Where does “kufr” come from?
kufr (English) comes from Arabic كُفْر, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
kufr (English): Denial or rejection of Islam
Definitions
- Denial or rejection of Islam
Ancestry of “kufr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | كُفْر | pitch, tar |
| 2 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 3 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |