"Kafir" meaning non-believer or infidel
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“Kafir” is an Arabic-derived term historically used in Islamic contexts to denote a non-believer or infidel, often carrying strong religious and sometimes pejorative connotations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafir (religious term) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic loanword
ⓘ
religious term ⓘ |
| appearsInTextType |
Islamic legal texts
ⓘ
Islamic theological texts ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Muslim
ⓘ
mu’min (believer) ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
pejorative
ⓘ
religious ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDimension | can reflect power relations between communities ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalOriginLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage | pre-modern Islamic societies ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationVariation |
differs across historical periods
ⓘ
differs across regions ⓘ differs among Islamic scholars ⓘ |
| hasLegalDimension | used historically in some Islamic legal classifications ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
infidel
ⓘ
non-believer ⓘ |
| hasModernUsage |
Islamist rhetoric
ⓘ
contemporary Muslim discourse ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm |
kuffar
ⓘ
kuffār ⓘ |
| hasRootForm | k-f-r (Arabic root) ⓘ |
| hasSocialImpact |
can be perceived as offensive
ⓘ
can mark in-group versus out-group ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm | kāfir ⓘ |
| isConsideredSensitiveTermIn |
interfaith dialogue
ⓘ
modern multicultural societies ⓘ |
| isSubjectOfDebate |
Islamic theology
ⓘ
hate speech discussions ⓘ interfaith relations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | kufr ⓘ |
| semanticField |
belief and unbelief
ⓘ
religious identity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
some Muslims to denote non-believers
ⓘ
some extremist groups in a derogatory way ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ various Islamic languages ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToDescribe |
non-Muslim
ⓘ
religious unbeliever ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.