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* '''The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)''' is a prominent non-profit organization established in 1981, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. It serves as a platform for Muslim thinkers, scholars, and practitioners, focusing on the humanities and social sciences. IIIT aims to promote a modern and diverse interpretation of Islamic thought while addressing contemporary challenges faced by Muslim societies globally.
'''Ummah (Arabic: أمة‎ [ˈʊmmæ])''' is an Arabic word meaning "community". It is distinguished from shaʻb (شعب [ʃæ'b]), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history.  
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It is a synonym for ummat al-Islām (أمة الإسلام, 'the Islamic community'), and it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Islamic people. In the Quran the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation. <ref>Houtsma, M. Th (1987). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936. Brill. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9004082654. </ref>  In the context of pan-Islamism and politics, the word ummah can be used to mean the concept of a Commonwealth of the Believers (أمة المؤمنين ummat al-muʼminīn).  
 
 
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  • The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a prominent non-profit organization established in 1981, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. It serves as a platform for Muslim thinkers, scholars, and practitioners, focusing on the humanities and social sciences. IIIT aims to promote a modern and diverse interpretation of Islamic thought while addressing contemporary challenges faced by Muslim societies globally.

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