The Constitution Of Medina , an early document said to have been negotiated by Muhammad in 622 AD with the leading clans of Medina, explicitly refers to Jewish and pagan citizens of Medina as members of the ''Umma''. {Link without Title}
Some modern Islamist s use the term "Islamic Umma" or "Muslim Umma" to refer to ''all'' the people in the lands and countries where Muslims predominantly reside, and which were once under the control of the Islamic Caliphate . They thus include non-Muslim minorities as members of the ''umma''. When they talk of unifying the "Islamic Umma" they would include these non-Muslims, as citizens of the Islamic Umma, living peacefully with their own respective religions, subject to certain specific conditions. See Dhimmi for a full discussion of this concept. Other Islamists accept the full equality of all citizens in a putative future Islamic state, regardless of their religion. In either case, '' Shariah '' (Islamic law) would apply to the citizens of the state.
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