# Muhammad — The Crowd character guide

> Muhammad in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-crowd

## Who they are

Prophet used as an example of religious prestige swaying crowds.

## Relationships

### [Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/crowds)

_social_

Muhammad is referenced as a religious leader who mobilized crowds through faith and prophecy.

## In the story

### [A Religious Shape Assumed by All the Convictions of Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/iv-a-religious-shape-assumed-by-all-the-convictions-of-crowds)

Implicitly referenced as a founder of a religious creed who inspired fanatical crowd sentiments.

### [Reason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/4-reason)

Implied through the reference to 'a few bands of Arabs' who conquered the Greco-Roman world and established a vast empire.

### [The Leaders of Crowds and Their Means of Persuasion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/iii-the-leaders-of-crowds-and-their-means-of-persuasion)

Listed among leaders of enduring will (true founders of religions) and as possessing great personal prestige.

### [The Leaders of Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/1-the-leaders-of-crowds)

Listed among the true founders of religions, exemplifying leaders of enduring strength of will.

### [Prestige](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/3-prestige)

Included among figures with great personal prestige that allowed them to win their way in the world.

### [Fixed Beliefs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/1-fixed-beliefs)

Included among the founders of beliefs who exert a profound despotism from the grave.

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