Kufr

Kufr Many people believe, that kufr means disbelieving in Allah and/or denying Allah's existence. Kufr in Arabic means covering and concealing something. In shar’i terminology kufr is the attribute of everyone who rejects something that Allah has commanded... More

Kufr Many people believe, that kufr means disbelieving in Allah and/or denying Allah's existence. Kufr in Arabic means covering and concealing something. In shar’i terminology kufr is the attribute of everyone who rejects something that Allah has commanded us to believe in, whether he rejects it in his heart without uttering it, or he speaks those words of rejection without believing it in his heart, or he does both; or he does an action which is described in the texts as putting one beyond the pale of faith. Kufr – which is the opposite of eemaan or faith – may take the form of feelings in the heart, such as hating Allah or His signs, or His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); this contradicts love and faith which support the actions of the heart. Kufr may also take the form of spoken words, such as insulting Allah, or it may be an outward action, such as prostrating to idols, or offering sacrifces to someone other than Allah. Just as faith takes the form of actions Less