The Disbelievers

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"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.

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The Disbelievers canonical 2
The Disbelievers in Faith 1
The Unbelievers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran surah
religious text section
addressesGroup disbelievers of Mecca
affirms exclusive worship of Allah
associatedWithProphet Muhammad
centralTheme rejection of idolatry
religious non-compromise
separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and worship of disbelievers
chapterNumberInQuran 109
containsPhrase لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
containsPhraseEnglish To you your religion, and to me my religion.
declares disbelievers will not worship what Muslims worship
no participation in the worship of disbelievers
denies worship of what the disbelievers worship
emphasizesConcept barrier between belief and disbelief
religious freedom of choice
followedBy Surah An-Nasr
hasArabicName سورة الكافرون
hasCanonicalOrder 109th surah in standard Uthmanic codex
hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers
The Disbelievers in Faith
linked to: The Disbelievers

The Unbelievers
linked to: The Disbelievers
hasLanguage Arabic
hasOriginalTitle Al-Kafirun
hasRukuCount 1
hasSubjectCategory Islamic monotheism (tawhid)
Islamic theology
Quranic chapters
hasTransliteration Surat al-Kāfirūn
linked to: Surah Al-Kafirun
keyVerseEnglish For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.
lengthClassification short Meccan surah (mufassal section)
numberOfVerses 6
openingWordsArabic قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
openingWordsEnglish Say, O disbelievers,
partOf Qur’an
linked to: Quran
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInMushaf towards end of Qur’an
precededBy Surah Al-Kawthar
recitedIn Fajr prayer (Sunnah) on some occasions
Sunnah prayers
Witr prayer
rejects religious syncretism between Islam and polytheism
revealedInContextOf pressure on Prophet Muhammad to compromise in worship
revelationType Meccan surah
scriptureOf Islam
usedIn Muslim daily prayers
verseCountType short surah

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Surah Al-Kafirun name The Disbelievers
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Unbelievers
linked to: The Disbelievers
The Disbelievers hasEnglishTitle The Disbelievers in Faith
linked to: The Disbelievers