Ya Muhammad

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Yā Muhammad (Arabic: يَا مُحَمَّد "O Muhammad") or "Yā Rasūl Allāh" (Arabic: يَا رَسُولُ الله "O Messenger of God") are Arabic expressions referring to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[1]^[2]

Definition

The phrase means "O Muhammad". The word yā indicates the vocative case, signifying direct address to a person. It is a common prefix used by Arabic speakers before personal names.^[2]

Use

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It is used to seek intercession through the Prophet or his family, companions and venerated figures. The majority of its practitioners are the Shias and Sunnis including the Sufis.^{[citation needed]} The vocative yā when used with Allāh is used to call upon God for help.^[3]^[4]

Mourning of Muharram

During the mourning of Muharram, spontaneous slogans of Ya Hussain, Ya Ali and Ya Rasulullah "Messenger of God!" are common. On such occasions, the slogans demonstrate support.^[5]

References

^ "Proclaiming the words 'Ya RASOOLALLH'". Islamic Academy, 1251 Shiloh Rd. Plano TX 75074. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
^ ^a ^b "Concept Of Nidaa Ya Rasoolallah (Calling Oh Messenger Of Allah)". Usmani Mosque, 308 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 4HJ. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "The Validity of Saying Ya-Rasoolallah - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah".
^ "Proclaiming the words 'Ya Rasool ALLAH'".
^ Sir Henry Yule; Arthur Coke Burnell (1903). Crooke, William (ed.). Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive (The University of Michigan ed.). J. Murray. p. 419. ISBN 9780710028860. Retrieved 15 September 2014.