Surah Al-Kafirun
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Surah Al-Kafirun is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the beliefs of disbelievers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Al-Kafirun canonical | 6 |
| Al-Kafirun | 1 |
| Surat al-Kāfirūn | 1 |
| سورة الكافرون | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| addresses | disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | barāʼah (disavowal) from disbelief ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Uthmanic codex ⓘ |
| classification | short surah ⓘ |
| containsPhrase | لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ⓘ |
| coreConcept | tawhid ⓘ |
| declares |
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion
ⓘ
I do not worship what you worship ⓘ Nor are you worshippers of what I worship ⓘ Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship ⓘ Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship ⓘ |
| denies |
participation in polytheistic rituals
ⓘ
worship of idols ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
exclusive worship of Allah
ⓘ
rejection of compromise in matters of faith ⓘ |
| finalVerseArabic | لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ⓘ |
| juz | 30 ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | used to express disavowal of disbelief ⓘ |
| memorizationStatus | commonly memorized surah ⓘ |
| message | clear boundary between tawhid and shirk ⓘ |
| name |
Surah Al-Kafirun
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Kafirun
The Disbelievers ⓘ Surah Al-Kafirun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
سورة الكافرون
|
| numberOfVerses | 6 ⓘ |
| openingVerseArabic | قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ⓘ |
| partOf | Quran ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInMushaf |
after Surah Al-Kawthar
ⓘ
before Surah An-Nasr ⓘ |
| quranSection | Al-Mufassal ⓘ |
| recitationUsage |
often paired with Surah Al-Ikhlas in prayer
ⓘ
recited in voluntary prayers ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedBeforeHijra | true ⓘ |
| revealedInResponseTo | proposals of religious compromise by Meccan polytheists ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| style |
declarative
ⓘ
emphatic ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 109 ⓘ |
| theme |
affirmation of pure monotheism
ⓘ
rejection of polytheism ⓘ religious non-compromise ⓘ separation between Islamic worship and disbelief ⓘ |
| verseCountType | unanimously six verses among reciters ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Kafirun
this entity surface form:
سورة الكافرون
this entity surface form:
Surat al-Kāfirūn