kafir
Sign in to saveKāfir (; ) is an Islamic term of Arabic origin used by Muslims to refer to non-Muslims who deny the God in Islam, reject his authority, and do not accept the message of Islam as truth.
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"Kafir" is an Islamic term that Muslims use to refer to non-Muslims who reject Islam's God, deny his authority, and do not accept Islam's message as true. The word matters because it's a key religious category in Islamic theology and practice, though its meaning and application have been debated and sometimes misused in different contexts throughout history.
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- Etymology
- In the Quran
- Types of unbelievers
- People of the Book
- The Mushrikun
- Sinners
- {{transliteration|ar|Takfir}}
- {{transliteration|ar|Murtad}}
- {{transliteration|ar|Muʿāhid}} / {{transliteration|ar|Dhimmī}}
- Types of disbelief
- Iman
- Ignorance
- History of the usage of the term
- Usage in the earliest sense
- Muhammad's parents
- Other uses
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
Kāfir (; ) is an Islamic term of Arabic origin used by Muslims to refer to non-Muslims who deny the God in Islam, reject his authority, and do not accept the message of Islam as truth.
Kafir is often translated as 'infidel', 'truth denier', 'rejector', 'disbeliever', 'unbeliever', The term is used in different ways in the Quran, with the most fundamental sense being ungrateful towards God. Kufr means 'disbelief', 'unbelief', 'non-belief', 'to be thankless', 'to be faithless', or 'ingratitude'. The opposite term of kufr ('disbelief') is iman ('faith'), and the opposite of kafir ('disbeliever') is ''mu'min'' ('believer'). A person who denies the existence of a creator might be called a dahri.