Fraser, Gordon (2008). Cosmic Anger. Oxford University Press. էջ 249. ISBN978-0-19-920846-3. Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard.
Rizvi, Murtaza (2011 թ․ նոյեմբերի 21). «Salaam Abdus Salam». The Dawn Newspapers. Արխիվացված է օրիգինալից 2012 թ․ փետրվարի 17-ին. Վերցված է 2015 թ․ հոկտեմբերի 29-ին. «Mohammad Abdus Salam (1926–1996) was his full name, which may add to the knowledge of those who wish he was either not Ahmadi or Pakistani. He was the guiding spirit and founder of Pakistan's atomic bomb programme, as well as Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).»
Rizvi, Murtaza (2011 թ․ նոյեմբերի 21). «Salaam Abdus Salam». The Dawn Newspapers. Արխիվացված է օրիգինալից 2012 թ․ փետրվարի 17-ին. Վերցված է 2015 թ․ հոկտեմբերի 29-ին. «Mohammad Abdus Salam (1926–1996) was his full name, which may add to the knowledge of those who wish he was either not Ahmadi or Pakistani. He was the guiding spirit and founder of Pakistan's atomic bomb programme, as well as Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).»