The Quranic Concept of “Ummat-E-Wahida”
Abstract
An attempt has been made in this article to show what is meant by
the Quranic concept of “Ummat-e-Wahida”? In fact, there is no
scholarly consensus with regard to the concept. Some scholars have
taken it as a reference to human unity as against those who have
seen it as an alternative term for Muslim community. Some others
have defined it as a religion. The author has presented views of
different exegetists regarding the term. The quranic terms of
“ummat-e-Wahida” and “ummat-e-Wasat” have been also taken into
account to see whether they refer to a single reality or different
distinct realities. For the author, all the phrases in the Quran
containing the term ummah refer to a single reality. Different
practical ways of unity among Muslims have been also debated in
this article. State and religious leadership may play crucial role in
creating unity.
Asghar Askari. (2019) امت واحد کا قرانی تصور, Noor-e-Marfat, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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