Dar al-Harb
E83928
Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dar al-Harb canonical | 5 |
| Dār al-Ḥarb | 1 |
| al-Ḥudūd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T632100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dar al-Harb Context triple: [Islamic world, hasConcept, Dar al-Harb]
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A.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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B.
Al-Awja
Al-Awja is a small village near Tikrit in northern Iraq, best known as the birthplace and burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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C.
Al Sufouh
Al Sufouh is a coastal district in Dubai known for its mix of residential communities, business hubs, and proximity to major landmarks such as Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
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D.
Kel Ajjer
Kel Ajjer is a prominent Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the central Sahara region spanning parts of present-day Algeria and Libya.
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E.
Badr City
Badr City is a planned satellite city in Egypt that forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area, known for its industrial zones and residential developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dar al-Harb Target entity description: Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
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A.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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B.
Al-Awja
Al-Awja is a small village near Tikrit in northern Iraq, best known as the birthplace and burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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C.
Al Sufouh
Al Sufouh is a coastal district in Dubai known for its mix of residential communities, business hubs, and proximity to major landmarks such as Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
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D.
Kel Ajjer
Kel Ajjer is a prominent Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the central Sahara region spanning parts of present-day Algeria and Libya.
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E.
Badr City
Badr City is a planned satellite city in Egypt that forms part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area, known for its industrial zones and residential developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic jurisprudential concept
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classical Islamic legal category ⓘ fiqh term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
actual conflict with Muslim polity
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potential conflict with Muslim polity ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dar al-Ahd
ⓘ
Dar al-Islam ⓘ Dar al-Sulh ⓘ |
| denotes |
territories outside Muslim political rule
ⓘ
territories where Islamic law does not prevail ⓘ |
| developedIn | classical Sunni legal schools ⓘ |
| discussedBy |
Hanafi jurists
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanafi school
Hanbali jurists ⓘ Maliki jurists ⓘ Shafi'i jurists ⓘ |
| etymology |
Arabic word dar meaning abode or domain
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Arabic word harb meaning war ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | abode of war in Islamic law ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Dar al-Harb ⓘ |
| hasComponentConcept |
jihad (in its legal sense)
ⓘ
siyar (Islamic law of nations) ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
|
| hasDoctrinalBasisIn |
analogical reasoning (qiyas)
ⓘ
classical interpretations of hadith ⓘ classical interpretations of the Qur'an ⓘ juristic consensus (ijma) in some schools ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | abode of war ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Islamic discourse on war and peace
ⓘ
pre-modern Muslim statecraft ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Islamic political realities ⓘ |
| isPartOf | binary division of world into Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb ⓘ |
| legalImplication |
governs permissibility of certain contracts with non-Muslims
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governs rules of safe-conduct (aman) ⓘ governs treatment of enemy combatants in classical law ⓘ |
| regulates |
legal status of non-Muslim territories
ⓘ
rules of peace and truces with non-Muslim polities ⓘ rules of war in Islamic law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Muslim–non-Muslim relations
ⓘ
rules of trade with non-Muslim territories ⓘ rules of travel to non-Muslim territories ⓘ status of Muslims residing outside Muslim rule ⓘ |
| sometimesCriticizedFor | binary view of world order ⓘ |
| sometimesReinterpretedAs | purely historical category ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
contemporary Islamic legal debates
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modern scholarly reassessment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | formulated in early centuries of Islam ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic jurisprudence
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classical Islamic international law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dar al-Harb Description of subject: Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dar al-Harb
linked to: Dar al-Harb