What does Ummi mean?
Unlettered: the Quran's description of the Prophet ﷺ, who could not read or write.
Ummi explained
That the Quran's unmatched Arabic came through one who never read a book is among the proofs of its source. The word also relates to umm, mother, and to Umm al-Qura, Makkah.
Related terms
Questions about Ummi
What does Ummi mean?
Ummi (أُمِّيّ, Ummi) means: Unlettered: the Quran's description of the Prophet ﷺ, who could not read or write.
How is Ummi written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written أُمِّيّ and pronounced Ummi.
Where does Ummi come from in the Quran or hadith?
That the Quran's unmatched Arabic came through one who never read a book is among the proofs of its source. The word also relates to umm, mother, and to Umm al-Qura, Makkah. Source: Al-A'raf 7:157.
Practice with the full Quran, word by word, in the Barakah Life app
Every term here is something Barakah does: prayer times to the minute, a qibla you can trust, du'as with audio, the Quran word by word, tasbih, zakat, and a guide for Jumu'ah itself.
Get the Barakah app