takfir (excommunication)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:associatedWith extremist groups
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:cause gptkb:murder
social exclusion
death penalty (in some interpretations)
gptkbp:condemnedBy many mainstream Muslim scholars
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:debatedBy Shia scholars
Sunni scholars
gptkbp:etymology from 'kafir' meaning 'unbeliever'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label takfir (excommunication)
gptkbp:meaning declaring a Muslim to be a non-believer
gptkbp:opposedBy Sufi scholars
gptkbp:practicedIn some Islamic groups
gptkbp:relatedTo atheism
heresy
gptkbp:termOrigin gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5