Definition of kafir Kafir

Kaf•ir

We found 8 definitions of kafir from 5 different sources.

What does kafir mean?

Noun
kafir - a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
kafir - an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
		kaffir, caffer, caffre
		black african an African who is Black
		republic of south africa, south africa a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)

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kafir (Noun)
Infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non- Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab Christians, Jews, etc..
kafir (Noun)
Infidel, pagan, non-believer; any non-Muslim. Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah Rahimullah v27 p26 “Whosoever does not forbid people from the deen of the Jews and Christians after the prophethood of the messenger Muhammad saw nor declares them kafir nor hates them, he is not a Muslim by the consensus of ALL Muslims, their scholars and the general public. ”

kafir (n.)
One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
kafir (n.)
One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.

kafir
kaf′ir, n. one of a native race of SE. Africa.—Kafir bread, the pith of a South African plant; Kafir corn, Indian millet. [Ar., unbeliever.]

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kafir in sign language