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| According to some scholars in Islam, the correct use of the word ''kafir'' in Islamic ] does not include either ]s, ]s, ]s, and all "]" who are covered by the term ], or "People of the Book," because they are considered recipients of divine revelation from ]. However, other scholars, such as those backing militant ]s, often do not make the distinction in their rhetoric and do often use it to include these religious communities, or any enemy. | According to some scholars in Islam, the correct use of the word ''kafir'' in Islamic ] does not include either ]s, ]s, ]s, and all "]" who are covered by the term ], or "People of the Book," because they are considered recipients of divine revelation from ]. However, other scholars, such as those backing militant ]s, often do not make the distinction in their rhetoric and do often use it to include these religious communities, or any enemy. | ||
| == Kaafirphobia == | |||
| According to various results generated through a search in Google, '''Kaafirphobia''' is a contemporary term used to describe an irrational fear or hatred of non-Muslim peoples, or Kafirs in general. It is the opposite of the term ]. Kaafirphobia is defined as the prejudice against non-Muslims and encompasses any Muslim who | |||
| :(1) upholds violent tendencies towards non-Muslims, | |||
| :(2) upholds acts of terrorism against non-Muslims, and | |||
| :(3) rejects concepts such as: | |||
| ::(a) equality between Muslims and non-Muslims | |||
| ::(b) tolerance towards apostates from Islam | |||
| ::(c) democracy | |||
| ::(d) human rights | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Kafir (or kāfir; plural Kuffar, kuffār) is an Arabic word meaning "denier" or "concealer." The Turkish form is Gavur. In a religious context it generally means a person who is not of the People of the book, however it is often used to mean "person who disbelieves in Islam" or "infidel" . The noun kufr means "not believing in God" or "blasphemy, atheism." In Fiqh, the term amounts to the equivalent of Christian excommunication. The verb, "to declare someone a kafir" is takfir. For example, the novelist Salman Rushdie was declared a kafir in the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khomeini.
According to some scholars in Islam, the correct use of the word kafir in Islamic theology does not include either Christians, Samaritans, Jews, and all "Sabians" who are covered by the term Ahl-al-Kitab, or "People of the Book," because they are considered recipients of divine revelation from Allah. However, other scholars, such as those backing militant Islamists, often do not make the distinction in their rhetoric and do often use it to include these religious communities, or any enemy.