Explain the terms kaafir, murtad and zindeeq.

Answer

Kaafir is an unbeliever – one who does not subscribe to the beliefs of Islam. There are several kinds of kaafir. A murtad is the worst kind of kaafir. He is worse than a born kaafir. A Muslim who renounces Islam is termed murtad. A person who interprets the beliefs or laws of Islam to fabricate opinions in conflict with the Shariah as it was understood and taught by the Salafus Saaliheen of the Khairul Quroon era is called a zindeeq. A zindeeq is also a kaafir. However, he believes that he is a Muslim. All modernists who refute the orthodox concepts of the Laws of the Shariah are kuffaar of the zindeeq class.