kufr (kufr)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: “Ungrateful,” “truth-covering”; usually translated as “unbelief” or “infidelity”

Long Description: Ungrateful, “truth-covering”; usually translated as “unbelief” or “infidelity.” In the Qur’ān it is opposed to both faith (īmān) and thankfulness (shukr).

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard