Dar Al-Dawah

using terms such as Dar al-Kufr or Bilad al-Kuffar for such places is not appropriate. When a country is referred to in a geographical sense, it should be called by its commonly recognized name— for example, Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka and South Korea as South Korea. However, when a country is discussed in terms of the responsibility of Muslims, it should be described as Dar al-Dawah. The term Dar al-Dawah does not signify a geographical classification; rather, it expresses the responsibility of Muslims to convey God’s message. (Al-Risala, December 2003)