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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.]
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Ummah

or

Umma

n
(Islam) the Muslim community throughout the world
[from Arabic: community]
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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"
Islam Nation, Islamic Ummah, Muslim Ummah, Umma
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"
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In their prayers, they sought divine blessings for themselves, country and the Muslim Ummah. Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private TV channels and radio stations aired special programmes while newspapers published special supplements highlighting the significance of the night.
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PESHAWAR: The statement of the US Secretary of State that the country had consulted 12 Muslim states before declaring Jerusalem as Israel's capital should be an eye-opener for the Muslim Ummah.This was said by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Siraj-ul- Haq on Thursday while speaking at a festival organised by students at Peshawar University.
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