Fajir

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Individuals
Mu'min — believer Muslim — submitter [to God] Fasiq — open sinner, corrupt Fajir — sinner (by action) Kafir — concealer of the truth (non-Muslims) Munafiq — hypocrite
Groups
Ahl al-Kitâb Ahl al-Fatrah
Terms
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In the context of Islam, a fajir (Arabic: فاجر‎; plural fajarah (فجرة)) is a "wicked evil-doer", i.e. a "sinner by action".^[1] Compare kafir, a "sinner by disbelief in Allah".

References

↑ see Abdul-Raof, Hussein (2010). Schools of Qur'anic exegesis : genesis and development. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415449571. page 71

External links

"Fajir" in An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'An.

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