Ummah

The Arabic term ummah refers to a people or a community united by certain features that they share in common, such as customs, ethnicity, history, language, and, particularly, religion. It is often used to refer to the ummah al- Muḥammadīyah (community of Muḥammad) or ummah al-Islāmīyah (comm...

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Main Author: Moten, Abdul Rashid
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
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spelling iium-447462015-11-06T02:05:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44746/ Ummah Moten, Abdul Rashid JA Political science (General) JC Political theory The Arabic term ummah refers to a people or a community united by certain features that they share in common, such as customs, ethnicity, history, language, and, particularly, religion. It is often used to refer to the ummah al- Muḥammadīyah (community of Muḥammad) or ummah al-Islāmīyah (community of Islam). Although its meaning has developed throughout history, it has often been used to express the essential unity of Muslims in diverse cultural settings. Oxford University Press 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44746/2/Ummah-rashid-moten-full-completed.pdf Moten, Abdul Rashid (2014) Ummah. In: The Oxford Encylopedia of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 514-518. ISBN 978-0-19-973935-6, 978-0-19-999805-0, 978-0-19-999806-7
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Ummah
description The Arabic term ummah refers to a people or a community united by certain features that they share in common, such as customs, ethnicity, history, language, and, particularly, religion. It is often used to refer to the ummah al- Muḥammadīyah (community of Muḥammad) or ummah al-Islāmīyah (community of Islam). Although its meaning has developed throughout history, it has often been used to express the essential unity of Muslims in diverse cultural settings.
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author Moten, Abdul Rashid
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title Ummah
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publisher Oxford University Press
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/44746/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44746/2/Ummah-rashid-moten-full-completed.pdf
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