takfiri
See also: Takfiri
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Arabic تَكْفِيرِيّ (takfīriyy).
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takfiri (plural takfiris)
- (Islam, derogatory) A radical Muslim who excommunicates other Muslims, or accuses them of apostasy.
- 2007 July 28, Stephen Farrell, “Strife and Ice, Staples of Life, Overlap in Iraq”, in New York Times[1]:
- “In Ghazaliya, it is forbidden to sell ice because the takfiris said, ‘The Prophet Muhammad had no ice in his time,’ ” said Khatan Kareem, a manager at the factory where the drivers worked, shaking his head at the absurdity.
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takfiri m (plural takfiris)
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takfiri (feminine takfirie, masculine plural takfiris, feminine plural takfiries)