Umma
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- noun
- /ˈʊmə/
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umma
- For 1,400 years, Jews, in their different ways, made enormous contributions to the well-being and continuity of the umma - the worldwide community of Muslims.
- Muslim umma
- umma community
- Islamic umma
Examples
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Are they part of the worldwide umma (Muslim community)?
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The duty of all Muslims is to strive for the benefit of the umma.
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U.S. Muslims may be leading the global umma in the new technology.
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Fundamentalists have always insisted that the umma needs to keep the original principles of Islam.
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With every successful battle against unbelievers, more Bedouin joined the umma.
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Despite the acceptance of a variety of foreign influences, the Muslim umma did not forget; in fact, it widely preserved its own Islamic bases.
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A woman's freedom within the umma and a woman's dignity: Is there a trade-off between them?
Academic text (1999) -
The salvific community is, strictly speaking, the Islamic umma, an overarching nation whose membership depends not on nationality, language, race, or tribe but only on faith.
Academic text (2008) -
The duty of all Muslims is to strive for the benefit of the umma.
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Fundamentalists have always insisted that the umma needs to keep the original principles of Islam.
Synonyms
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A global community of Muslims connected by their religion
A worldwide community of Muslims who feel connected to each other
A worldwide community of Muslims who share the same faith
Compounds
- NSFW
A Pakistani organization accused of giving information about weapons to terrorists
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Umma comes from the Arabic word umma, which means 'community' or 'people'. So, Umma today names the worldwide Muslim community — a group of people joined by the same faith.