Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Kufr

कुफ़्र

Meaning

Unbelief; in Sufi paradox, sometimes exalted as the lover's true faith over hollow piety.

Usage & notes

In the poets' daring, a living kufr can outshine a dead, formal Islam — a tension Iqbal probes.

Related words

Faith; the heart's assent to and trust in God, His prophets, and the unseen.

The sacred thread or girdle of the non-Muslim; in mystic verse, a symbol of love's beautiful heresy.