Dar al-Islam

English

Alternative forms

  • Dar ul-Islam
  • Darul Islam

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دار الإسلام (“land of submission [to God]”).

Proper noun

Dar al-Islam

  1. (Islam) Lands that practice Islamic law; the Muslim world.

Coordinate terms

  • caliphate
  • Dar al-'Ahd, Dar al-Sulh ("land of treaty", non-Muslim countries under a treaty with Islamic countries)
  • Dar al-Harb ("land of war", countries hostile against Islam, or any non-Muslim countries by extension)
  • harbi ("military", usually a non-Muslim who is not under Muslim rule)
  • Nizam-e-Mustafa (an ideal Islamic society)

See also

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