Noun

(en noun)

(Islam) A radical Muslim who excommunicates other Muslims, or accuses them of apostasy.

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 28, author=Stephen Farrell, title=Strife and Ice, Staples of Life, Overlap in Iraq, work=New York Times citation

, passage=“In Ghazaliya, it is forbidden to sell ice because the takfiris said, ‘The Prophet Muhammad had no ice in his time,’ ” said Khatan Kareem, a manager at the factory where the drivers worked, shaking his head at the absurdity. }}

Takfiris are typically opposed to Shiites .