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NOTEPAD-alladhīna kafarū- II(II.i)-by sam.

NOTEPAD-alladhīna kafarū- II(II.i)-by sam. Notepads comprise observations which informed parts of my  process, and are included for interest.  Specific Qur’anic usage of k-f-r and a-m-n roots II.i  alladhīna kafarū — those who ignore warning  The Traditionalist renders alladhīna kafarū as those who  disbelieve and synonyms thereof. The subtext accompanying  this definition is: those who reject the religion of Islam as defined  by one of the various accepted schools of thought and who does  not submit to the tenets, doctrines and dogmas of said schools of  thought. It is true that kafara means to reject or to deny (and I  render it accordingly those cases where such a reading is not  overridden, or clarified by a Qur’anic definition). I also admit  that alladhīna kafarū in a true, pre-dogmatic sense means what  the Traditionalist claims for it now — i.e. those who deny or those  who disbelieve. The point I am making is...