pan-islamic

The term 'pan-Islamic' is a modern political and ideological construct formed in the late 19th century. It combines the ancient Greek prefix 'pan-', meaning "all" or "every", with 'Islamic', the adjective derived from the Arabic noun 'Islam', meaning "submission to God". The Greek 'pan-' has been a productive combining form in English since the 19th century for forming concepts of universal unity, as seen in 'Pan-Slavic' or 'Pan-American'. When attached to 'Islamic', it creates a term denoting a movement or principle aimed at fostering political solidarity and cooperation among all Muslim nations and communities worldwide, transcending ethnic and national divisions.

Structure: pan (all) + islamic (relating to Islam) pan: From Greek πᾶν (pan), meaning "all". A combining form used in English to indicate something encompassing all members of a group or the whole of something. islamic: From the proper noun 'Islam', the name of the monotheistic religion, combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ic', meaning "relating to or characteristic of".