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idiomMohammed must go to the mountainused in order to say that if someone you want to see, especially someone important, will not or cannot come to you, you have to make an effort to see them, even if this is difficult:If I wanted to work with Bailey, I realized that Mohammed would have to go to the mountain, so I moved to England.the mountain must come to Mohammed: The mountain has finally come to Mohammed; the Australian government is asking to meet with representatives of the indigenous people to discuss social problems.Note This idiom is from a story in the Islamic religion. The Prophet Mohammed was trying to prove his power, and asked that Mount Safa come to him. When the mountain did not move, he said this showed that God was good because the mountain would have fallen on many people and killed them. He then went to the mountain to thank God for not sending the mountain to him.
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