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ummah
or um·ma
[ uhm-uh ]
noun
, Islam.
- the Islamic community.
Ummah
/ ˈumə /
noun
- the Muslim community throughout the world
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ummah1
1880–85; < Arabic: literally, nation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ummah1
from Arabic: community
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Example Sentences
Al-Diqqi attempted to form the Ummah party in 2012 following the arrests of several prominent Islamists.
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Mohammad wanted to form a tribe or ummah that was connected through faith, as opposed to blood ties.
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For ideologues, in a battle over loyalty between the Army and the ummah, the “Ummah” wins.
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This attempt to push an “Ummah” is the politics of ideologues of puritanical Islam who want to mollify dissent.
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In a September letter to Muslims, Mullah Umar, the leader of the Taliban in exile, extend greetings to “all Islamic Ummah.”
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