HT Comprehensive Glossary: A-Z Terms
“And We have not revealed to you the Book except that you may make clear to them that wherein they differ, and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.” (QS. An-Nahl: 64)
This glossary is the standard reference for all Syabab and da’wah carriers to ensure Unity of Thought (Wahdatut Tsaqofah). All definitions below are derived directly from the Mutabannat books (officially adopted books) of Hizbut Tahrir.
A
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Adillah Syar’iyyah | أَدِلَّةٌ شَرْعِيَّةٌ | Legal evidences that are sources of law (Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma’ of Companions, Qiyas). | Law |
| Ahlu Dzimmah | أَهْلُ الذِّمَّةِ | Non-Muslim citizens whose rights and security are fully protected by Shariah in the Khilafah. | System |
| Ahlul Halli wal ‘Aqdi | أَهْلُ الْحَلِّ وَالْعَقْدِ | Leaders of the Ummah who represent the people’s aspirations to choose or pledge allegiance to a Khalifah. | Politics |
| Ahlul Quwwah | أَهْلُ الْقُوَّةِ | Owners of real power (military/key figures) whose support (nushrah) is sought to establish Islam. | Methodology |
| Akidah Aqliyah | عَقِيدَةٌ عَقْلِيَّةٌ | Belief built upon rational proof, not mere imitation (taqlid). | Aqidah |
| Al-Amwal | الْأَمْوَالُ | All types of wealth and property managed by the state (Baitul Mal) according to Shariah provisions. | System |
| Al-Wa’yu al-‘Amm | الْوَعْيُ الْعَامُ | General awareness; when the majority of the Ummah understands and desires the application of Islam. | Methodology |
| Al-Wa’yu as-Siyasi | الْوَعْيُ السِّيَاسِيُّ | Political awareness; the ability to view the world from the perspective of global Islamic interests. | Politics |
| Amirul Mukminin | أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ | Another title for the Khalifah emphasizing the role as leader of the believers. | System |
| Anfal | أَنْفَالٌ | War booty; synonymous with Ghanimah in the distribution of battle spoils. | System |
| Aqliyyah Islamiyyah | عَقْلِيَّةٌ إِسْلَامِيَّةٌ | Thinking pattern that makes Islamic Aqidah the sole standard of judgment. | Aqidah |
| Ashabiyah | عَصَبِيَّةٌ | Group or national fanaticism that contradicts the bond of Islamic Aqidah. | Aqidah |
B
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Baiat | بَيْعَةٌ | Covenant between the people and the Khalifah to obey Allah’s law and run the government. | System |
| Bai’at In’iqad | بَيْعَةُ الِانْعِقَادِ | Pledge of establishment; the process by which someone validly becomes Khalifah after being chosen according to Shariah. | System |
| Bai’at Tha’at | بَيْعَةُ الطَّاعَةِ | Pledge of obedience; the Ummah’s promise to submit and obey the validly appointed Khalifah. | System |
| Baitul Mal | بَيْتُ الْمَالِ | Institution managing all wealth of the Ummah and state for public welfare. | System |
D
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Dai | دَاعٍ | Call, invitation; also refers to the person who calls (da’i) to Islam. | Methodology |
| Dakwah | دَعْوَةٌ | The activity of calling people to Islam and carrying its message to the entire world. | Methodology |
| Dakwah Fikriyah | دَعْوَةٌ فِكْرِيَّةٌ | Da’wah focused on ideological change without using physical violence (madi). | Methodology |
| Dariz | دَارِس | A participant who studies Islamic Tsaqofah in a halaqah (study circle). | Methodology |
| Darul ‘Ahd | دَارُ الْعَهْدِ | Non-Muslim territory bound by a peace treaty (mu’ahadah) with the Islamic State. | Politics |
| Darul Harb | دَارُ الْحَرْبِ | Non-Muslim territory with no peace treaty (legally at war). | Politics |
| Darul Islam | دَارُ الْإِسْلَامِ | Territory that applies Shariah totally and whose security is in the hands of Muslims. | System |
| Darul Kufr | دَارُ الْكُفْرِ | Territory that applies laws other than Islam. | System |
| Daulah Islamiyyah | الدَّوْلَةُ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةُ | Political institution (Khilafah) that applies Shariah comprehensively. | System |
| Dharibah | ضَرِيبَةٌ | Emergency tax from wealthy Muslims when Baitul Mal is empty for mandatory expenditures. | System |
| Diyat | دِيَةٌ | Financial compensation paid to the victim’s guardian as an alternative to Qisas (capital punishment). | Law |
| Dustur | دَسْتُورٌ | Constitution whose fundamental principles are derived from Shariah evidence. | Law |
F
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Fai’ | فَيْءٌ | Property from the enemy without physical battle (such as when the enemy surrenders or flees). | System |
| Fardu Kifayah | فَرْضُ كِفَايَةٍ | Collective obligation that, if fulfilled by some, drops the obligation from others. | Law |
| Fikrah | فِكْرَةٌ | Core idea or fundamental concept of Islam regarding Aqidah and life regulations. | Aqidah |
| Fikr al-Mustanir | الْفِكْرُ الْمُسْتَنِيرُ | Enlightened thinking; thinking that connects facts with information and the purpose of creation. | Aqidah |
G
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Ghanimah | غَنِيمَةٌ | Property obtained from the enemy through war or physical combat. | System |
| Gharizah | غَرِيزَةٌ | Human instinct; inner drive consisting of Baqa (existence), Nau’ (procreation), and Tadayyun (religion). | Aqidah |
| Ghuluw | غُلُوٌّ | Excessiveness in religion prohibited by Shariah. | Aqidah |
H
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Hadharah | حَضَارَةٌ | A collection of understandings about life that is distinctive (ideological). | Aqidah |
| Hadits Ahad | حَدِيثٌ آحَادٌ | Hadith narrated by a number of narrators not reaching the level of Mutawatir; yields strong presumption (dzon) in law. | Law |
| Hadits Mutawatir | حَدِيثٌ مُتَوَاتِرٌ | Hadith narrated by many narrators at every level of the chain of transmission, impossible for them to agree on a lie; yields certain knowledge (qath’i). | Law |
| Hajat ‘Adhawiyyah | حَاجَاتٌ عُضْوِيَّةٌ | Physical human needs that must be fulfilled (eating, drinking, relieving oneself, etc.). | Aqidah |
| Hamilud Da’wah | حَامِلُ الدَّعْوَةِ | Da’wah carrier; an individual fighter for Islamic ideology. | Methodology |
| Hayat ‘Ammah | الْحَيَاةُ الْعَامَّةُ | Life in public space strictly regulated by Islamic social law. | Aqidah |
| Hayat Khashshah | الْحَيَاةُ الْخَاصَّةُ | Life in private/domestic space that has absolute legal protection. | Aqidah |
| Hizb | حِزْبٌ | Political party based on Islamic ideology to change society. | Politics |
| Hudud | حُدُودٌ | Penalties for crimes whose type and measure have been definitively established by Allah. | Law |
| Hukum Syara’ | حُكْمٌ شَرْعِيٌّ | The decree of the Lawgiver (Allah) related to the actions of servants. | Law |
I
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Ijma’ Shahabat | إِجْمَاعُ الصَّحَابَةِ | Consensus of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions on a Shariah ruling; a definitive (qath’i) source of Islamic law. | Law |
| Ijtihad | اجْتِهَادٌ | Maximum effort by a mujtahid to derive Shariah rulings from detailed evidence. | Law |
| Ikhtilath | الِاخْتِلَاطُ | Mixing of non-mahram men and women without legitimate Shariah purpose. | Aqidah |
| Imamah | الْإِمَامَةُ | Synonym for Khilafah (general leadership of the Muslim Ummah). | System |
| Inqilabiyyah | انْقِلَابِيَّةٌ | The fundamental, radical (to the root), and uncompromising character of da’wah. | Methodology |
| Isti’naf al-Hayah al-Islamiyyah | اسْتِئْنَافُ الْحَيَاةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ | Resuming Islamic life through the establishment of the Khilafah; the main goal of da’wah. | Methodology |
| Istilamul Hukmi | اسْتِلَامُ الْحُكْمِ | The third stage of da’wah; the process of gaining power through the support of ahlul quwwah. | Methodology |
| Istinbath | اسْتِنْبَاطٌ | Methodological derivation of Shariah rulings from their sources. | Law |
J
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Jawabir | جَوَابِرُ | The property of Islamic penalties as expiation for sins in the Hereafter for the perpetrator. | Law |
| Jihaz Idari | الْجِهَازُ الْإِدَارِيُّ | Administrative apparatus of the state that is technical and serves public service. | System |
| Jihad | جِهَادٌ | Mobilizing the capacity to fight in the way of Allah to spread Islam. | Methodology |
| Jinayat | جِنَايَاتٌ | Penalties for crimes related to physical assault or murder. | Law |
| Jizyah | جِزْيَةٌ | Head tax from able non-Muslim male citizens as compensation for security. | System |
K
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Kaffah | كَافَّةً | Comprehensive and total application of Islam in every aspect of life. | Aqidah |
| Kaidah Fikriyah | الْقَاعِدَةُ الْفِكْرِيَّةُ | Fundamental thought that serves as the foundation for other thoughts (Islamic Aqidah). | Aqidah |
| Kanazul Mal | كَنْزُ الْمَالِ | Hoarding of gold and silver without circulating it in productive economic activity. | System |
| Kasyful Khuthath | كَشْفُ الْخُطَطِ | Activity of exposing the plots and political plans of colonizers. | Politics |
| Khalifah | خَلِيفَةٌ | The single leader of the entire Muslim Ummah worldwide who implements Allah’s Shariah. | System |
| Khalwah | خَلْوَةٌ | Seclusion of a man and woman who are not mahram in a closed place. | Aqidah |
| Kharaj | خَرَاجٌ | The right of Muslims over lands liberated through jihad. | System |
| Khilafah | الْخِلَافَةُ | Institution of general leadership of the Muslim Ummah worldwide to implement Shariah. | System |
| Khumus | خُمُسٌ | One-fifth (20%) of war spoils that belongs to the state. | System |
| Kifas Siyasi | الْكِفَاحُ السِّيَاسِيُّ | Political struggle; the activity of criticizing rulers and defending the Ummah without violence. | Methodology |
M
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Mabda’ | مَبْدَأٌ | Ideology; rational Aqidah that produces a system of life regulations. | Aqidah |
| Madaniyyah | مَدَنِيَّةٌ | Physical works of scientific progress; divided into ‘Am (universal) and Khash (ideological). | Aqidah |
| Madi | مَادِّي | Anything of a physical or material nature. | Methodology |
| Mafahim | مَفَاهِيمُ | Understood meanings that then drive a person’s behavior. | Aqidah |
| Manhaj | مَنْهَجٌ | Framework or methodology of struggle (Manhaj Taghyir) that is fixed. | Methodology |
| Maqayis | مَقَايِيسُ | Standards or benchmarks used to assess something (e.g., Maqayis Syar’iyyah). | Aqidah |
| Mas’ul | مَسْؤُول | Person in charge or leader in the da’wah structure of Hizbut Tahrir. | Politics |
| Milkiyyah ‘Ammah | مِلْكِيَّةٌ عَامَّةٌ | Public ownership; wealth prohibited for individual ownership (such as natural resources, mines, water). | System |
| Milkiyyah Daulah | مِلْكِيَّةُ الدَّوْلَةِ | State ownership; wealth managed by the state for serving the people. | System |
| Milkiyyah Fardiyyah | مِلْكِيَّةٌ فَرْدِيَّةٌ | Individual ownership; wealth that Shariah permits for personal ownership. | System |
| Mu’ahadat | مُعَاهَدَاتٌ | International treaties made by the Islamic State with other countries. | Politics |
| Mu’awin | مُعَاوِنٌ | Assistant to the Khalifah in government affairs (Tafwidh) or administration (Tanfidz). | System |
| Mujtahid | مُجْتَهِدٌ | A person who has the ability to derive Shariah rulings directly from evidence. | Law |
| Mukhalafat | مُخَالَفَاتٌ | Penalties for violations of state administrative regulations. | Law |
| Musta’man | مُسْتَأْمَنٌ | Non-Muslim harbi citizen entering Darul Islam with a security guarantee. | System |
| Musyrif | مُشْرِف | Halaqah supervisor responsible for the nurturing process (tatsqif). | Methodology |
| Mutabannat | مُتَبَنَّات | A series of thoughts and rulings officially adopted by the party. | Law |
N
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Nafsiyyah Islamiyyah | نَفْسِيَّةٌ إِسْلَامِيَّةٌ | Disposition pattern; the heart’s tendency always bound to Allah’s rules. | Aqidah |
| Nasyrah | نَشْرَةٌ | Official party leaflet or statement containing political stance. | Methodology |
| Nathiq Rasmi | نَاطِقٌ رَسْمِيٌّ | Official spokesperson delivering the party’s stance to the media. | Politics |
| Nizham | نِظَامٌ | Order or system of rules governing human relations. | System |
| Nuqthatul Ibtida’ | نُقْطَةُ الِابْتِدَاءِ | Starting point of organized da’wah. | Methodology |
| Nuqthatul Intilaq | نُقْطَةُ الِانْطِلَاقِ | Launching point; transition from the Tatsqif stage to the Tafa’ul stage. | Methodology |
| Nuqthatul Irtikaz | نُقْطَةُ الِارْتِكَازِ | Concentration point; transition to the stage of implementing law/state. | Methodology |
| Nushrah | نُصْرَةٌ | Real assistance from owners of power (ahlul quwwah) to gain authority. | Methodology |
Q
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Qadha | قَضَاءٌ | Judiciary: 1. Institution for resolving disputes. 2. Events beyond human control (Qadha & Qadar). | Law/Aqidah |
| Qadar | قَدَرٌ | Inherent properties or characteristics created by Allah in objects and humans. | Aqidah |
| Qana’ah | قَنَاعَةٌ | Intellectual satisfaction; when a person is fully convinced of a thought. | Aqidah |
| Qanun | قَانُونٌ | Law adopted (tabanni) by the state. | Law |
| Qath’i | قَطْعِيّ | Definitive or certain (no doubt); opposite of dzonni. | Law |
| Qath’i Dilalah | قَطْعِي الدَّلَالَةِ | Text (evidence) whose meaning is certain and does not allow alternative interpretation (ta’wil). | Law |
| Qath’i Tsubut | قَطْعِي الثُّبُوتِ | Evidence whose authenticity from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is beyond doubt. | Law |
| Qiyadah Fikriyyah | قِيَادَةٌ فِكْرِيَّةٌ | Intellectual leadership; making ideology the guide for the Ummah. | Aqidah |
| Qiyas Syar’i | قِيَاسٌ شَرْعِيٌّ | Legal analogy; equating the ruling of a new event with a ruling that already has textual evidence. | Law |
R
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Ri’ayatush Shu’un | رِعَايَةُ الشُّؤُونِ | Activity of managing and serving the people’s interests according to Shariah. | Politics |
| Rikaz | رِكَازٌ | Buried treasure found underground. | System |
S
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Shira’ul Fikri | الصِّرَاعُ الْفِكْرِيُّ | Intellectual struggle; the activity of dismantling ideologies other than Islam. | Methodology |
| Suluk | سُلُوك | Human behavior or actions resulting from the combination of thought and emotion. | Aqidah |
| Syabab | شَبَاب | Title for da’wah carriers who have officially joined the party. | Methodology |
| Syakhshiyyah | شَخْصِيَّةٌ | Personality; the combination of aqliyyah (thinking pattern) and nafsiyyah (disposition pattern). | Aqidah |
| Syariat | شَرِيعَة | All life regulations from Allah ﷻ for humanity. | Law |
| Syura | شُورَىٰ | The activity of seeking opinions in technical or expert matters. | Politics |
T
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Tabanni | تَبَنٍّ | Adoption; the act of selecting one legal opinion to become an official rule. | Law |
| Tabanni Mashalihil Ummah | تَبَنِّي مَصَالِحِ الأُمَّةِ | Activity of defending the real interests of the Ummah. | Politics |
| Tabarruj | تَبَرُّجٌ | Displaying adornment or beauty of women in front of non-mahram men. | Aqidah |
| Tafa’ul | تَفَاعُلٌ | Second stage of da’wah; the phase of interacting to build the Ummah’s awareness. | Methodology |
| Tajul Furudh | تَاجُ الْفُرُوضِ | Crown of obligations; title for the duty of establishing the Khilafah. | System |
| Takattul | تَكَتُّل | Formation of a solid ideological party or bloc. | Methodology |
| Talaqqi Fikri | تَلَقِّي فِكْرِي | Learning method of understanding facts to be acted upon. | Methodology |
| Tatsqif | تَثْقِيفٌ | First stage of da’wah; the process of intensive personality nurturing. | Methodology |
| Thalabun Nushrah | طَلَبُ النُّصْرَةِ | Method of seeking support from power holders to transfer authority. | Methodology |
| Thariqah | طَرِيقَةٌ | Fixed, permanent, and mandatory operational method for applying ideology. | Methodology |
| Tsaqofah | ثَقَافَةٌ | Knowledge influenced by a worldview (history, law, etc.). | Aqidah |
U
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Uqdatul Kubra | الْعُقْدَةُ الْكُبْرَى | The great knot; humanity’s existential question answered by Islamic Aqidah. | Aqidah |
| Uslub | أُسْلُوبٌ | Flexible way, technique, or means to achieve a goal. | Methodology |
| Usyur | عُشُورٌ | Customs duties from foreign traders at the borders of the Islamic State. | System |
W
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Wahdatul Fikr | وَحْدَةُ الْفِكْرِ | Unity of thought; when all members share the same ideological understanding. | Aqidah |
| Wahdatul Masyair | وَحْدَةُ الْمَشَاعِرِ | Unity of feeling; members’ shared likes/dislikes based on Islam. | Aqidah |
| Wali | وَالٍ | Regional leader at the provincial level appointed by the Khalifah. | Politics |
| Wasilah | وَسِيلَةٌ | Physical means of da’wah that is ideologically neutral. | Methodology |
| Wathaniyyah | وَطَنِيَّةٌ | Nationalism/local patriotism rejected by Islamic ideology. | Aqidah |
Z
| Term | Arabic | Definition | Category |
|---|
| Zakat | زَكَاةٌ | Obligatory wealth worship as self-purification and social security for the Ummah. | System |
| Zawajir | زَوَاجِرُ | The property of Islamic penalties as a deterrent so others do not commit evil. | Law |
3. Conclusion
Ideological struggle demands precision of words. Understanding the terms above in depth is the first step to uniting the ranks of Islamic fighters. Refer to this glossary whenever you encounter a mutabannat term that needs clarity of meaning.
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