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Term describing Muslims who engage in excommunication
Takfiri is an Arabic and Islamic term denoting a Muslim who excommunicates one of their coreligionists—i.e., who accuses another Muslim of being an apostate
Takfiri
Military operation
there was considerable U.S. Department of Defense concern that Islamist takfiri, jihadis, and others fleeing from Afghanistan might escape south and west
Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Operation_Enduring_Freedom_–_Horn_of_Africa
Leader of the Houthis since 2004
Alawites and publishing of such killing on social media. He accused Syrian Takfiri groups of committing genocide against defenseless citizens. The UN announced
Abdul-Malik_al-Houthi
Iranian Shia marja' and religious leader (born 1927)
Takfiri Movements in the Islamic Scholars' View. It was a meeting for discussing controversial issues effecting the Muslim world, especially Takfiri movements
Naser_Makarem_Shirazi
Extremist interpretation of Salafi jihadism
jurisprudence, so that any creation of sectarianism renders one's Islam void." The Takfiri ideology of groups like Al-Qaeda and Islamic State has its roots in the
Ideology_of_the_Islamic_State
Form of excommunication in Islam
GIA, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State, have been engaged in radical Takfiri discourse. Their practice of takfir has been denounced as deviant by the
Takfir
Hezbollah member (1961–2016)
or other cause. Then Hezbollah stated that an attack was launched by "Takfiri groups" and said: "Investigations have showed that the explosion, which
Mustafa_Badreddine
Jordanian prince and diplomat (born 1964)
captives?" The massacres, beheadings, rape and torture "reveal only what a Takfiri (i.e. 'excommunicator' in Arabic) state would look like, should this movement
Zeid_bin_Ra'ad
Polytheistic religious groups
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Paganism
Female figure and also place of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation
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Whore_of_Babylon
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966)
Yusuf al-Qaradwi who staunchly critiqued Qutb's ideas on jahiliyya as Takfiri extremism. In spite of opposition from its moderate factions, the mainstream
Sayyid_Qutb
Largest main branch of Islam
Islamist groups like Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb ut-Tahrir, etc. and the Takfiri organisations like ISIL were excluded from Sunni Islam. In response to
Sunni_Islam
Former jihadist organisation
original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2014. Darion Rhodes, Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Archived 3 September 2014
Caucasus_Emirate
Derogatory term for Catholics in America
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Mackerel_snapper
Sunni polemical term to refer to Shiites
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Rafida
Ethnic slur directed at Jewish people
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Kike
Islamist movement and militant group based in Lebanon
address, he said, "If Syria falls in the hands of the US, Israel and the takfiris, the people of our region will go into a dark period." Beginning in July
Hezbollah
Religious slur
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Qadiani
Republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2009. "Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate". International Institute
Chechnya
Shia Afghan militia
purpose was the defence of the shrine of Zaynab bint Ali, and to fight "takfiri terrorists" in Syria, which would come to include the Islamic State (IS)
Liwa_Fatemiyoun
Pakistani politician and media mogul (born 1978)
of the Punjab Police in Gujranwala, who was assassinated in 1997 by a Takfiri anti-Shia militants. In May 1997, Marth was gunned down because he was
Mohsin_Naqvi
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Former evangelical Christian movement
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Jesus_movement
Defunct Deobandi designated terrorist organization
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was a Deobandi militant organization that was driven by a Takfiri anti-Shia ideology which operated in Pakistan, while being based in southern
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Somalia-based Wahhabi militant group
officials and civilian supporters. Al-Shabaab hardliners broadly adhere to a Takfiri interpretation of the principle of al-wala' wal-bara' (lit. 'loyalty and
Al-Shabaab_(militant_group)
Iranian Sunni cleric
Sistan and Baluchistan: All these groups are not takfiris. For example, the Taliban group is not takfiri. The differences that we have with the method of
Abdolhamid_Ismaeelzahi
Secret Irish republican political organisations
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Fenians
Islamic religious term meaning apostate, heretic, or atheist
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Mulhid
Sunni Islamic reformist movement
University Press. pp. 201, 209. ISBN 978-0197522011. Darion Rhodes, Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Archived 3 September 2014
Salafi_movement
Non-Muslims living in an Islamic state
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Dhimmi
Persian word of non-Muslims
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Gabr
Terrorist acts by groups of individuals who profess Islamic motivations or goals
or engaging with these groups are apostates, for example. Two extreme takfiris -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Sunni jihadist leader in Iraq, and Djamel Zitouni
Islamic_terrorism
2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France
justify murder". The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah declared that "takfiri terrorist groups" had insulted Islam more than "even those who have attacked
Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
Ethnic slur used to refer to a black African person
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Kaffir_(racial_term)
Archaic derogatory term for Roman Catholicism
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Popery
Place in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
britannica.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025. "Shaikh Bin Baz On Contemporary Takfiri Jihadis: Cut Off From Them, They Are The Brethren of The Devil". www
Abqaiq
Name given to common people by Ottomans
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Rayah
Transnational Sunni Islamist religious-political ideology
marked a distinct shift from traditional Salafi theology by introducing Takfiri principles to it. Adopting a binary world-view, Maqdisi excommunicated
Salafi_jihadism
History of religious oppression
A number of minority groups within Islam have faced persecution by other Muslims for allegedly being incompatible with the regional majority of Islam.
Persecution of minority Muslim groups
Persecution_of_minority_Muslim_groups
Radical Islamist group founded by Shukri Mustafa
and violent strand in the Salafist jihadist movement." The takfir of the Takfiris refers to the belief (of at least some of the movement such as Ali Ismael
Takfir_wal-Hijra
Expression in the English language
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Creeping_Jesus
Turkic ethnic group
1080/13602004.2012.744172. S2CID 143745128. "Salafism in China and its Jihadist-Takfiri strains". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020. Gurcan, Metin (19 January
Uyghurs
Pejorative term for Bengali Hindus
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Malaun
Non-Muslim person (of the Ottoman Empire)
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Giaour
Person seen as professing orthodoxy to mask actual belief
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Nicodemite
Islamic military organization in China and Syria
2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015. "Salafism in China and its Jihadist-Takfiri strains". Mesbar.org. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19
Turkistan_Islamic_Party
Term for disbelievers in Islam
of the world in Islam Giaour Kafirun (Sura) Kaffir (racial term) Takfir Takfiri Mumin Munafiq Zandaqa Dar al-harb Destruction of early Islamic heritage
Kafir
Jewish school of thought
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Misnagdim
Islamic conference in the Chechen Republic
who are "the people of Sunnah and majority Muslim community", and oppose Takfiri groups. The conference was held in the Chechen Republic capital of Grozny
2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny
2016_international_conference_on_Sunni_Islam_in_Grozny
Formal disaffiliation from the Islamic religion
extrajudicial/vigilante in nature, and most executions are perpetrated by jihadist and takfiri insurgents (al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, the GIA, and the Taliban). Another
Apostasy_in_Islam
"the first country to provide weapons to Iraq to fight against the ISIS Takfiri terrorists". Iran's Quds Force is a "key player" in the military intervention
Iran_and_the_Islamic_State
British-Hungarian-American political analyst (born 1970)
Islamic doctrinal and scholarly roots of jihadist terror," particularly "takfiri jihad" targeting fellow Muslims. Gorka believes that the jihadi threat
Sebastian_Gorka
Secular volunteer militia force in Syria
countries. Formed in April 2013 by pan-Arab volunteers to fight against "all Takfiri movements that aim to strike our unity and sow divisions between Arabs"
Arab_Nationalist_Guard
Egyptian Islamic scholar (born 1946)
have been designed to take an "uncompromising stand against the growing Takfiri terrorism that is playing havoc across the world." On 7 November 2017,
Ahmed_el-Tayeb
Allegoric type of scriptural interpretation in Shi'i Islam
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Batiniyya
Unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
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Fundamentalism
Disbeliever in central tenets of a religion
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Infidel
Series of terrorist attacks in Tehran, Iran
past terrorist activities and links to groups with extremist, Wahhabi and Takfiri related beliefs. They were identified as Seriyas, Fereydoun, Qayyoum, Abu
2017_Tehran_attacks
Terrorist attack in Afghanistan
2020). "Exploring Takfir, Its Origins and Contemporary Use: The Case of Takfiri Approach in Daesh's Media" (PDF). Contemporary Review of the Middle East
2024_Guzara_attack
Secretary-General of Hezbollah from 1992 to 2024
al-Assad's government against what Nasrallah termed "Islamist extremists" and "takfiris". However, several figures and organizations asserted that Nasrallah was
Hassan_Nasrallah
ethnic Uzbek illegal immigrant from Afghanistan, has been called as a "Takfiri who viewed Shia Muslims as heretics and believed their blood should be
Assassination and terrorism in Iran
Assassination_and_terrorism_in_Iran
Pejorative for a non-Jewish woman or girl
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Shiksa
Shiite polemical term to refer to Sunnis or heterodox sect of Islam
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Bakriyyah
Iraqi political party
sectarian war," the statement accused terrorists, extremists and supporters of Takfiri (accusing someone of unbelief) of causing bloodshed in Iraq. Mohammed Baqir
Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Islamic_Supreme_Council_of_Iraq
Men believed to be plotting an attack on Disneyland
conviction of two men on June 3, 2003. The prosecution claimed the five were "Takfiris" — followers of a radical Islamic sect that allowed mujahideen to drink
Detroit_Sleeper_Cell
2022 mass shooting in Iran
three attackers are described by Iranian state media as appearing to be takfiri terrorists. Two attackers were arrested after the attack; the other remained
2022_Shah_Cheragh_attack
Iranian grand ayatollah (born 1933)
their prophets, there wouldn't be any conflict between them. He described Takfiri ideology, terrorist groups and proxy wars as creation of "the arrogant
Abdollah_Javadi_Amoli
Term for Zoroastrians
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Majus
among the Egyptian Shia community. Some news sources described the mob as "takfiris", while others described it as being a result of anti-Shia rhetoric steaming
Abu_Musallam_incident
Islamist movements for jihad
pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-1440851926. OCLC 994829038. Darion Rhodes, Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Archived 3 September 2014
Jihadism
Syrian Alawite Islamic official
weapons out of faith in the state, only to find themselves ruled by a takfiri regime. He added that there was no existential war between Alawites and
Ghazal_Ghazal
2009–2017 armed conflict in Russia
“russia” – DEV Group Global Terrorism Database Darion Rhodes, Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Archived 3 September 2014
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Insurgency_in_the_North_Caucasus
US military force in Africa
there was considerable U.S. Department of Defense concern that Islamist takfiri, jihadis, and others fleeing from Afghanistan might escape south and west
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
Combined_Joint_Task_Force_–_Horn_of_Africa
radical religious movements involving Ahmadism, Salafism, Wahhabism, and takfiri ideology have raised concerns among officials in the Algerian Ministry
Islam_in_Algeria
2017 Iranian missile strike in Syria
action by the terrorists. It specifically read that the "IRGC warns the Takfiri terrorists and their regional and trans-regional supporters that they would
Operation_Night_of_Power
Coalition against the Islamic State
war crime is similar to the behavior of Daesh [Islamic State] and other Takfiri groups in targeting civilians and innocent people and should be urgently
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
US-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014–2021)
Iranian brigadier general (died 2024)
militants. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency just said he was killed by "Takfiri terrorists." However, the truth about Pourhashemi's killer quickly spread
Kioumars_Pourhashemi
Funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran
three attackers are described by Iranian state media as apparently being takfiri terrorists. Two attackers have been arrested; the other is at large. Later
Shah_Cheragh
Sunni Islamist ideology developed by Sayyid Qutb
al-Fawzan, Muqbil ibn Hadi, etc.) would condemn Qutb as a heretic for takfiri views as well as for what they considered to be theological deviancies
Qutbism
Relations between the two largest Islamic sects
field to sectarian-based militias". Many of officers joined the anti-Shia takfiri ISIL group. The US-led invasion also "tilted the regional balance of power
Shia–Sunni_relations
Insurgency in Iran and Pakistan
2014. "Meanwhile, in Balochistan". Dawn. 8 September 2014. "Pro-Taliban takfiris hail ISIS: Zikri-Balochs, Hindus threatened to death". The Shia Post. 25
Insurgency_in_Balochistan
Uyghur militant
2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-12-15. "Salafism in China and its Jihadist-Takfiri strains". Mesbar.org. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19
Hasan_Mahsum
Chehlum of Imam Hussain. Despite threats from Takfiri groups against the assembled Shia Muslims, the Takfiris eventually were forced to retreat. Iglesia
List of largest peaceful gatherings
List_of_largest_peaceful_gatherings
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List_of_religious_slurs
2022 anti-Shia terrorist attack in Mashhad, Iran
Iran–Pakistan border, and was living around Mashhad. Moradi was called as a "Takfiri who viewed Shia Muslims as heretics and believed their blood should be
Imam_Reza_Shrine_stabbings
Syrian former Republican Guard officer
led by Abdul Hamid al-Shamali, would be cooperating to fight against "takfiri terrorist organizations" and the Syrian government. On 26 February 2025
Miqdad_Fatiha
Epithet of religious discrimination
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Mirzai
View seeing the Quran as sole source of faith
(Quraniyyun)... State investigators allege that Abdel-Rahman promoted takfiri extremist ideas in print. "Egypt: Authorities Must End Crackdown on Individuals
Quranism
Pakistani Shia vigilante network
sectarian violence against the Pakistani Shia Muslims orchestrated by Takfiri deobandi groups such as Sipah-e-Sahaba or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, It is involved
Sipah-e-Muhammad_Pakistan
from Neishabour, Northeastern Iran, was martyred in an attack by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists while on duty." 3 Sunni Iranians, 1 General Matyred in Syria
Iranian intervention in the Syrian civil war
Iranian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war
Religious scholar in the Emirate of Diriyah (1785–1818)
Ottoman-Saudi wars. These treatises would set the foundational principles for the Takfiri discourse of the 19th century ideologues of classical Wahhabism. Sulayman's
Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Sheikh
Suleiman_bin_Abdullah_Al_Sheikh
executed one of its own Sharia judges on the grounds that he had "excessive takfiri tendencies". Some Islamists have been condemned by other Muslims as Kharijites
Criticism_of_Islamism
Saudi Arabian Salafi cleric
rockets.[better source needed] The Saudi newspaper Okaz called Muhaysini a takfiri and a terrorist and accused him of trying to "Afghanize" Syria after he
Abdullah_al-Muhaysini
American counterterrorism analyst (born 1952)
and his followers were identified "as takfiris, who kill Muslims if they don't agree with them. They're not takfiris. They're just very devout, severe Salafists
Michael_Scheuer
Ethnic slur
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Taig
Bahraini Islamic scholar and senior member of IS (1984–2017)
al-Muqbil. He was arrested in 2007 with a group of his companions over "Takfiri" statements made by what was known as "Al-Saqifa Cell". He was released
Turki_al-Binali
Islamic State media organization
(2016-03-07). جماعات العنف التكفيري: الجذور، البنى، العوامل المؤثرة: Groups of Takfiri Violence: Roots Structures and Affecting Factors (in Arabic). مركز الحضارة
Al-Furat_Media_Center
Extrajudicial retaliation campaigns against Alawites in Syria
civilians and publishing of such killing on social media. He accused Syrian Takfiri groups of committing genocide against defenseless citizens. He further
2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites
2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites
Jewish ethnonym of Yiddish origin
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Yid
2006 book by Jimmy Carter
Lipstadt, Jacob Olidort, and Mona Charen as examples of the "American takfiris' attack on President Carter for his book." In "It's Not Apartheid", published
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