Ya Muhammad
{{Short description|Muslim expression}}
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Yā Muhammad ({{langx|ar|يَا مُحَمَّد}} "O Muhammad") is an Arabic expression invoking Muhammad.{{cite web | url=http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/Ya.htm | title=Proclaiming the words 'Ya RASOOLALLH' | publisher=Islamic Academy, 1251 Shiloh Rd. Plano TX 75074 | access-date=2014-09-15}}{{cite web | url=http://www.usmanimosque.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=68 | title=Concept Of Nidaa Ya Rasoolallah (Calling Oh Messenger Of Allah) | publisher=Usmani Mosque, 308 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 4HJ | access-date=15 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207043518/http://www.usmanimosque.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=68 |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=usurped}}
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.
Use
{{Islam}}
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|date=December 2021}} The vocative yā when used with Allāh is used to call upon God for help.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maktabah.org/en/item/226-the-validity-of-saying-ya-rasoolallah-peace-be-upon-him|title = The Validity of Saying Ya-Rasoolallah - Maktabah Mujaddidiyah}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/Ya.htm|title = Proclaiming the words 'Ya Rasool ALLAH'}}
=Mourning of Muharram=
During the mourning of Muharram, spontaneous slogans of Ya Hussain, Ya Ali, and Ya Rasul Allah ({{langx|ar|يَا رَسُولُ الله}} "O Messenger of God") are common. On such occasions, the slogans demonstrate support.{{cite book|author1=Sir Henry Yule|author2=Arthur Coke Burnell|editor1-last=Crooke|editor1-first=William|title=Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive|date=1903|publisher=J. Murray|page=[https://archive.org/details/hobsonjobsonagl00croogoog/page/n473 419]|isbn=9780710028860 |edition=The University of Michigan|url=https://archive.org/details/hobsonjobsonagl00croogoog|access-date=15 September 2014}}