INFIDEL

There are several words used for those in a state of infidelity: 1, kāfir ( كافر‎ ), one who hides or denies the truth; 2, mushrik ( مشرك‎ ), one who gives companions to God; 3, mulḥid ( ملحد‎ ), one who has deviated from the truth; 4, zandīq ( زنديق‎ ), an infidel or a zend-worshipper; 5, munāfiq ( منافق‎ ), one who secretly disbelieves in the mi ion of Muḥammad; 6, murtadd ( مرتد‎ ), an apostate from Islām; 7, dahrī ( دهرى‎ ), an atheist; 8, was̤anīy ( وثنى‎ ), a pagan or idolater. AL -INFIT̤ĀR ( الانـفـطـار‎ ). “The cleaving asunder.” The title of the LXXXII nd Sūrah of the Qurʾān, in which the word occurs. Zamak͟hsharī , according to Savary, says that “the Muslims who shall recite this chapter shall receive a divine favour for every drop of water that drops from the clouds, and another for each grave on the face of the earth.”