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.
| The Islamic State | الدولة الاسلامية |
| ISIL/ISIS/The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant | داعش/الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام |
| The Islamic State Flag/Banner | علم/ راية الدولة الاسلامية |
| Alias (kunya) | لقب |
| There is no god but God Muhammad is the Messenger of God |
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Translations organized thematically
| Department (Directorate, Diwan, or Ministry) | ديوان ;وزارة |
| Department of the Judiciary and Grievances | ديوان القضاء والمظالم |
| Department of the Hisba (Morality Police) | ديوان الحسبة |
| Department of Da'wa (Proselytization) and Mosques | ديوان الدعوة والمساجد |
| Department of Zakat and Charities | ديوان الزكاة والصدقات |
| Department of the Soldiers | ديوان الجند |
| Department of Public Security | ديوان الأمن العام |
| Department of the Treasury (Finance) | ديوان بيت المال |
| Department of Media | ديوان الإعلام |
| Department of Education | ديوان التعليم |
| Department of Health | ديوان الصحة |
| Department of Agriculture and Livestock | ديوان الزراعة والثروة الحيوانية |
| Department of (Natural) Resources | ديوان الركاز |
| Department of Services (Water, Electricity, ...) | ديوان الخدمات (الماء، الكهرباء، ...) |
| Department of Spoils of War | ديوان الفيء والغنائم |
| Department of Real Estate and Land Tax | ديوان العقارات والخراج |
| Wilayat Nineveh (Dijla, at-Furat, Raqqa, Aljazeera) | ولاية نينوى (دجلة، الفرات، الرقة، الجزيرة) |
Religious and Laudatory Phrases - آيات الثناء والمديح
| In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful | بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم |
| Praise be to God the Lord of the worlds | الحمد لله رب العالمين |
| Praise be to God and prayer and peace be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and upon his family and companions | الحمد 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 companions | الحمد 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 blessings | السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته |
| May God be pleased with him | رضى الله عنه |
| May God protect you. He is the best Lord and Supporter | الله 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 enemy | نسأل الله أن يسدد خطاكم ويصوب رأيكم وينصركم على عدوكم |
| May God reward you / abundantly | جزاكم الله خيرا / خير الجزاء |
| God Exalted | الله 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 salvation | سائلين الله لنا و لكم التوفيق و السداد |
| And God is the One behind the intention | و الله من وراء القصد |
| There is no might or power except in God | لا 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 God | أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمدا رسول الله |
Hadith Terminology - مصطلح الحديث
| Cited by | اخرجه |
| Fair Hadith | حس |
| Hadith Compilation (topically organized) | مصنف |
| Narrated by | رواه |
| Sound Hadith | صحيح |
Other Terminology Organized Alphabetically
| A | |
| Atheist | ملحد |
| B | |
| Brothers; The Muslim Brotherhood | إخوان؛ (الإخوان المسلمون) |
| C | |
| Caliph | خليفة |
| Caliphate | خلافة |
| Caliphate on Prophetic Methodology | خلافة على منهاج النبوة |
| Case | دعوى |
| Claimant | المدعي |
| Companion/s of the Prophet Muhammad | صحابي؛ صحابة |
| Complaint | شكوى |
| Conquest | فتح |
| Court | محكمة |
| Creed | عقيدة |
| D | |
| Discretionary Punishments (ta'zir) | تعزير |
| Defendant | المدعى 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 | |
| Emir | أمير |
| F | |
| Faith | إيمان |
| 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 emigration | هجري |
| Hisba (duty to command right and prohibit wrong); Committee for the commanding right and prohibiting wrong | الحسبة؛ 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 disbelief | منافق |
| I | |
| In the cause of God | في سبيل الله |
| Infidel (unbeliever) | كافر |
| Infidelity (unbelief) | كفر |
| Indoctrination | تلقين مذهبي |
| Islamic scholar/s | عالم 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 |
| Jihad | جهاد |
| Jihadi/s (mujahid/mujahideen) | مجاهد |
| Jurisprudence | فقه |
| K | |
| L | |
| M | |
| Martyr | شهيد |
| Messenger | رسول |
| 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 repent | الوافدون والتائبون |
| O | |
| P | |
| Path | نهج |
| Prayer in Islam | صلاة |
| Pledge of allegiance or Pledge (bay'a) | بيعة، قسم الولاء |
| Polytheist | مشرك |
| Proselytization (da'wa) | دعوة |
| Q | |
| (The Noble) Quran | القرآن (الكريم) |
| Quranic verse (aya) | آية |
| Quraysh (Meccan tribe of the Prophet) | قريش |
| R | |
| Right / Truth | حق |
| Religious innovation | بدعة |
| 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 Islam | المذاهب الأربعة |
| Sharia; Islamic Sharia; Implementation of Islamic Sharia | شريعة/ الشريعة الإسلامية/ تطبيق الشريعة الإسلامية |
| Sinner/s | فاسق (فاسقون/ فاسقين) |
| Sura (Quranic chapter) | سورة |
| Sovereignty (hakimiyya) | الحاكمية |
| Shi’a (sect of Islam) | الشيعة |
| T | |
| Tyrant (taghut; object of worship apart from God; also false leaders or tyrant) | طاغوت |
| Trial | محاكمة |
| 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
| Date, Corresponding Date (Gregorian Calendar) | التاربخ، الموافق |
| Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awal, al-Thani | محرم، صفر، ربيع الأول، الثاني |
| Jumada al-Awal, al-Thani, Rajan, Sha'ban | جمادى الأولى، الثانية، رجب، شعبان |
| Ramada, Shawal, Dhul Qa'da, Hijja | رمضان، شوال، ذو القعدة، الحجة |