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Terminology for the GW ISIS Files Project

Typed wordings in the translations are in bold.
Handwritten wordings in the translations are regular typeface.
Stamps and seals are signified by italicized blue font.

EnglishArabic
The Islamic Stateالدولة الاسلامية
ISIL/ISIS/The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levantداعش/الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام
The Islamic State Flag/Bannerعلم/ راية الدولة الاسلامية
Alias (kunya)لقب
There is no god but God
Muhammad is the Messenger of God
ISIS Flag

Translations organized thematically

EnglishArabic
Department (Directorate, Diwan, or Ministry)ديوان ;وزارة
Department of the Judiciary and Grievancesديوان القضاء والمظالم
Department of the Hisba (Morality Police)ديوان الحسبة
Department of Da'wa (Proselytization) and Mosquesديوان الدعوة والمساجد
Department of Zakat and Charitiesديوان الزكاة والصدقات
Department of the Soldiersديوان الجند
Department of Public Securityديوان الأمن العام
Department of the Treasury (Finance)ديوان بيت المال
Department of Mediaديوان الإعلام
Department of Educationديوان التعليم
Department of Healthديوان الصحة
Department of Agriculture and Livestockديوان الزراعة والثروة الحيوانية
Department of (Natural) Resourcesديوان الركاز
Department of Services (Water, Electricity, ...)ديوان الخدمات (الماء، الكهرباء، ...)
Department of Spoils of Warديوان الفيء والغنائم
Department of Real Estate and Land Taxديوان العقارات والخراج
Wilayat Nineveh (Dijla, at-Furat, Raqqa, Aljazeera)ولاية نينوى (دجلة، الفرات، الرقة، الجزيرة)

Religious and Laudatory Phrases - آيات الثناء والمديح

EnglishArabic
In the name of God, the compassionate, the mercifulبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Praise be to God the Lord of the worldsالحمد لله رب العالمين
Praise be to God and prayer and peace be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and upon his family and companionsالحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على محمد رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, and prayer and peace be upon the Messenger who was sent with the sword as a mercy to the worlds, and upon his family and companionsالحمد لله رب العالمين و الصلاة و السلام على المبعوث بالسيف رحمة للعالمين و على  آله و صحبه اجمعين
Peace be upon you with God's mercy and blessingsالسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
May God be pleased with himرضى الله عنه
May God protect you. He is the best Lord and Supporterالله يحفظكم. إنه نعم المولى ونعم النصير
We ask God to steer you in the right direction, make right your opinion and grant you victory over your enemyنسأل الله أن يسدد خطاكم ويصوب رأيكم وينصركم على عدوكم
May God reward you / abundantlyجزاكم الله خيرا / خير الجزاء
God Exaltedالله تعالى
God (Almighty and Exalted is He)الله عز و جل
We ask God to grant us and you success and the path of truth and salvationسائلين الله لنا و لكم التوفيق و السداد
And God is the One behind the intentionو الله من وراء القصد
There is no might or power except in Godلا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
I bear witness that there is no god but God and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Godأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمدا رسول الله

Hadith Terminology - مصطلح الحديث

EnglishArabic
Cited byاخرجه
Fair Hadithحس
Hadith Compilation (topically organized)مصنف
Narrated byرواه
Sound Hadithصحيح

Other Terminology Organized Alphabetically

 
A
Atheistملحد
B
Brothers; The Muslim Brotherhoodإخوان؛ (الإخوان المسلمون)
C
Caliphخليفة
Caliphateخلافة
Caliphate on Prophetic Methodologyخلافة على منهاج النبوة
Caseدعوى
Claimantالمدعي
Companion/s of the Prophet Muhammadصحابي؛ صحابة
Complaintشكوى
Conquestفتح
Courtمحكمة
Creedعقيدة
D
Discretionary Punishments (ta'zir)تعزير
Defendantالمدعى عليه
Doctrine (school of thought/jurisprudence)مذهب
Duty (Obligation); Individual duty (fard al-ayn); Collective duty (fard al-kifaya)فرض: فرض العين؛ فرض الكفاية
E
Emirأمير
F
Faithإيمان
Fatwa (a ruling by Islamic scholarly authority)فتوى
G
H
Hadith (collected traditions or sayings of the Prophet)حديث
Hijra (Migration; specifically of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD)هجرة (الرسول)
Hijri (based on the Hijri calendar or Islamic lunar calendar; starting with the Prophet Muhammad's emigrationهجري
Hisba (duty to command right and prohibit wrong); Committee for the commanding right and prohibiting wrongالحسبة؛ هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر
Hudud (fixed and mandatory punishments mentioned in the Quran and Sunna)حدود
Hypocrite (pretending to be practicing Islam but concealing disbeliefمنافق
I
In the cause of Godفي سبيل الله
Infidel (unbeliever)كافر
Infidelity (unbelief)كفر
Indoctrinationتلقين مذهبي
Islamic scholar/sعالم الدين؛ علماء
State of Ignorance (jahiliyya); Pre-Islamic Era; State of Ignorance of Islamic countries (system of government and norms incompatible with the Sharia)الجاهلية؛ عصر الجاهلية؛ جاهلية العصر الحديث
J
Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Group)الجماعة الاسلامية
Jihadجهاد
Jihadi/s (mujahid/mujahideen)مجاهد
Jurisprudenceفقه
K
L
M
Martyrشهيد
Messengerرسول
Method (manhaj)منهج
The middle way (claimed as a path of balance and moderation in religion; between neglect and excess, reform and tradition; often used to promote an Islam as a political alternative)الوسطية
  
N
Newcomers and those who repentالوافدون والتائبون
O
P
Pathنهج
Prayer in Islamصلاة
Pledge of allegiance or Pledge (bay'a)بيعة، قسم الولاء
Polytheistمشرك
Proselytization (da'wa)دعوة
Q
(The Noble) Quranالقرآن (الكريم)
Quranic verse (aya)آية
Quraysh (Meccan tribe of the Prophet)قريش
R
Right / Truthحق
Religious innovationبدعة
S
Salafi (Adherent of the way of life of first followers of Muhammad)سلفي/ سلفية
Satan (the devil)الشيطان
(The four orthodox) Schools of Law in Sunni Islamالمذاهب الأربعة
Sharia; Islamic Sharia; Implementation of Islamic Shariaشريعة/ الشريعة الإسلامية/ تطبيق الشريعة الإسلامية
Sinner/sفاسق (فاسقون/ فاسقين)
Sura (Quranic chapter)سورة
Sovereignty (hakimiyyaالحاكمية
Shi’a (sect of Islam)الشيعة
T
Tyrant (taghut; object of worship apart from God; also false leaders or tyrant)طاغوت
Trialمحاكمة
U
Umma 
V
W
Al-wala' wa-l-bara' (doctrine of loyalty and disavowal)الولاء والبراء
Wilaya (province of the Islamic State). When placed before the name of the province it becomes Wilayat. In plural it is Wilayaat.ولاية (المفرد)
ولايات (الجمع)
X
Y
Z

Hijri Months - الأشهر الهجرية

EnglishArabic
Date, Corresponding Date (Gregorian Calendar)التاربخ، الموافق
Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awal, al-Thaniمحرم، صفر، ربيع الأول، الثاني
Jumada al-Awal, al-Thani, Rajan, Sha'banجمادى الأولى، الثانية، رجب، شعبان
Ramada, Shawal, Dhul Qa'da, Hijjaرمضان، شوال، ذو القعدة، الحجة


 

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