Fraser, Gordon (2008). Cosmic Anger. Oxford University Press. str. 249. ISBN978-0-19-920846-3. Salam je 1974. godine svom imenu dodao "Mohammad", što je bio odgovor na dekrete usmjerene protiv pokreta Ahmadiyya; iz istog razloga je pustio bradu.
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Rizvi, Murtaza (21 November 2011). „Salaam Abdus Salam”. The Dawn Newspapers. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 17 February 2012. »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).«
Riazuddin (21 November 1998). „Physics in Pakistan”. ICTP. Pristupljeno 23 August 2016.
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„Re-engineering Pakistan and Physics from Pakistan Conference:MQM Stays loyal with Pakistan Armed Forces”. Jang News Group. Jang Media Cell and MQM Science and Technology Wing. 2011. Pristupljeno 11 June 2011. »Professor Muhammad Abdus Salam and Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, and other prominent scientists, have made Pakistan, a nuclear power. All of these scientists were poor or Muhajir (migrants from India), says Altaf Hussain.«
Philately (21 November 1998). „Scientists of Pakistan”. Pakistan Post Office Department. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 20 February 2008. Pristupljeno 18 February 2008.
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Rizvi, Murtaza (21 November 2011). „Salaam Abdus Salam”. The Dawn Newspapers. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 17 February 2012. »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).«
Philately (21 November 1998). „Scientists of Pakistan”. Pakistan Post Office Department. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 20 February 2008. Pristupljeno 18 February 2008.
Abbot, Sebastian (9 July 2012). „Pakistan shuns physicist linked to "God Particle"”. Yahoo! News, 9 July 2012. Yahoo! News Services: str. 1. Pristupljeno 9 July 2012. »In the 1960s and early 1970s, Salam wielded significant influence in Pakistan as the chief scientific adviser to the president, helping to set up the country's space agency and the institute for nuclear science and technology. Salam also assisted in the early stages of Pakistan's effort to build a nuclear bomb, which it eventually tested in 1998«
