Islamic community

Believers united together

A community of Muslims, whether local or global.

The term often translates *ummah*, the Arabic concept of the worldwide body of Muslim believers united by faith across national and ethnic boundaries.

In everyday use, it may refer to Muslims in a particular city or region: The Islamic community here has grown significantly.

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Hadith · Zakat · Sunnah · five pillars · Charity · Hajj · Sharia · religious scholar · call to prayer · Friday prayer · Ramadan · Wudu · Sufi · head covering · Music · Eid · Eid Mubarak

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Opposites
religious affiliation

Islamic communityChristian community

Believers gathered in fellowship

Jewish community · Hindu community · Buddhist community · Christendom · Jewish diaspora

secular vs. religious organization

Islamic communitysecular society

Culture separating state from religion

secular state · civil society · nation-state

historical religious rivalry

Islamic communityChristendom

Collective Christian world

Byzantine Empire · Holy Roman Empire · Catholic Church

Family

Islam, Islamic, Islamism, Islamist, community, commune, communal, communally, communion

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