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Dar al-Islam
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English
Divisions of the world in Islam
Alternative forms
en Dar ul-Islam
en Darul Islam
Etymology
en ar دار الإسلام land of submission [to God].
en ar د و ر س ل م
Proper noun
en Islam Lands that practice Islamic law; the Muslim world.
en Islamdom Islamosphere Muslimdom
Coordinate terms
en caliphate
en Dar al-'Ahd, en Dar al-Sulh ("land of treaty", non-Muslim countries under a treaty with Islamic countries)
en Dar al-Harb ("land of war", countries hostile against Islam, or any non-Muslim countries by extension)
en harbi ("military", usually a non-Muslim who is not under Muslim rule)
en Islamistan (a specific Muslim country or state, sometimes a derogatory term)
en Nizam-e-Mustafa (an ideal Islamic society)
Related terms
en Brunei Darussalam Dar es Salaam
See also
en Hindudom Hindu world
en Christendom Christian world
en Edom in medieval times, a Jewish term referring to Christian countries
en Jewry, en Klal Yisrael collective terms for Jewish people
en Theocracy Islamism Collectives