Ummah
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- noun
- /ˈʊmə/
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ummah
- Another prominent concept in al-Qa'ida rhetoric is the mainstream Islamic notion of the ummah (literally, "nation"; referring to the community of the Islamic faithful worldwide).
- Islamic ummah
- Ummah community
- Muslim ummah
And it's A and God says to him, look, if it had been our will to make you all one single ummah, we would have done so.
- And it's A and God says to him, look, if it had been our will to make you all one single ummah, we would have done so.
- If you leave Islam, that means you have betrayed the Muslim community, the Muslim nation, the Ummah as a whole.
- You're part of the Ummah, just like Mao TSE Tung, just like communism.
Examples
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The world Islamic community (the ummah) is neither a monolithic nor a cohesive political force.
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"Where is the ummah; where is this Arab world they tell us about in school?"
Blog text (23) -
Another term that many are not familiar with is Ummah, which means community.
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But not only are our governments divided, the Muslim ummah is also divided, and divided again and again.
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We are enjoined by our religion to prepare for the defense of the ummah.
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We are at a crossroads, and this is a mighty task for the whole Ummah.
Academic text (2005) -
For a true Muslim, the safety and security of the Ummah is far more important than the safety of the homeland.
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The Ummah today possesses tremendous forces sufficient to save Palestine and the rest of the Muslim lands.
Academic text (2005) -
Drawing from the Sunna (hadith, fiqh, shariah), Wyn Davies proposes ulema (the learned) and ummah (community, society) as central elements.
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The Ummah is united by shared beliefs and practices among Muslims around the world.
Synonyms
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A group of people who follow Islam and share culture and pray together
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A worldwide community of Muslims who share the same religion
A worldwide community of Muslims who feel connected to each other
A worldwide community of Muslims who share the same faith
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ummah comes from the Arabic word ummah, which means 'community' or 'nation' and originally named people who were joined by the same faith. So Ummah today refers to the worldwide community of Muslims, like one big family across many countries.