* Peter Hendra wrote, On 3/23/2007 4:03 AM:

Actually, that confirms my claim that there is no definitive spelling
in English. The preferred English is now Muhammad, but there are many
others and it is polite to follow whatever convention is used for a
personal name. However, according to the Guardian style guide some
Muslims find the traditional spelling "Mohammed" and varients to be
archaic and disrepectful.

Well, that may be so but there are a great deal of Moslems I have met
with my spelling of my name in Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Oman and
in Indonesia and Malaysia. This is the first I have heard of any
spelling of the name to be disrespectful

This is the first I had heard of that. I don't know if its
specifically British, or new political correctness. Of course, a
newspaper style guide is likely to be responsive to a vocal minority,
so its not clear what the meaning of "many" is.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide...184829,00.html
Muhammad
Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last of God's prophets, who
delivered God's final message. They recognise Moses and Jesus as
prophets also.
The above transliteration is our style for the prophet's name and for
most Muhammads living in Arab countries, though where someone's
preferred spelling is known we respect it, eg Mohamed Al Fayed,
Mohamed ElBaradei. The spelling Mohammed (or variants) is considered
archaic by most British Muslims today, and disrespectful by many of them