The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (667 page)

(Arab.). Life-way or religion, most particularly Islam. The whole system is sometimes referred to as d
n wa-dawla, ‘religion and state (combined)’, there being no distinction within Islam between ‘religion and politics’. The word as used in the
Qur’
n
is probably derived from a Christian source which had already borrowed from the Iranian
d
n
, religion. Other Arabic meanings are: judgement or retribution (as in
yaum al-d
n
, day of judgement); custom or usage.

 
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(Aram., ‘the law of the country is the law’). The Jewish halakhic principle that the law of the land is binding. The rule, originally laid down by the amora Samuel in the 3rd cent. CE, states that
diaspora
Jews are bound to obey their country's code of law—even, on some occasions, if it conflicts with Jewish law.

 
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D
n-i Il
h
(religion of unity based on the oneness of God)
:

see
AKBAR
.

 
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