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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 ]
In volume 4, Hakluyt writes: "calling them Cafars and Gawars, which is, infidels or disbelievers". [94] Volume 9 refers to the slaves (slaves called Cafari ) and inhabitants of Ethiopia ("and they use to go in small shippes, and trade with the Cafars ") by two different but similar names.
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 ...
Infidel A term used generally for non-believers. [127] Kafir A person who is a non believer. [128] Used by some Muslims. [129] Not to be confused with the South-African slur Kaffir. Murtad A word meaning people who left Islam, mainly critics of Islam. [130] Mushrik
Mulhid (z plural ملحدون mulḥidun and ملاحدۃ malāḥidah) [1] is an Islamic religious term meaning apostate, atheist, infidel or heretic. [2] [3] In pre-Islamic times the term was used in the literal sense of the root l-ḥ-d: "incline, deviate". [2] Its religious meaning is based on the Quranic verses 7:180, 22:25, and 41:40.
The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines the term as "fight, battle; jihad, holy war (against the infidels, as a religious duty)". [24] However, given the range of meanings, it is incorrect to equate it simply with "holy war". [23] The notion of jihad has its origins in the Islamic idea that the whole humankind will embrace Islam.
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The Guardian summarised Infidel thus: "[Hirsi Ali]'s is a story of exile from her clan through war, famine, arranged marriage, religious apostasy and the shocking murder on the streets of Amsterdam of her collaborator, Theo van Gogh. Told with lyricism, wit, huge sorrow and a great heart, this is one of the most amazing adventure narratives of ...