Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 31
ام follows; (10) laws or statutes, ordinances أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتّى : Their laws or ordinances or statutes are different, or their times are وش وش و کن different. أُمَّ الرَّجُلِ : The man's wife and the person who manages the affairs of his house أم الرأس : The brain. لَا أُمَّ لَكَ : Mayest thou have no mother, also تَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ : May thy mother be bereft of thee or lose thee. The word ام relates to both animate or inanimate things. أَمُّ النُّجُومِ : The Milky Way أم القرى : The mother of the towns - the metropolis )693( ام الطريق : The main part of the road. أُمَّ جَابِرٍ : Bread أَمُّ الْخَبَائِثِ : Wine. أَمُّ الْكِتَابِ : The وش وش وش وش ०४ وش وش source of all commandments (13:40); basis of the Book (3:8). أُمِّي : The unlettered is a relative noun from أُمَّةٌ )nation) of or )1( belonging to or relating to the nation )أُمَّةٌ( of the Arabs who did not read or write and metaphorically applied to any one not knowing the art of writing or reading; (2) one not having a revealed scripture, particularly an Arab; (3) unlettered man; (4) ignorant person. It is also said to be a relative noun from ام (mother) and an ignorant person means one who does not know how to read or write because the art of reading or writing is acquired and such a person is as his mother brought him forth in respect of ignorance of that art; or he is as sinless or immaculate as his mother brought him forth. )أُمِّيُّونَ plural( . يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُوْلَ النَّبِيَّ الْأُمِّيَّ : Who follow the Messenger, the Prophet, the Immaculate one )7:158( لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْأُمِّيِّنَ سَبِيْلٌ : We are not to blame in the matter of the unlearned )3:76( أُمَمٌ) أُمَّةٌ )plural(: )1( A way, course, mode or manner of acting or conduct; (2) a rule of life or conduct; (3) religion; religious persuasion فُلَانٌ لَا أُمَّةَ لَهُ : Such a one has no religion, no religious persuasion; (4) obedience to God; (5) the followers of a particular religion; (6) a people to whom a Prophet is sent whether believers or unbelievers ; كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً : Mankind were one community (or one people) (2:214); (7) a nation; a people; a race; a tribe; a collective body of men; (8) a generation of men; or people of one time; (9) the creatures of God; مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ أُمَّةِ اللَّهِ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ : I have not seen of the creatures of God any one more beautiful than he; (10) a righteous man who is an object of imitation; 31 ام