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التكفيري

English translation: Takfiri/ Or excommunicator

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Arabic term or phrase:التكفيري
English translation:Takfiri/ Or excommunicator
Entered by: Sam Berner

23:19 Sep 28, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Iraq, political Islam
Arabic term or phrase: التكفيري
This is a new term used by many politicians to describe fundamentalist Islamic movements that openly call the rest of the Muslims كفار (my understanding, correct me if I am wrong). I don't want to start coining the transliteration "takfiri" because it will make sense to no one.
This is not an easy one - I have thought about for two days now.
Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 21:02
Takfiri/ Or excommunicator
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfiri
http://www.pwhce.org/takfiri.html
Selected response from:

Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
Syria
Local time: 14:02
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5accusation of unbelief
Rehab Mohamed
4leave as transliteration
Maureen Millington-Brodie
4Sunni extremist (groups)
algtranslator
3Takfiri/ Or excommunicator
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
1Give oneself the right to judge others
Mustafa Fadhel


Discussion entries: 4





  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
accusation of unbelief


Explanation:
As for me i suggest the following translation

accusation of unbelief

or identifying or declaring someone as unbeliever (Kafir)

Regards

Rehab Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 14:02
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Give oneself the right to judge others


Explanation:
Give oneself the right to judge others even if they are Muslims too

Mustafa Fadhel
Local time: 14:02
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leave as transliteration


Explanation:
I've seen the transliteration several times now in newspaper articles so you wouldn't be the first.

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:02
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: I saw your responses to the previous question and I don't necessarily agree that because "excommunication" in the narrow meaning of the term does not exist in Islam, I cannot "localize" it to the understanding of the non-Muslim reader. After all, both takfeer and excommunication have the same role - "you're no longer part of my belief system, and I am in position to tell you to leave"

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sunni extremist (groups)


Explanation:
Hello Sam,

Takfiri in the modern political conext stands basically for " Sunni extremist (groups)"

HTH,
Regards,
Mus



algtranslator
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Takfiri/ Or excommunicator


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfiri
http://www.pwhce.org/takfiri.html

Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
Syria
Local time: 14:02
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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