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Kafir
{
Kaf′fir
(kăf′fẽr)
, Ka′fir
(kä′fẽr)
, } Noun.
[Ar.
kāfir
infidel, pagan, fr. kafara
to be skeptical in religious matters; – a name given to certain infidel races by the Muslims. Cf. Giaour
.] 1.
(Ethnol.)
(a)
One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
(b)
One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.
[Spelt also
Caffre
.] Kaffir corn
(Bot.)
, a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.
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kafir
kafir
See also: kâfir
English
Alternative forms
- kâfir, kāfir
Noun
kafir (plural kuffar or kafirs)
- (Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non-Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (Christians, Jews, etc.).
- (Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; any non-Muslim.[1]
Derived terms
Translations
infidel
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See also
References
- ↑ Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimullah) v27 p264: “Whosoever does not forbid people from the deen of the Jews and Christians after the prophethood of the messenger Muhammad (saw) nor declares them kafir nor hates them, he is not a Muslim by the consensus of ALL Muslims, their scholars and the general public.”