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Islamic term for a universal community.

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Ummah

Ummah (Arabic: أمة‎ [ˈʊm. mæ]) is an Arabic word meaning "community". It is distinguished from shaʻb (شعب [ʃæʕb]), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history.

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