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From Ideal Society to an Ideal Human

Throughout history, human communities have been named as "society,” “nation,” “race,” “people,” and “tribe”. The whole denotations express the unity of blood, race, land, and ownership. In Islamic terminology, the concept of "ummah" replaces all of them. The concept of ummah involves much deeper meanings than racial, regional associations. The word Ummah is an Arabic word that refers to a certain society. Furthermore, it also includes meanings such as path and intention. Islam aimed at social unity by ignoring the discriminatory elements with choosing the concept of the ummah. According to Ali Shariati, the ideal Islamic society is called the Ummah. In this context, the ummah is formed by a common faith and the people who share the purpose. Moreover, this social structure defies today's societies based on racial foundations. The Islamic religion targets "universal brotherhood". The holy book of Islam, the Quran, is a book that aims at removing the ba...