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Dar al-Islam and its associated terms are not found in the two most basic works of Islam, the Qur'an and the Hadith . Muslim scholars maintain that the labeling of a country or place as dar al-Islam or dar al-harb revolved around the question of religious security. This means that if a Muslim practices Islam freely in his place of abode, then he will be considered as living in a dar al-Islam, even if he happens to live in a secular or non-Islamic country.

Recently, prominent Western Muslim intellectuals have challenged the dar al-Islam/dar al-Harb worldview, suggesting additional 'houses' to describe differing situations.


DAR AL-HARB

''Dar al-Harb'' ( Arabic : دار الحرب "house of war") is a term used to refer mainly to those countries prevent "islam invitation" or persecuteing muslims .

The famous definition which says The term traditionally refers to those lands administered by non-Muslim governments was applicable in the earlier ages because many of non-muslim nations prevent its citizens from converting to islam when they wish to do that .

Dar al-Harb and its associated terms are not found explicitly in the two most basic works of Islam , the Qur'an and the Hadith , but it was mentioned implicitly by discussing the conditions that necessitate to fight other nations ,and the rules that govern that conflict .


DAR AL-'AHD

Dar al-'Ahd ('s relationship with its Christian Tributary states. The invention Dar al-Ahd was necessary, as the worldview prevalent at the time did not allow for a protracted peace with non- Muslim states, even those under Muslim domination.

Today, the term refers to those non-Muslim governments which have armistice or peace agreements with Muslim governments. The actual status of the non-Muslim country in question may vary from acknowledged equality to tributary states.


DAR AL-KUFR

'''Dar al- to refer to the Quraish -dominated society of Mecca between his flight to Medina (the Hijra ) and his triumphant return.

For much of Islamic History , the preferred term used to describe non-Islamic societies has been Dar Al-Harb , emphasizing various Islamic countries' aspirations to conquer such territories and render them part of dar al-Islam.

A traditional Arabic saying attributed to Muhammad goes: "Unbelief is one community", or in other words, "infidels are of one nation", expressing the view that distinctions between different types of non-Muslims are insignificant in relation to the overriding distinction between Muslim and non-Muslim.


DAR AL-SHAHADA

Dar al-Shahada ( Muslim Philosophers to describe the status of Muslims in the Western world. Separation Of The Church And State is a relatively new concept in Islamic philosophy, and ''dar al-Shahada'' is one of several terms created in an effort to describe it. The basic idea is that ''dar al-Shahada'' is a realm where Muslims have the freedom to "witness" the truth of Islam to non-Muslims, so that minimum conditions for Muslim community life are present. This gets around various medieval legal rulings which prohibit Muslims from living in non-Muslim-ruled areas.

The term ''dar al-Shahada'' may be used in conjunction with, or in opposition to, the older terms ''dar al-Islam'' and ''dar al-Harb'', from which it is derived.


DAR AL-DAWA

Dar al-Dawa ( has recently been introduced. Since the population has not been exposed to Islam before, they may not fit into the traditional definition of Dar Al-Harb . On the other hand, as the region is not Muslim, it cannot be dar al-Islam either. The most frequent use of the term ''dar al-Dawa'' is to describe Arabia before and during the life of Muhammad.

More recently, the term ''dar al-Dawa'' has been proposed by Western Muslim philosophers to describe the status of Muslims in the West.

The term ''dar al-Dawa'' may be used in conjunction with, or in opposition to, the older terms ''dar al-Islam'' and ''dar al-Harb'', from which it is derived.


DAR AL-AMN

Dar al-Amn ( Muslim philosophers to describe the status of Muslims in the West.

The term ''dar al-Amn'' may be used in conjunction with, or in opposition to, the older terms ''dar al-Islam'' and ''dar al-Harb'', from which it is derived.


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