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Overview
The ummah is the community of Muslims in the world. Its bond is belief, not blood or land. In the Qur'an it is one community even when its states are many. 1
People and things also explored
The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning· Islamic eschatology· Reason and heart· The Throne (al-Arsh)· Al-din al-qayyim (the upright religion)· Absolute unseen (al-ghayb al-mutlaq)· «Be, and it is» (kun fa-yakun): creation by command, not by a mould
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islam.museum contributors. “What is the ummah in Islam?”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/questions/what-is-ummah-already/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.