ummah
noun
the Islamic community.
ummah
American
[uhm-uh]
/ ˈʌm ə /
Or
umma
noun
Islam.
Ummah
British
/ ˈumə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ummah
1880–85; < Arabic: literally, nation
Example Sentences
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In Medina, the previously polytheist Arabs, Jewish Arabs, and Muhammad’s ummah formed an alliance for their common defense.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The even-handed approach to members of this new ummah was critical to the ultimate success of Muhammad and his community.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
They call on supporters to reject the nations where they live and embrace instead a devotion to the ummah, the global community of Muslims.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2016
Their national or ethnic loyalties had been supplanted by loyalty to their co-religionists, the global community of Muslims, known as the ummah.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2010
They are "the mother," "mamma," "emma," "ummah," or "the woman."
From The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Besant, Annie Wood
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