Pan-Islamic
Across all believers
Pan-Islamic describes movements, ideologies, or sentiments promoting unity among Muslims worldwide, transcending national or ethnic boundaries.
The term emerged in the late nineteenth century as a response to European colonialism and the decline of Muslim political power.
Pan-Islamic thought emphasizes shared religious identity over local affiliations: Pan-Islamic conferences brought together delegates from dozens of countries.
Islam's central scripture
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
Muhammad · imam · halal · hajj · salat · zakat · Ramadan · Eid
Islamic successor-led government
- Muslim BrotherhoodTransnational Sunni Islamist organization
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- SalafismUltraconservative Sunni movement
Wahhabism · ideology · nationalism · sovereignty · autonomy · statehood · anti-colonialism · decolonization
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
- cohesionTendency to bind together
fellowship · unification · integration · convergence · consensus · harmony · affiliation · partnership
Ornamental handwriting art
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- UrduPakistan's official language
- PersianOf or from Iran
- architectureBuilding design discipline
art · literature · poetry · textile · ceramics · geometric patterns · arabesque · heritage
Quran
Islam's central scripture
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
Muhammad · mosque · imam · halal · hajj · salat · zakat · Ramadan · Eid · sharia
caliphate
Islamic successor-led government
- Muslim BrotherhoodTransnational Sunni Islamist organization
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
Salafism · Wahhabism · ideology · nationalism · sovereignty · autonomy · statehood · anti-colonialism · decolonization · revival
solidarity
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- allianceFormal union of parties
cohesion · fellowship · unification · integration · convergence · consensus · harmony · affiliation · partnership · collaboration
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
architecture · art · literature · poetry · textile · ceramics · geometric patterns · arabesque · heritage · tradition
Pan-Islamicsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
secularist · interfaith · pluralist · multi-faith · ecumenical
Pan-Islamicnationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
ethnonationalist · nation-state · Pan-Arab · tribalist · localist