Ummah


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um·ma

or um·mah  (o͝om′ə)
n.
The worldwide community of Muslims.

[Arabic 'umma, nation, people, community, from Aramaic 'umməṯā, from Akkadian ummatu, troop; see ʕmm in Semitic roots.]

Ummah

(ˈumə)
n
1. (Islam) the Muslim community throughout the world
[from Arabic: community]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Ummah - the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to PakistanUmmah - the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
References in periodicals archive ?
Ahmad Yousif Al-Draiweesh, President, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) has said that " Pakistan is a great country and survival of Muslim Ummah depends upon its survival.
Ahmad Yousif Al-Draiweesh said that Muslim Ummah is like a family and due to distance youth of Ummah is facing problems which can be solved with provision of quality education.
Iran has proved that it is thinking about nothing but unity among the Islamic Ummah (community) and Muslims' progress and civilization," Head of the Council of Iraqi Scholars in Southern Iraq Khalid Abdul Wahab al-Mala told FNA.