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The difference between the doctrine of Kuffar disbelivers and the term of musrikin polytheism in light of Quran.

   difference between the mushrikeen and the kuffaar, and to which category do the Jews and Christians belong?  12-02-2005          Question 67626 What is the difference between mushrikeen and kuffaar? Are the Jews and Christians mushrikeen or kuffaar?. Religions Related topic Answer Praise be to Allah. Firstly:  The kaafir is the one who denies and conceals the truth. The basic meaning of the word kufr in Arabic is concealment. Shirk means devoting worship to anyone or anything other than Allaah.  Kufr may take the form of denying and rejecting, but the mushrik may also believe in Allaah. This is the difference between the mushrik and the kaafir.  Each word may also carry the meaning of the other, so the word kufr may be used in the sense of shirk, and the word shirk may be used in the sense of kufr.  Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:  Kufr and shirk may carry the same meaning, which is disbelief in Allaah, m...

The social media emoji and Islamic perspectives.

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  Today's Paper |   January 26, 2024 HOME   LATEST NEWS   TRENDING   PAKISTAN   CITIES   POLITICS   BUSINESS   VIDEOS   WORLD   LIFE & STYLE   SPORTS   OPINION   TMAGAZINE   BLOGS   T.EDIT   SCI-TECH   HEALTH   ADVICE   OTHER Using angel, devil emojis is forbidden in Islam, says Muslim preacher Akkari says the angel with a halo is a Christian interpretation of the entity and therefore 'haram' News Desk  |   May 08, 2016     Wajdi Akkari says it was ‘haram’ or forbidden for Muslims to use the ‘angel’, ‘devil’ and ‘prayer’ symbols. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB An Islamic preacher has warned Muslims not to use certain emojis on messaging apps as they are forbidden in Islam. Wajdi Akkari, who is based in Saudi Arabia, said it was ‘haram’ or forbidden for Muslims to use the ‘angel’, ‘devil’ and ‘prayer’ symbols. “You have to be selective in these emojis. Not everything is halal [p...