About UMMAH
The world’s Muslim population now numbers more than two billion. Yet despite our size, we remain fragmented—scattered across borders, languages, and markets. Our influence is dispersed. Our potential, still restrained. In moments of crisis, we often rise in reaction. But rarely do we move in synchronized, strategic unity.
UMMAH was born out of a question both simple and urgent: What would it take to awaken the full force of the Muslim world—not just as a faith community, but as a global movement of builders, creators, and changemakers?
Throughout history, whenever the Ummah moved forward—whether during the early days of Islam, the spread of civilization through the Silk Road, or the rise of influential sultanates and trade alliances—it was often entrepreneurs and professionals who lit the spark. It was merchants who carried Islam across oceans, architects who raised our masjids, physicians and scholars who built our institutions. The development and awakening of the Ummah has never been the work of one class alone—it has always been a collective effort. But the catalytic energy has often come from those who could see both vision and structure. Commerce and justice. Faith and function.
Today, UMMAH picks up that mantle.
UMMAH is a global platform that unites Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals to drive shared prosperity and contribute to the advancement of humanity. Our mission is bold: to make the next liberation of Masjid Al-Aqsha and Baitul Maqdis a defining milestone of our unity—not only a political or spiritual victory, but a civilizational turning point.
We believe Baitul Maqdis is more than sacred ground. It is the compass of our dignity, the pulse of our collective health. When it is occupied, we are disoriented. When it returns to the Ummah, we rise to write a new chapter of global affairs—one where fairness, mobility, and mutual upliftment replace greed and domination. One where systems allow the many to flourish, not just the few.
We do not walk this path with protest alone. We build with strategy. With partnerships. With excellence.
UMMAH connects visionary Muslim business leaders from across the globe through:
Meaningful networking and peer mentorship
Cross-border collaboration and scalable business ecosystems
Research and publication on the most pressing issues in the Muslim economics and business affairs
Policy advocacy for the free movement of people, products, and capital within Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states
Active support for peaceful liberation of Masjid Al-Aqsha and Baitul Maqdis
We are inclusive in spirit and collaborative in action. While our membership is reserved for Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals, we welcome partnerships with individuals and institutions of any background who share our mission of ethical business, just economies, and global peace.
This is not just a platform. It is a movement.
One that begins with intention. Grows through collaboration. And insyaAllah, leaves behind a legacy not of noise, but of impact.
We’re just getting started.
Our first step begins here—through this website and our LinkedIn page. If this vision speaks to you, we invite you to follow, subscribe, and help spread the word. Let’s build this movement together, one connection at a time.
Welcome to UMMAH.
Where the builders of today unite for the liberation of tomorrow.
Servants of UMMAH
Prof. Dr. Abd Al Fattah El-Awaisi serves as our senior advisor and moral compass. A distinguished British-Palestinian scholar of international relations and the pioneering founder of Islamicjerusalem Studies, Prof. El-Awaisi has spent over four decades researching the geopolitical centrality of Baitul Maqdis. His intellectual framework and spiritual leadership have helped hundreds of Muslim youth and professionals around the world re-anchor their purpose around the cause of Al-Aqsa. His guidance ensures that UMMAH never loses sight of its most sacred objective: to contribute to the liberation of Baitul Maqdis in a way that uplifts our civilization. He lives in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Ghufron Mustaqim is a tech entrepreneur and social innovator, carries the role of servant and mobilizer within UMMAH. As a serial entrepreneur and grassroots leader, Ghufron brings deep experience in building ventures, scaling networks, and bridging the gap between faith and enterprise. His belief that Muslim entrepreneurs must not only succeed, but succeed for the sake of the Ummah, is the animating force behind UMMAH’s vision. He lives in Beijing, China.
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