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How does one understand who the Ummah of Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is?

Published as To which people does the word ummah refer

· 2 Rabiʻ I 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

How does one understand who the Ummah of Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is? Are everyone since his prophethood of this Ummah? Are the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Non-believers included in his ummah?

Answer

Yes, all those who existed from the time of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) are his ummah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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