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)