Moderate Islam :Ummatun Wasatan Shazia Fakhr and Athar Husain, CORD Ummatun Wasatan (Quran2:143 means middle community, reference to messenger’s Ummah as a balanced community) mentioned in the middle of the Surah Baqrah best can be described as Quran’s emphasis on moderation. This ayat mentioning “Ummatun Wasatan” is in the direct middle of Surah Baqarah (143 is half of 286) It talks of emphasis on balanced nation, reference to Islam, between knowledge and action, understanding the […]