Diyanet İlmi Dergi

Abstract

Regardless of gender,
language, color, race,
the whole Muslims are
gathered under the ummah
roof. The race or posterity
or status does not matter in
the Ummah. The superiority
is only taqwa. This great
unity consists by means of
brotherhood. So Ummah
is society that based on
religious brotherhood.
Religious brotherhood are
interlocking all Muslims
as the stone of a building
and ıt makes them one
Ummah by making a single
body. Due to this brotherhood,
love, compassion,
cooperation and solidarity
dominate in the Ummah.
Joys and sorrows are
shared from the heart. The
most important threat to
the Ummah brotherhood
is the jingoism/racism and
sectarianism. Because,
the racism/jingoism and
sectarianism divides and
breaks into pieces the Ummah.
Indeed, the Ummah,
after the 19th century, has
broken into pieces and
has lost its power in all
respects. Despite all the
negativity in the last centuries,
cooperation, solidarity,
sharing feelings of joy and
grief has continued among
Muslims. Such an example
is not possible to see in
other communities.