house, dwelling, abode; dar al-Islam, the lands where Islamic law prevails; dar al-harb, the land of war, territory not under Islamic law and subject to conquest by Muslims.
Dar (Hindi: धर, Urdu: ڈار) or Dhar is a Kashmiri tribe and family name in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. It is derived from the Sanskrit "Dhar" (धर) meaning supporter.http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0&display=simple&table=macdonell Digital Dictionarties of South Asia: dhar Kashmir had a high concentration of Brahmins in antiquity, and hence many last names in Kashmir are shared by both Pandits and the Muslims.