Islam And Extremism

message. People after the period of prophethood will be addressed with the words ayyuhal-insan (O human beings), not with the words ayyuhal-kafirun (O deniers). This mode of address will continue permanently until the Day of Judgment. The Meaning of Kafir In Arabic, kufr means denial, and kafir means one who denies. According to Islam, kafir denotes a character; it is not a collective label for any nation or community. Kafir is an individual character rather than a group title for a specific race or community. A kafir is one who denies (one who refuses to accept). Among the Urdu translations of the Quran, the most accurate is considered to be that of Shah Abdul Qadir Dehlavi. In his translation of the Quran, he rendered kafir as munkir (denier). This is the correct translation of the term. English translators of the Quran often translate kafir as unbeliever. This translation is not correct. Unbeliever means one who does not believe or does not hold a belief, whereas kafir does not merely mean a non-believer. Rather, it refers to a person who refuses to accept even after the truth has been fully conveyed. In the earliest phase, when the initial verses of the Quran were revealed, the Prophet’s addressees were