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2005-02-03 Arabia

Kuwait Refers Ummah Party Leaders to Prosecution

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Posted by Fred 2005-02-03 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ummah doesn't mean nation, Ummah means Islamdom, analogous to Christendom. I wonder why the Islam Online translator chose the innocuous sounding word instead.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-02-03 7:31:58 AM|| 2005-02-03 7:31:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "...It will seek the implementation of Islamic Shari`ah laws in all political, economic, legislative and social sectors...â
Now it's fine with me for them to have their very first "party", buy why was a U.S. embassy person there for a Sharia party? Intelligence gathering, I hope.

Posted by Tom 2005-02-03 8:07:38 AM|| 2005-02-03 8:07:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 IIUC ummah means "people" and is related to the Hebrew "am". It normally refers to the "Muslim people", but im not sure it could never mean a specific national group.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-02-03 10:22:52 AM|| 2005-02-03 10:22:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I was thinking of Dar al Ummah or Dar al Islam. LH, your contention is that the correct translation would be Kuwait Peoples' Party?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-02-03 10:37:23 AM|| 2005-02-03 10:37:23 AM|| Front Page Top

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