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An infidel (literally "unfaithful") is a person who is accused of disbelief in the central tenets of one's own religion, such as members of another religion, or irreligious people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
Giaour (a Turkish adaptation of the Persian gâwr or gōr, an infidel), a word used by the Turks to describe all who are not Mohammedans, with especial reference to Christians. The word, first employed as a term of contempt and reproach, has become so general that in most cases no insult is intended in its use; for example in parts of China ...
As a pre-Islamic term it described farmers burying seeds in the ground. One of its applications in the Quran has also the same meaning as farmer. [35] Since farmers cover the seeds with soil while planting, the word kāfir implies a person who hides or covers. [11] Ideologically, it implies a person who hides or covers the truth.
Al-Ḥadīd (English: Iron; Arabic: الحديد) is the 57th chapter of the Quran with 29 verses. [2] The chapter takes its name from that word which appears in the 25th verse. [ 3 ] This is an Al-Musabbihat surah because it begins with the glorification of Allah.
"Deus lo vult" is the motto of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (1824).. Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of Divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will.
That is not the point. The language of Islam is Arabic. Infidel is an English word. But it is a word that was derived from the Islamic/Arabic term for a non believer. I would have thought that there was far more doubt that Infidel was ever used as a term for a non Christian.203.184.41.226 21:31, 11 May 2013 (UTC) I agree with Biraqleet.
The term pagan was not attested in the English language until the 17th century. [24] In addition to infidel and heretic, it was used as one of several pejorative Christian counterparts to goy (גוי / נכרי) as used in Judaism, and to kafir (كافر, 'unbeliever') and mushrik (مشرك, 'idolater') as in Islam. [25]