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Definition of Kafir

1. Noun. An offensive and insulting term for any Black African.

2. Noun. A member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan.

Definition of Kafir

1. Noun. (Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non-Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (Christians, Jews, etc.). ¹

2. Noun. (Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; any non-Muslim.Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimullah) v27 p264: “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.” ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kafir

1. a cereal grass [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kafir

1. 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. One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre] Kaffir corn, a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. Origin: Ar. Kfir infidel, pagan, fr. Kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. Giaour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kafir

kaffir limes kaffirs kaffiya kaffiyah kaffiyahs kaffiyas kaffiyeh kaffiyehs kaffle kaffles

kafila kafilah kafilahs kafilas kafindo kafir (current term) kafir corn kafirin kafirins kafirs

kafkaesque kaflooey kafs kafta kafta kebab kaftan kaftans kagan kaganate kaganates

Literary usage of Kafir

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"Cultivation of kafir and durra. By EG Montgomery and CW Warburton. ... While the kafir is principally grown for forage, it unquestionably has great value as ..."

2. Feeds and Feeding: A Hand-book for the Student and Stockman by William Arnon Henry (1910)
"The following table shows the yield of kafir and Indian corn at the Kansas ... This table shows that red kafir gave materially better returns in both grain ..."

3. Pork-production by William Wesley Smith, Robert Alexander Craig (1920)
"These results indicate that kafir ranks close to corn as a fattening feed. ... kafir as a rule is less palatable than corn, and with unrestricted rations, ..."

4. Sources of Ancient and Primitive Law by Albert Kocourek, John Henry Wigmore (1915)
"THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS PRACTICAL OPERATION It is common to talk of the despotism of kafir chiefs. If by the use of this term it is intended to be implied ..."

5. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush by George Scott Robertson (1896)
"CHAPTER XXVII kafir villages—Women's quarters—The fort village—Villages built ... kafir villages are built in various ways, according ®&~ they are liable to ..."

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