Ummah
Global Islamic brotherhood
Ummah is the global community of Muslims, united by shared faith rather than nationality or ethnicity.
The concept emphasizes spiritual brotherhood across borders: The ummah stands together in times of crisis.
In Islamic thought, belonging to the ummah creates obligations of mutual support and solidarity among believers worldwide.
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- believersThose having faith
Muslims · solidarity · collective · unity · togetherness · belonging · kinship · global
Quranic monotheistic religion
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- prayerAddress to deity
- faithTrust without proof
Muhammad · Medina · pilgrimage · hajj · zakat · tawhid · sunnah · hadith
Supreme independent authority
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- solidarityUnity among allies
- advocacyPleading for a cause
representation · mobilization · colonialism · independence · resistance · self-determination · activism · reform
Sacred Arabian burial site
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- companionsThose who accompany
tribes · covenant · charter · Muhammad · formation · establishment · founding · origins
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
believers · Muslims · solidarity · collective · unity · togetherness · belonging · kinship · global · worldwide
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
Muhammad · faith · Medina · pilgrimage · hajj · zakat · tawhid · sunnah · hadith · caliphate
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- solidarityUnity among allies
advocacy · representation · mobilization · colonialism · independence · resistance · self-determination · activism · reform · leadership
Medina
Sacred Arabian burial site
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
companions · tribes · covenant · charter · Muhammad · formation · establishment · founding · origins · early
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- Muslim WorldSaudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh
Ummahnation-state
Sovereign political territory
tribalism · nation · ethnic group · tribe · clan
Ummahsecular society
Culture separating state from religion
nation-state · ethnonationalism · blood and soil · Christendom · infidels
Ummahsectarianism
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
schism · disunity · fragmentation · factionalism · division