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n. (context Islam English) The worldwide Muslim community.
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is an Arabic word meaning " community". It is distinguished from which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history.
It is a synonym for (the Islamic Community), and it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Islamic peoples. In the Quran the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation. In the context of Pan-Islamism and politics, the word can be used to mean the concept of a Commonwealth of the Believers ( ).
Ummah is the Muslim world.
Ummah may also refer to:
- The Ummah, a music-production collective
- Ummah Foods, a food manufacturer of the United Kingdom
Usage examples of "ummah".
One more Salafist Muslim organization that sees it as their holy duty to eradicate Christianity from the Ummah, the community of countries united beneath the Islamic flag.