Key Arabic words used in The State and their meaning

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amīr

Leader

akhī

Brother

akhlāq

Manners

ʿar

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

far

Religious obligation

fitnah

Trial

adīth

Teachings of the Prophet

arām

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

maram

Male Guardian

maqar

Women’s hostel for Muhajirat

muhājirāt

Female migrants

murtaddīn

Apostates

rasūl

Messenger

raimahu Allah

May Allah have mercy on him

aabiyyāt

Female companions of the Prophet

shahādah

martyrdom

shahīd

Martyr

shayṭān

Satan

sunnah

In the way of the Prophet

ummah

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