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DAWLAH

DAWLAH. An Arabic term from the root d-w-l, meaning to rotate, alternate, take turns, or occur periodically, dawlah, in a modern context, refers to the […]

DA`WAH

DA`WAH. [To explore the dimensions of religious outreach or mission activity in the modern Islamic world, this entry comprises three articles: Qur’anic Concepts Institutionalization Modern […]

DARUL ISLAM

DARUL ISLAM. Popularly called DI, Darul Islam is the name given to the Islamic insurgent movement in West Java, Indonesia, that challenged the legitimacy and […]

DAR UL ARQAM

DAR UL ARQAM. A voluntary, nongovernmental, grass-roots Islamic da’wah movement, Dar ul Argam was founded in Malaysiain 1968 by Sheikh Imam Ashaari Muhammad At-Tamimi. Its […]

DAR AL-SULH

DAR AL-SULH. According to the Shafi`i school of law there exists, apart from the territory of Islam (ddr al Islam) and the territory of war […]

DAR AL-ISLAM

DAR AL-ISLAM. An essential part of the doctrine of jihad is the division of the world into the “territoryofIslam” (dar al-Islam) and the “territory of […]

DAR AL-HARB

DAR AL-HARB. The concept of ddr al-barb, or realm of war, comes from the dualistic worldview of the classical Islamic legal tradition. This term denotes […]

DAN FODIO, USUMAN

DAN FODIO, USUMAN (c. 1754-1817), Nigerian religious leader and reformer. Shaykh `Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn `Uthman ibn Salih, known to the Hausas as Shehu Usuman […]

DANCE

DANCE. There is no specific theory of the aesthetic of dance in Islamic civilization; for example, the formalized Indic treatise on dance presented by Bharatanatyasastera […]