The Qu'ran uses the word
Kufr to denote people who cover up or hide realities. The Qu'ran uses
this word to identify those who denied Allah's favors by not accepting
His Dominion and Authority. Kufr thus is an antonym for Iman or
disbelief in Allah and a Kafir is a non-believer. This type of Kufr is
called AL-KUFRUL AKBAR or major kufr. There are many types of Al-Kufrul
Akbar
1. Kufrul-'Inaad:
Disbelief out of stubborness. This applies to someone who knows the
truth and admits to knowing the truth and admits to knowing it with his
tongue, but refuses to accept it and refrains from making a declaration.
Allah(swt) says: Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever [Surah Qaaf
(50), Ayah 24]
2. Kufrul-Inkaar:
Disbelief out of denial. This applies to someone who denies with both
heart and tongue.
Allah(swt) says: They recognize the favors of Allah, yet they deny
them. Most of them are disbelievers. [Surah Nahl(16), Ayah 83]
3. Kufrul-Kibr:
Disbelief out of arrogance and pride. The disbelief by the devils (Iblis)
is an example of this type of Kufr.
4. Kufrul-Juhood:
Disbebelief out of rejection. This applies to someone who aknowledges
the truth in his heart, but rejects it with his tongue. This types of
kufr is applicable to those who calls themselves Muslims but who reject
any necessary and accepted norms of Islam such as Salaat and Zakat.
Allah (swt) says: They denied them (OUR SIGNS) even though their
hearts believed in them , out of spite and arrogance. [Surah Naml(27),
Ayah 14]
5. Kufrul-Nifaaq:
Disbelief out of hypocrisy.This applies to someone who pretends to be
a believer but conceals his disbelief. Such a person is called a MUNAFIQ
or hypocrite.
Allah( swt) says: Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths
of Hell. You will find no one to help them. [Surah An Nisaa (4), Ayah
145]
6. Kufrul-Istihaal:
Disbelief out of trying to make HARAM into HALAL. This applies to
someone who accepts as lawful (Halal) that which Allah has made
unlawful(Haram) like alcohol or adultery.Only Allah(swt) has the
prerogative to make things Halal and Haram and those who seek to
interfere with His right are like rivals to Him and therefore fall
outside the boundries of faith.
7. Kufrul-Kurh:
Disbelief out of detesting any of Allah's(swt) commands. Allah(swt)
says: Perdition (destruction) has been consigned to those who disbelieve
and He will render their actions void. This is because they are averse
to that which Allah has revealed so He has made their actions fruitless.
[Surah Muhammed (47), Ayah 8-9]
8. Kufrul-Istihzaha:
Disbelief due to mockery and derision.
Allah (swt) says: Say: Was it at Allah, His signs and His apostles
that you were mocking? Make no excuses. You have disbelieved after you
have believed. [Surah Taubah (9), ayah 65-66]
9. Kufrul-I'raadh:
Disbelief due to avoidance. This applies to those who turn away and
avoid the truth.
Allah(swt) says: And who is more unjust than he who is reminded of
his Lord's signs but then turns away from them. Then he forgets what he
has sent forward (for the Day of Judgement) [Surah Kahf(18), Ayah 57]
10. Kufrul-Istibdaal:
Disbelief because of trying to substitute Allah's Laws. This could
take the form of: (a) Rejection of Allah's law(Shariah) without denying
it (b) Denial of Allah's law and therefore rejecting it, or (c)
Substituting Allah's laws with man-made laws.
Allah (swt) says: Or have they partners with Allah who have
instituted for them a religion which Allah has not allowed. [Surah
Shuraa(42), Ayah 8]
Allah(swt) says: Say not concerning that which your tongues put forth
falsely (that) is lawful and this is forbidden so as to invent a lie
against Allah. Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah will never
prosper. [Surah Nahl (16), Ayah 116]
