Although ummy can mean illiterate in modern Arabic, the Quran defines it as gentile, and its plural is always used to contrast the people of the scripture with gentiles.“It is true that in today's standard Arabic, "illiterate" is one of the meanings of "ummy." But this is not a compelling evidence, since "gentile" is also another meaning of "ummy." The Quranic definition of "ummy," which is "gentile" is given in the following verse 2:78 .”“Among them are gentiles who do not know the scripture, except through hearsay, then assume that they know it.”“If we study the Quran carefully where the Arabic word "ummiyeen", plural form of "ummy", is found, its usage has always been in the context of "the people of the scripture" against "the gentiles"!”