islam : Idioms & Phrases


ansar al islam

  • noun a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
    Ansar al Islam; Ansar al-Islam.
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ansar al-islam

  • noun a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
    Ansar al Islam; Ansar al-Islam.
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dar al-islam

  • noun areas where Muslims are in the majority
    Dar al-Islam.
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house of islam

  • noun areas where Muslims are in the majority
    Dar al-Islam.
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islam nation

  • noun the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
    Muslim Ummah; Islamic Ummah; Umma; Ummah.
    • moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims
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jund-ul-islam

  • noun an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda
    Soldiers of God.
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nation of islam

  • noun a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans
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pillar of islam

  • noun (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
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shiah islam

  • noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
    Shiah; Shia.
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sunni islam

  • noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
    Sunni.
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supporters of islam

  • noun a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
    Ansar al Islam; Ansar al-Islam.
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