ...

. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a

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named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

ic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of

at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word '

Paraclete Paraclete ( grc, παράκλητος, la, paracletus) means 'advocate' or 'helper'. In Christianity, the term ''paraclete'' most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit. Etymology ''Paraclete'' comes from the Koine Greek word (). A combination o ...

' from the Biblical text,"Isa", Encyclopedia of Islam although this view is not universal considering translations, meanings and etymology.A. Guthrie and E. F. F. Bishop, p. 253–254. Traditional Islamic sources, such as

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...

Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim ( ar, صحيح مسلم, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim), group=note is a 9th-century ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (815–875). It is one of the most valued bo ...

, and others contain

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

in which Muhammad personally refers to himself as Ahmad. Christian orientalist such as

William Montgomery Watt William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish Orientalist, historian, academic and Anglican priest. From 1964 to 1979, he was Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh. Watt was one of ...

, however, tried to argue that the use of Ahmad as a proper name for "Muhammad" did not exist until well into the second Islamic century, previously being used only in an adjectival sense. But his argument is weak,as Muhammad had called himself Ahmad. And Watt didn't give any reference on behalf of his claim. As in Sahih Bukhari, 3532: Watt concludes that the development of the term being used as a name in reference to Muhammad came later in the context of Christian-Muslim polemics, particularly with Muslim attempts to equate Muhammad with the Biblical 'Paraclete', owing to a prophecy attributed to

in the Quranic verse 61:6. According to the ''New Encyclopedia of Islam'', and the older ''

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'', the word ''Ahmad'' has no

etymological Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words and ...

attachment to the word ''Muhammad'', but instead has been defined and understood according to its form and likeness to the word ''Muhammad''.

Interpretations and meanings of Ahmad

Development

Regarding

Ibn Ishaq Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār (; according to some sources, ibn Khabbār, or Kūmān, or Kūtān, ar, محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار بن خيار, or simply ibn Isḥaq, , meaning "the son of Isaac"; died 767) was an 8 ...

's biography of Muhammad, the

Sirat Rasul Allah Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya (), commonly shortened to Sīrah and translated as prophetic biography, are the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Quran and Hadiths, most historical information about his life and the ...

, Islamic scholar

Alfred Guillaume Alfred Guillaume (8 November 1888 – 30 November 1965) was a British Christian Arabist, scholar of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and Islam. Career Guillaume was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, the son of Alfred Guillaume. He took up Arabic a ...

wrote:

Ahmad passage

Here are two translations of the passage in question in Surat 61 verse 6: The verse in the Quran attributes a name or designation, describing or identifying who would follow Jesus. In his

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to his disciples, Jesus promised that he would "send the

Holy Spirit In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...

" to them after his departure, in John 15:26 stating: "whom I will send unto you from the Father,

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the Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me." John 14:17 states "

the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you."''John'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 , page 442.''The Gospel of John: Question by Question'' by Judith Schubert 2009 , pages 112–127. Regarding verse 61: 6 in the Quran: Contrary to the above claim that Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham did not mention Ahmad and the respective passage, there is Ibn Ishaq's work with the title Kitab al-Maghazi and Ibn Hisham who mention and connect the words Mohammad & Ahmad with the

. Additionally it has been documented that there was an attempt to connect the respective quranic verse with the Paraclete even earlier then Ibn Ishaq. Moreover, a later interpolation of this passage to the Quran, just to serve as an ex eventu prove for the early Muslim scholars, has also been refuted in modern Islamic Studies. This is supported by the fact that the earliest as well as the later manuscripts of the Quran contain the exact passage and wording in Surah 61.

Scholarship regarding the Greek translation

"Early translators knew nothing about the surmised reading of periklutos for parakletos, and its possible rendering as Ahmad …. Periklutos does not come into the picture as far as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham are concerned. The deception is not theirs. The opportunity to introduce Ahmad was not accepted – though it is highly improbable that they were aware of it being a possible rendering of Periklutos. It would have clinched the argument to have followed the Johannine references with a Quranic quotation." "Furthermore the Peshitta, Old Syriac, and Philoxenian versions all write the name of John in the form Yuhanan, not in the Greek form Yuhannis.. Accordingly to find a text of the Gospels from which Ibn Ishaq could have drawn his quotation we must look for a version which differs from all others in displaying these characteristics. Such a text is the

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Lectionary of the Gospels which will conclusively prove that the Arabic writer had a Syriac text before him which he, or his informant, skillfully manipulated to provide the reading we have in the Sira.". "Muslim children are never called Ahmad before the year 123AH. But there are many instances prior to this date of boys called 'Muhammad.' Very rarely is the name 'Ahmad' met with in pre-Islamic time of ignorance (Jahiliya), though the name Muhammad was in common use. Later traditions that the prophet's name was Ahmad show that this had not always been obvious, though commentators assume it after about 22 (AH)." "It has been concluded that the word Ahmad in Quran as-Saff 61:6 is to be taken not as a proper name but as an adjective... and that it was understood as a proper name only after Muhammad had been identified with the Paraclete." "Note that by the middle of the 2nd century AH, Muslims already identified Muhammad with the Greek word "Paracletos" (Counsellor / Advocate) or the Aramaic translation "Menahhemana."

Alleged historical document regarding the topic

Text of the correspondence between `

Umar II Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ( ar, عمر بن عبد العزيز, ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; 2 November 680 – ), commonly known as Umar II (), was the eighth Umayyad caliph. He made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, and ...

and Leo III: "We recognize Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the authors of the Gospel, and yet I know that this truth, recognized by us Christians wounds you, so that you seek to find accomplices for your lie. In brief, you admit that we say that it was written by God, and brought down from the heavens, as you pretend for your Furqan, although we know that it was `Umar,

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and

Salman the Persian Salman the Persian or Salmān al-Fārsī ( ar, سَلْمَان ٱلْفَارِسِيّ), born Rūzbeh Khoshnūdān ( fa, ), was a Persian companion (Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was raised as a Zoroastrian in Sasanian Persia, t ...

, who composed that, even though the rumor has got round among you that God sent it down from heavens…. odhas chosen the way of sending

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Prophets, and it is for this reason that the Lord, having finished all those things that He had decided on beforehand, and having fore-announced His incarnation by way of His prophets, yet knowing that men still had need of assistance from God, promised to send the Holy Spirit, under the name of Paraclete, (Consoler), to console them in the distress and sorrow they felt at the departure of their Lord and Master. I reiterate, that it was for this cause alone that Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, since He sought to console His disciples for His departure, and recall to them all that He had said, all that He had done before their eyes, all that they were called to propagate throughout the world by their witness. Paraclete thus signifies "consoler", while Muhammad means "to give thanks", or "to give grace", a meaning which has no connection whatever with the word Paraclete." However the authenticity of the correspondence has been put into question by scholars.Bart D. Ehrman Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics, Oxford University Press, USA (2012) 978-0199928033

Transliterations

''Ahmad'' is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the

, although primarily in the

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. More recently, this transliteration has become increasingly popular in the

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due to use by members of the

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community. ''Ahmed'' is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the

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. This transliteration is also used throughout the

. ''Ahmet'' is the modern Turkish transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings. The less common transliterations of ''Ahmad'' are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia. ''Achmat'' is the fairly standard transliteration used by South Africa's Muslim community, and its pronunciation shows evidence of the influence of Afrikaans: the which represents ح �is pronounced as an Afrikaans (i.e. closer to the Arabic خ); and the د is realised as a (closer to the Arabic ت) which follows Afrikaans

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principles.

List of people with the name

Ahmad

Ahmad ibn Hanbal Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Dhuhli ( ar, أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل الذهلي, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal al-Dhuhlī; November 780 – 2 August 855 CE/164–241 AH), was a Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and ...

, (780–855) was an Arab Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, hadith traditionist, and founder of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence. *Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tasim, was an Abbasid prince and son of Abbasid caliph

Al-Mu'tasim Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الرشيد; October 796 – 5 January 842), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh (, ), was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling f ...

. He was also patron of Science, philosophy and Art. * Ahmad ibn Muhammad, (died 866) better known as Al-Musta'in was the twelfth

Abbasid caliph The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The family came t ...

(r. 862–866). *

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( ps, احمد شاه دراني; prs, احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In July 1747, Ahm ...

, Founder of Last Afghan Durrani Empire *

Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ahmad Shah Bahadur , also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi (23 December 1725 – 1775 AD), was the fourteenth Mughal Emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age ...

Mughal Emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...

* Sheikh Ahmad, Siamese official of Persian ancestry *

Ahmad (rapper) Ahmad Ali Lewis (born October 12, 1975), simply known as Ahmad (often stylized AHMAD), is an American rapper, songwriter, motivational speaker and author from Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for the 1994 single " Back in the ...

, West Coast hip hop performer *

Ahmad Abbas Ahmad Abbas (Arabic: أحمد عباس; born 8 October 1985) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Qaisumah and the Saudi Arabia national team. Club career Abbas began his career with Saudi Professional ...

, Saudi Arabian footballer *

Ahmad Abdalla Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader ( ar, أحمد عبد الله السيد) (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter. His debut feature film is ''Heliopolis (2009 film), Heliopolis'' (2009); his s ...

, Egyptian film director *

Ahmad Adel Ahmad Adel ( ar, أحمد عادل; born January 7, 1984) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the right back position for El-Ittihad El-Iskandary (El Ittihad). He is a talented young defender who transferred to Al Ahly in January 2007. He is kno ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Ahmad Ahmadi Ahmad Ahmadi (; 1885–1944), known as ''Pezeshk Ahmadi'' meaning Physician Ahmadi, was born in Mashhad to Mohammad Ali Ahmadi. He worked as a nurse at Qasr prison in Tehran, where he was ordered to kill political prisoners; he was later execut ...

, Iranian physician *

Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali ( ar, أحمد إسماعيل علي) (14 October 1917 – 26 December 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the October War of 1973, and is best known for his planning of the attack across ...

(1917–1974), Egyptian army officer *

Ahmad Alaq Ahmad Alaq ( ug, أحمد; died 1503) was the Khan of Eastern Moghulistan ( Uyghurstan) from 1487 to 1503. He was the second son of Yunus Khan. His mother was Shah Begum, fourth daughter of Badakhshan prince Lali. Ahmad Alaq was a direct male-l ...

, Khan of eastern

Moghulistan Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Teng ...

Ahmad Amin Ahmad Amin (Arabic: أحمد أمين), (1954-1886) was an Egyptian historian and writer. He wrote a series of books on the history of the Islamic civilization (1928–1953), a famous autobiography (''My Life'', 1950), as well as an important d ...

, Egyptian historian and writer *

Ahmad A'zam Ahmad A'zam ''(Аҳмад Аъзам)'' (28 June 1949 – 4 January 2014) was an Uzbek writer, author, journalist, scriptwriter and literature critic. Life Ahmad A'zam was born in Jomboy region (Ghazira village) of Samarkand city in Uzbekis ...

, Uzbek writer *

Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Ahmed Ibrahim Artan so, Ahmed Ibrahim Cartan ; ar, أحمد ابراهيم عرتن) is a Somali diplomat, author and currently Minister of Security of Puntland.. He is the former Labourers and Youth adviser to the Somali president. Persona ...

, Somali diplomat, author and politician *

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ( so, Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi or Axmed Gurey, Harari: አሕመድ ኢብራሂም አል-ጋዚ, ar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي ; 1506 – 21 February 1543) was an imam and general of the Adal Sultana ...

, The Somali Imam of

Adal Sultanate The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din ...

who conquered Abyssinia *

Ahmad Bahar Haj Sheikh Ahmad Bahar (1889 Mashad, Iran – 1957 Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian politician, a patriotic poet, prominent journalist, writer, publisher and farmer. Literary career He was one of the best students of late Sheikh Abdoljavad Adib Neish ...

, Iranian politician *Ahmad Balshe, Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known professionally as

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* Ahmad Belal, Egyptian former football player *

Ahmad Black Ahmad Black (born December 12, 1988) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS Nationa ...

, American football safety for the Florida Gators *

Ahmad Bradshaw Ahmad Bradshaw (born March 19, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played college football at Marshall. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, ...

, American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts, released via free agency from the New York Giants *

Ahmad Brooks Ahmad Kadar Brooks (born March 14, 1984) is an American former football outside linebacker. He played college football at Virginia, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Supplemental Draft. He has also play ...

, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers * Ahmad Bunnag of Siam *

Ahmad Bustomi Ahmad Bustomi (born 13 July 1985) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 2 club PSMS Medan. He is one of the 2007 Sea Games team member Ivan Kolev upbringing. His favourite players are Bima Sakti and Andre ...

, Indonesian footballer *

Ahmad Carroll Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Carroll was also a member of the J ...

, American football free agent * Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesian Islamic revivalist * Ahmad Dhani, Indonesian musician *

Ahmad Dukhqan Ahmad Dukhqan (1930 – 18 April 2015) was a Jordanian politician and engineer of Circassian descent. He was Vice President of the Natural Resources Authority between 1981 and 1984 and undersecretary of the Ministry of Rural Affairs. Dukhqan serv ...

, Jordanian politician *

Ahmad Fanakati Ahmad Fanākatī or Banākatī ( fa, ; ; before 1242 — 10 April 1282) was a Persian Muslim from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) who served as finance minister of the Yuan dynasty during Kublai's reign. He became known as a chief minister ...

, financial officer of

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of th ...

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...

Ahmad Fuadi Ahmad Fuadi (born 30 December 1973) is an Indonesian writer, novelist and social entrepreneur. His debut novel Negeri 5 Menara (The Land of 5 Towers) broke the publisher's sales record ( Gramedia Pustaka Utama) for the last 37 years. Negeri 5 Me ...

, Indonesian writer * Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born 2000), American football player * Ahmad Gooden (born 1995), American football player *

Ahmad Hardi Ahmad Hardi ( ku, Ehmed Herdî; 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a prominent Kurdish poet. He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has ...

, Kurdish poet * Ahmad Hawkins, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers *

Ahmad Hijazi Ahmad Mostafa Hijazi ( ar, أحمد مصطفى حجازي, ; born 22 August 1994) is a Lebanese Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Al Ansar FC, Ansar. Club career After spending ...

(born 1994), Lebanese footballer *

, Founder of the

Hanbalite The Hanbali school ( ar, ٱلْمَذْهَب ٱلْحَنۢبَلِي, al-maḏhab al-ḥanbalī) is one of the four major traditional Sunni schools (''madhahib'') of Islamic jurisprudence. It is named after the Arab scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d ...

school of Muslim jurisprudence *

Ahmad ibn Fadlan Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāšid ibn Ḥammād, ( ar, أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; ) commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Muslim traveler, famous for his account of his ...

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

ambassador to the

Volga Bulgars Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria, was a historic Bulgars, Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic ...

Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Tulun ( ar, أحمد بن طولون, translit=Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn; c. 20 September 835 – 10 May 884) was the founder of the Tulunid dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria between 868 and 905. Originally a Turkic slave-soldier, in 868 ...

, founder of the

Tulunid dynasty The Tulunids (), were a Mamluk dynasty of Turkic origin who were the first independent dynasty to rule Egypt, as well as much of Syria, since the Ptolemaic dynasty. They were independent from 868, when they broke away from the central authority ...

* Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov, "Honored teacher" of Azerbaijan *

Ahmad Jalloul Ahmad Adnan Jalloul ( ar, أحمد عدنان جلول, ; born 23 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Safa. Career statistics International Honours Safa * Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 201 ...

(born 1992), Lebanese footballer *

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Biography Early life Jamal was born Fr ...

, American jazz pianist *

Ahmad Sayyed Javadi Ahmad Sayyed Javadi ( fa, احمد صدر حاج‌سیدجوادی; 24 June 1917 – 31 March 2013) was an Iranian lawyer, political activist and politician, who served as interior minister and justice minister. He was the first interior min ...

, Iranian lawyer and politician *

Ahmad Kasravi Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( fa, سید احمد حکم‌آبادی تبریزی, Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( fa, احمد کسروی, Ahmad-e Kasravi), was a pre-eminent Irani ...

, Iranian linguists and historian *

Ahmad Khatib Shaikh Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi (1860 – 1916) was a Minangkabau Islamic teacher. He was born in Koto Tuo, Dutch East Indies on 6 Dzulhijjah 1276 H (1860 M) and died in Mecca, Ottoman Empire on 8 Jumadil Awal 1334 H (1916 M). He served as the ...

, first

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Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

n origin *

Ahmad Maher (disambiguation) Ahmad Maher may refer to: *Ahmad Mahir Pasha (1888–1945), former Prime Minister of Egypt * Ahmad Maher (diplomat) (1935–2010), grandson of Ahmad Mahir Pasha and former Foreign Minister of Egypt * Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director * ...

, various people * Ahmad Majid, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet *

Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم) (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Sport career ...

Ahmad Miller Ahmad Rasheed Miller (born April 10, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was chosen with the final pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, giving him the nickname Mr. Irrelevant. After being drafted by the Houston Texans, he went through ...

, former defensive tackle for the National Football League *

Ahmad Mirfendereski Ahmad Mirfendereski (9 May 1918–2 May 2004) was an Iranian diplomat, politician and the last minister of foreign affairs of the Shah era in Iran. Career Mirfendereski began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs and held many posts ther ...

(1918–2004), Iranian diplomat *

Ahmad Merritt Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Wisconsin. Merritt was also a member of the Dalla ...

, American football free agent *

Ahmad Muin Yaacob On 25 November 2016, at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Singapore, during a heated argument, Ahmad Muin bin Yaacob, a 23-year-old Malaysian cleaner, killed his 54-year-old supervisor Maimunah binte Awang by stabbing her with a pair of grass cutters an ...

, Malaysian convicted murderer *

Ahmad Nivins Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is a former American professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's. High school car ...

, American basketball player *

Ahmad ibn Rustah Ahmad ibn Rustah Isfahani ( fa, احمد ابن رسته اصفهانی ''Aḥmad ibn Rusta Iṣfahānī''), more commonly known as Ibn Rustah (, also spelled ''Ibn Rusta'' and ''Ibn Ruste''), was a tenth-century Persian explorer and geographer ...

, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia *

Ahmad Rashad Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moor ...

, sportscaster and former football player *

Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti politician and a member of the ruling family, Al Sabah. Early life and education Sabah was born on 5 September 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University ...

(born 1952), Kuwaiti royal and politician *

Ahmad Sa'adat Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat; ar, احمد سعدات, links=no; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan, is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palesti ...

, Secretary-General of the

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( ar, الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين, translit=al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn, PFLP) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary soci ...

Ahmad Saad Ahmad Saad Abdullah is a Saudi Arabian football player who played in the Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), k ...

, a Saudi Arabian football player. *

Ahmad Said (politician) Ahmad Said (born 15 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from March 2008 to May 2014 and Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) from 1995 to his promotion to the Menteri ...

, Malaysian politician *

Ahmad Ali Sepehr Ahmad Ali Sepehr, also known as Movarrekh Al Dowleh, (1889–1976) was an Iranian historian and politician. He held several government posts during both the Qajar and Pahlavi rule. Early life and education Sepehr was born in Tehran in 1889. His ...

, Iranian historian and politician *

Ahmad Shah Massoud ) , branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front , serviceyears = 1975–2001 , rank = General , unit = , commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan Wa ...

Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity ** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...

military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan *

Ahmad Shah Qajar Ahmad Shah Qajar ( fa, احمد شاه قاجار; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 Janu ...

, Last

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

of the

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...

Ahmad Shamlou Ahmad Shamlou ( fa, احمد شاملو, ''Ahmad Šāmlū'' , also known under his pen name A. Bamdad ( fa, ا. بامداد)) (December 12, 1925 – July 23, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most infl ...

, Persian poet and writer *

Ahmad Shukeiri Ahmad al-Shukeiri ( ar, أحمد الشقيري, also transliterated al-Shuqayri, Shuqairi, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry; 1 January 1908 – 26 February 1980) was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964–1967. ...

, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization * Ahmad Sohrab, Persian author *

Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif (31 May 1935 – 27 May 2022), popularly known as Buya Syafi'i, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and intellectual. He was chairman of Muhammadiyah between 1998 and 2005. Educated in the United States, he was known for his ...

, Indonesian intellectual *

Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Akhazul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; August 22, 1913 – June 4, 1950) was the 27th Sultan of Brunei from 11 September 1924 until his death. After his death in 1950, he was then succeeded by his younger brother Omar Ali Saifuddie ...

, 27th Sultan of

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

* Ahmad Taktouk (born 1984), Lebanese footballer *Ahmad Tekuder (died 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate *Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone *Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar *Ahmad Thomas (born 1994), American football player *Ahmad Treaudo, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods *Ahmad Yani, Indonesian Army general *Ahmad Zarruq, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh *Ahmad Yaakob, Malaysian politician; Menteri Besar of Kelantan *Ahmad Najib Aris, Malaysian convicted rapist and killer who was hanged for the rape and murder of Canny Ong

Surname

* Alimuddin Ahmad (1884-1920), Bengali activist and revolutionary * Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872-1940), Bengali litterateur * Nesaruddin Ahmad (1873-1952), Bengali Islamic scholar and Pir of Sarsina * Feroz Ahmad (born 1938), Indian academic and historian * Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian politician * Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Indonesian badminton player

Fictional characters

* Aĥmad, from ''Malatily Bathhouse''

Ahmed

* Ahmed I, sultan of the

* Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Ahmed Abu Ismail, Egyptian economist and politician * Ahmed Abukhater, urban and regional planner and Palestinian-American powerlifter * Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian American actor and comedian * Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet * Ahmed Ali Awan (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker * Ahmed Baduri, Eritrean diplomat * Ahmed Elmi Osman, Somali politician * Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former President of Iraq * Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria * Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician * Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress * Ahmed Galal (born 1948), Egyptian economist * Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 * Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 * Ahmed Hulusi, Turkish writer and Sufi * Ahmed Hussen, Somali-Canadian lawyer * Ahmed Imamovic, Bosnians, Bosnian film director * Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (1929–2017), South African politician, political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. * Ahmed Khadr, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier of al-Qaeda * Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Mujaddid of 14th century of Islam * Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family * Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati politician * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati businessman * Ahmed M. Hassan Somali politician * Ahmed Marei, Egyptian basketball coach and former player * Ahmed Mohiuddin, Pakistani people, Pakistani biologist * Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer * Ahmed Naamani (born 1979), Lebanese footballer * Ahmed Nadeem, cricketer * Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways * Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirati businessman * Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 * Ahmed Nazif (born 1952), Egyptian politician * Ahmed Nizam, Indian cricketer * Ahmed Patel, Indian politician * Ahmed Plummer, former NFL player * Ahmed Rushdi, Pakistani singer * Ahmed Rushdi (politician), Ahmed Rushdi, Egyptian politician * Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia * Ahmed Sanjar, ruler of the Seljuk Turks * Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist), Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist * Ahmed Al Saqr (born 1970), Lebanese footballer * Ahmed Şerafettin, Turkish football manager * Ahmed Sheikh, Palestinian journalist * Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer * Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan (1889–1923), Turkish born Saudi royal * Ahmed Sékou Touré, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea * Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas * Ahmed Yesevi, leader of Sufi mysticism * Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry ; Surname * Nick Ahmed (born 1990), American baseball player

Ahmet

* Ahmet Akdilek (born 1988), Turkish cyclist * Ahmet Alkan, Turkish economist * Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist * Ahmet Bilek (1932–1971), Turkish Olympic champion * Ahmet Bozer (born 1960), Turkish business executive * Ahmet Cevdet (disambiguation), Ahmet Cevdet, multiple people * Ahmet Cömert (1926–1990), Turkish amateur boxer, coach, referee, boxing judge and sports official * Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959), Turkish politician and political scientist * Ahmet Dursun (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Enünlü (born 1948), Turkish bodybuilder * Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (born 1979), son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan * Ahmet Ertegun (923–2006), Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records * Ahmet Gülhan (born 1978), Turkish wrestler * Ahmet Haşim (1884–1933), Turkish writer * Ahmet Hromadžić (1923–2003), Bosnian writer * Ahmet İsvan (1923–2017), Turkish politician * Ahmet Kaya (1957–2000), Turkish–Kurdish folk singer * Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941–2013), Turkish seismologist * Ahmet İzzet Pasha (1864–1937), Ottoman general * Ahmet Kireççi (1914–1979), Turkish sports wrestler * Ahmet Koç, Turkish musician * Ahmet Köksal, (1920-1997), Turkish poet and writer * Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Li (born 1991), Chinese-Turkish table tennis player * Ahmet Öcal (born 1979), Belgian footballer * Ahmet Örken (born 1993), Turkish cyclist * Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (born 1936), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler * Ahmet Rasim, Turkish writer and politician * Ahmet Sağlam (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941), tenth President of the Republic of Turkey * Ahmet Burak Solakel (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901–1962), Turkish writer * Ahmet Türk (born 1942), Turkish politician * Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (1878–1942), Turkish politician * Ahmet Ümit (born 1960), Turkish author * Ahmet Uzel (1930–1998), Turkish composer * Ahmet Üzümcü (born 1951), Turkish diplomat * Ahmet Uzun, Turkish Cypriot politician * Ahmet Vardar (1937–2010), Turkish journalist * Ahmet Emin Yalman (1888–1972), Turkish journalist * Ahmet Yıldırım (born 1974), Turkish footballer * Ahmet Yıldız (born 1979), Turkish scientist * Ahmet Zappa (born 1974), American musician, actor and novelist * Ahmet Zogu, King of Albania (1928-1939)

Other spellings

* Achmad Jufriyanto, Indonesian footballer * Achmad Nawir, Dutch East Indies footballer * Achmad Saba'a, Arab-Israeli footballer * Achmad Soebardjo, Indonesian diplomat * Achmat Dangor, South African writer * Achmed Abdullah, Russian writer * Achmed Akkabi, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor * Achmed Labasanov, Russian mixed martial artist * Achmet (oneiromancer), Occultist * Ahmat Acyl, Chadian Arab insurgent leader * Ahmat Brahim, Chadian footballer * Ahmat Taboye, Chadian writer * Akhmed Avtorkhanov, Chechen leader * Akhmad Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic * Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic * Ahmaud Arbery, African Americans, African American murder victim ; Surname * Rosli Ahmat (1970–2002), Singaporeans, Singaporean armed robber and murderer * Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (1885–1949), Indonesian Ulama

References

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