Dar al-Islam

proper noun

Lands that practice Islamic law; the Muslim world.

Similar
IslamdomIslamosphereMuslimdomHouse of Islam
OriginArabic دار الإسلام →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dar ul-Islam · alternative Darul Islam

  1. IslamLands that practice Islamic law; the Muslim world.

    Synonyms: Islamdom, Islamosphere, Muslimdom

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounLands that practice Islamic law; the Muslim world.

Similar
IslamdomIslamosphereMuslimdom

More synonyms by meaning

nounareas where Muslims are in the majority

Similar
House of Islam
Broader
geographical areageographic areageographical region
Also see
islamdommuslimdom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicدار الإسلام“land of submission [to God]”
  2. EnglishDar al-Islam

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

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APA

Dar al-Islam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20al-Islam

MLA

“Dar al-Islam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20al-Islam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dar al-Islam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20al-Islam.

Source: Dar al-Islam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.