The Disbelievers

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"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.

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Label Occurrences
The Disbelievers canonical 2
The Disbelievers in Faith 1
The Unbelievers 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran surah
religious text section
addressesGroup disbelievers of Mecca
affirms exclusive worship of Allah
associatedWithProphet Muhammad
centralTheme rejection of idolatry
religious non-compromise
separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and worship of disbelievers
chapterNumberInQuran 109
containsPhrase لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
containsPhraseEnglish To you your religion, and to me my religion.
declares disbelievers will not worship what Muslims worship
no participation in the worship of disbelievers
denies worship of what the disbelievers worship
emphasizesConcept barrier between belief and disbelief
religious freedom of choice
followedBy Surah An-Nasr
hasArabicName سورة الكافرون
hasCanonicalOrder 109th surah in standard Uthmanic codex
hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers self-link
The Disbelievers self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Disbelievers in Faith

The Disbelievers self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Unbelievers
hasLanguage Arabic
hasOriginalTitle Al-Kafirun
hasRukuCount 1
hasSubjectCategory Islamic monotheism (tawhid)
Islamic theology
Quranic chapters
hasTransliteration Surah Al-Kafirun
surface form: Surat al-Kāfirūn
keyVerseEnglish For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.
lengthClassification short Meccan surah (mufassal section)
numberOfVerses 6
openingWordsArabic قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
openingWordsEnglish Say, O disbelievers,
partOf Quran
surface form: Qur’an
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInMushaf towards end of Qur’an
precededBy Surah Al-Kawthar
recitedIn Fajr prayer (Sunnah) on some occasions
Sunnah prayers
Witr prayer
rejects religious syncretism between Islam and polytheism
revealedInContextOf pressure on Prophet Muhammad to compromise in worship
revelationType Meccan surah
scriptureOf Islam
usedIn Muslim daily prayers
verseCountType short surah

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Surah Al-Kafirun name The Disbelievers
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers self-link
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Unbelievers
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Disbelievers in Faith