Q: Every Friday I hear the khateeb say Umma baad what does it mean? JAK

A: It is phrase recited after one praises Allah and sends salutations upon the Rasool (SAW) and one is about to read verses of the Quran. Before reading the versus of the Quran, some say this phrase: اما بعد. It is also a phrase used when introducing the topic at hand while using Quranic phrases followed by at times, the hadith the speaker wishers to use as evidences.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.