Key Arabic words used in The State and their meaning
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amīr |
Leader |
akhī |
Brother |
akhlāq |
Manners |
ʿaṣr |
Afternoon prayers |
bayʿah |
Oath of allegiance |
dar al-kufr |
The land of disbelief |
dawlah al-islamiyah |
The Islamic State |
dawlah |
The State |
dīn |
Religion |
dunyah |
The (material) world |
farḍ |
Religious obligation |
fitnah |
Trial |
ḥadīth |
Teachings of the Prophet |
ḥarām |
Forbidden |
hijrah |
Migration |
ḥūr al-ʿayn |
Virgins of Paradise |
ʿIsa Ibn Maryam |
Jesus, son of Mary |
jahiliyyah |
Ignorant past |
jannah |
Heaven |
kāfir |
Unbeliever |
kunyah |
Nickname |
maḥram |
Male Guardian |
maqar |
Women’s hostel for Muhajirat |
muhājirāt |
Female migrants |
murtaddīn |
Apostates |
rasūl |
Messenger |
raḥimahu Allah |
May Allah have mercy on him |
ṣaḥabiyyāt |
Female companions of the Prophet |
shahādah |
martyrdom |
shahīd |
Martyr |
shayṭān |
Satan |
sunnah |
In the way of the Prophet |
ummah |
Community |