Takfiri

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Takfiri (from the Arabic word تكفيري) are Islamist extremists belonging to the Salafi sect who follow a violent exclusivist ideology.

The word "takfiri" literally means excommunicator. It is sometimes also translated as 'someone who denounces' (i.e. denounces someone else as an unbeliever). Takfiris view Muslims who disagree with them as having abandoned Islam (see takfir) and thus as legitimate targets for attack. Their ideology demands the murder of any non-Muslim (as opposed to subjecting them to dhimmitude). Muslim opponents of the takfiris often view them as modern-day analogues of the Kharijites, a seventh-century religious movement which waged war against the Caliphate.

1 Ideology
2 See also
3 Takfiri organizations
4 External links

[edit] Ideology

Ahmed Rabei was a prominent follower in Egypt. Takfiris are not bound by the usual religious constraints regarding wearing a beard, drinking alcohol, or eating pork when such restrictions would interfere with waging effective jihad. To Takfiris, strict adherence to those laws precludes necessary covert action in defense of Islam. Because Takfiris "blend in," they can organize, plan, and take action necessitated by the overriding duty of Jihad with less risk of identification, interference, or interception.

The term was brought to a more public prominence by the BBC investigative journalist Peter Taylor, in his 2005 BBC television series The New Al Qaeda