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Module 4: Regarding the definition of Kafir
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[quote]assalaam o alaikum I believe that it has been adequately explained in the modules that no ordinary human or even the Messenger can understand and determine when a groups has become open kaafir by deliberately denying the truth. The addressees of the Messenger are not declared kaafir on the basis of their rejection of the truth manifest to them beforehand either through rational thinking or received knowledge. The Messengers do their utmost in explaining to them the truth under the direct guidance of the Almighty Allah. There sole duty is to preach, explain, respond to the objections clarify their questions. It is only the Almighty Allah who knows and then determines for the Messenger when they have preached to the extant that the addressees are not left with any excuse to deny it. It is at this point the Messenger is commanded by the Almighty Allah to migrate from the land of the rejectors. If the Messenger has enough support to establish a rule somewhere else he does so and prepares the believers to strike the rejecters otherwise divine punishment is meted out to the rejecters through natural calamities. This rejection is rejection of the message of the Messenger (the source of truth) which of course correspond to their innate guidance and earlier revelations but their status as kaafir is not determined on these forms of prior knowledge. The polytheists, in the case of the Prophet Muhammad were considered and declared the rejecters of the first order. They were meted out the severest form of punishment. The reason was that the Messenger was raised among themselves who spoke their tongue, lived among them, preached to them for a long time and could communicate to them more easily and his character was more clear to them any other party. We believe that the rejecters could be among any of the groups among the addressees of the Messengers. The polytheists of Makkah were declared kaafir earlier than the other groups like the Jews and the Christians. Regards,[/quote]
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