definition for: #TheUnitedUmma

Ummah (Arabic: ????) is an Arabic word meaning "nation" or "community". It is distinguished from Sha'b (Arabic: ????) which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history. It is a synonym for ummat al-Islamiyah (Arabic: ????? ??????????) (the Islamic Nation), and it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Islamic peoples. In the Quran the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation.[1][2] In the context of Pan-Islamism and politics, the word Ummah can be used to mean the concept of a Commonwealth of the Believers (??? ???????? ummat al-mu'min?n).