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08:58 Nov 19, 2010 |
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infidel Explanation: Infidel power, infidel government, infidel force - Alternatively: non-Muslim. Or possibly, "Western (power, etc.)" > Kjafir -a (acc. = gen.) BosM infidel < Dictionary of Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian New Words, Dr. Danko Šipka, 2002 Dunwoody Press, McNeil Technologies, Inc., Springfield, VA., USA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir Kafir Kafir (Arabic: كافر kāfir; plural كفّار kuffār) is a term used in a Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever" or "disbeliever", or sometimes "infidel". The term refers to a person who rejects God or who hides, denies, or "covers" the truth. More recently, the term denominates Christians and Jews. In recent times, the Arabic term used as a loanword in English is seen as derogatory, which is why some Muslim scholars discourage its use and suggest the neutral term non-Muslim instead.[1] |
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