islamic term for the community of the faithful
ummat al-Islamiyah Ummah
title: Ashtiname of Muhammad text: Ashtiname of Muhammad The "Ashtiname" of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or Testament ("Testamentum") of Muhammad (the Islamic Prophet), is a document which is a charter or writ allegedly ratified by the Islamic prophet Muhammad granting protection and other privileges to the followers of Jesus the Nazarene, given to the Christian monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery. It is sealed with an imprint representing Muhammad's hand. Āshtīnāmeh () is a Persian word meaning "Book of Peace", a Persian term for a treaty and covenant. According to the monks' tradition, Muhammad frequented the monastery and had great relationships and discussions with title: Islamic ethics text: Muslims, has the literal meaning "Peace be with you". Muhammad is reported to have said once, "Mankind are the dependents, or slaves of God, and the most beloved of them to God are those who are the most excellent to His dependents." "Not one of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Great Muslim scholars of prophetic tradition such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Sharafuddin al Nawawi have said that the words "his brother" mean any person irrespective of faith. The concepts of welfare and pension were introduced in early Islamic law as forms title: Clergy text: sometimes apply to the person only as long as he or she holds a particular office. Islam, like Judaism, has no clergy in the sacerdotal sense; there is no institution resembling the Christian priesthood. Islamic religious leaders do not "serve as intermediaries between mankind and God", have "process of ordination", nor "sacramental functions". They have been said to resemble more rabbis, serving as "exemplars, teachers, judges, and community leaders," providing religious rules to the pious on "even the most minor and private" matters. The title "mullah" (a Persian variation of the Arabic "maula", "master"), commonly translated "cleric" in the West title: Clergy text: virtue to perform both duties on a regular basis, and to instruct the congregation in the basics of Islam. The title "hafiz" (lit. "preserver") is awarded to one who has memorized the entire Qur'an, often by attending a special course for the purpose; the "imam khatib" of a mosque is frequently (though not always) a "hafiz." There are several specialist offices pertaining to the study and administration of Islamic law or "shari`ah." A scholar with a specialty in "fiqh" or jurisprudence is known as a "faqih". A "qadi" is a judge in an Islamic court. A "mufti" is a scholar title: Muslim world text: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an inter-governmental organization grouping fifty-seven states. 49 are Muslim-majority countries, the others have significant Muslim minorities. The organization claims to be the collective voice of the Muslim world to safeguard the interest and ensure the progress and well-being of their peoples and those of other Muslims in the world over. Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the unified Islamic community (Ummah), consisting of all those who adhere to the religion of Islam, or to societies where Islam is practiced. In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer