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  2. Names of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    [11] [disputed – discuss] Daesh is used by mainstream Muslims, who believe it better separates the group from their faith. [6] While "Daesh" has no other meaning in Arabic, it is very similar to the Arabic word دعس (Dāʿis), meaning "one who crushes (or tramples down) something

  3. Paris attacks: What does 'Daesh' mean and why does ISIS ... - AOL

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    According to Arabic translator Alice Guthrie, "D.A.E.SH is a transliteration of the Arabic acronym formed of the same words that make up I.S.I.S in English: 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria', or ...

  4. Islamic state - Wikipedia

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    The word dawla and its derivatives began to acquire modern connotations in the Ottoman Empire and Iran in the 16th and 17th centuries in the course of diplomatic and commercial exchanges with Europe. During the 19th century, the Arabic dawla and Turkish devlet took on all the aspects of the modern notion of state while the Persian davlat can ...

  5. Daesh (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State, a Salafi jihadist terrorist and militant group. Daesh may also refer to: A nickname for the invasive species of blue crab Portunus segnis

  6. Jihadist flag - Wikipedia

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    The "Flag of the Islamic State", "Al-Shabaab", and "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula" with the "seal of Muhammad" [4] design.Ratio: 3:4. Used in their beheading videos; banned in a number of states around the world, such as Germany.

  7. Glossary of Islam - Wikipedia

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    ʿAbd (عبد) (for male) ʾAmah (أمة) (for female) Servant or worshipper. Muslims consider themselves servants and worshippers of God as per Islam.Common Muslim names such as Abdullah (Servant of God), Abdul-Malik (Servant of the King), Abdur-Rahmān (Slave of the Most Beneficent), Abdus-Salām (Slave of [the originator of] Peace), Abdur-Rahîm (Slave of the Most Merciful), all refer to ...

  8. History of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the Islamic State group can be traced back to three main organizations. Earliest of these was the "Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād" (transl. "The Organisation of Monotheism and Jihad") organization, founded by the Jihadist leader Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi in Jordan in 1999.

  9. Ideology of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    The central role of Qutbist influence on Daesh is best captured in a saying popular among Islamic State supporters, attributed to Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye: “The Islamic State was drafted by Sayyid Qutb, taught by Abdullah Azzam , globalized by Osama bin Laden, transferred to reality by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and implemented by ...