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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Surah Al-Kafirun canonical 6
Al-Kafirun 1
Surat al-Kāfirūn 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.

Quran hasPart Surah Al-Kafirun
Surah Al-Kawthar followedBy Surah Al-Kafirun
Surah Al-Kafirun name Surah Al-Kafirun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Al-Kafirun
Surah Al-Kafirun name Surah Al-Kafirun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سورة الكافرون
Surah An-Nasr precededBySurahName Surah Al-Kafirun
Al-Mufassal surahs includes Surah Al-Kafirun
Juz Amma containsSurah Surah Al-Kafirun
The Divine Support isPrecededBy Surah Al-Kafirun
The Disbelievers hasTransliteration Surah Al-Kafirun
this entity surface form: Surat al-Kāfirūn