zandaqa
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Zindīq (pl. zanādiqa) is an Islamic pejorative applied to individuals who are considered to hold views or follow practices that are contrary to central Islamic dogma. Zandaqa is the noun describing these views.
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Zindīq (pl. zanādiqa) is an Islamic pejorative applied to individuals who are considered to hold views or follow practices that are contrary to central Islamic dogma. Zandaqa is the noun describing these views.
Zandaqa is usually translated as "heresy" and is often used to underscore the seriousness of the religious views of the accused individual, and the rejection of such views by Islamic orthodoxy. It originally referred to the adherents of Manichaeism, but then came to be applied to those who were accused of having heretical beliefs and actions deemed as threatening by Islamic authorities.
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