Etymology
One of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's many names is Ahmed, the name "Muhammad" pre-dating "Ahmed". The context by which "Ahmed" is referred to as "praised" can at times be mistaken. This has to do with the fact that since Muhammad was so highly regarded in Islam that the name "Ahmed" has come to mean "highly praised".
The name has its origins in a prophecy from Jesus, mentioned once in the Quran in Surah 61: The Ranks.
61:6 And when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O children of Israel! Behold, I am an apostle of God unto you, to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to give the glad tiding of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed." But when he came unto them with all evidence of the truth, they said: "This is spellbinding eloquence!"
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