Heathen vs Kafir - What's the difference?
heathen | kafir |
Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
(pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).
A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.
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(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
(an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).
(Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non-Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (Christians, Jews, etc.).
(Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; any non-Muslim.Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimullah) v27 p264: “Whosoever does not forbid people from the deen of the Jews and Christians after the prophethood of the messenger Muhammad (saw) nor declares them kafir nor hates them, he is not a Muslim by the consensus of ALL Muslims, their scholars and the general public.”
As nouns the difference between heathen and kafir
is that heathen is an adherent of the germanic neo-pagan faith of heathenry while kafir is (islam) infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non-muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (christians, jews, etc).As an adjective heathen
is pertaining or adhering to the germanic neo-pagan faith heathenry.heathen
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(s)- If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens .