كَفَرَ (kafara)to disbelieve
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb كَفَرَ (kafara) — “to disbelieve”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): كَفَرَ يَكْفُرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَفَرَ kafara | يَكْفُرُ yakfuru | اُكْفُرْ aukfur | كُفْر kufr |
Conjugation (2): كَفَّرَ يُكَفِّرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَفَّرَ kafaara | يُكَفِّرُ yukafiiru | كَفِّرْ kafiir | تَكْفِيرٌ takfīrun |
Meanings & examples
1. to disbelieve
- كَفَرَ بِالنِّعَمِ الَّتِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا.He disbelieved in the blessings that God bestowed upon him.
- كَفَرَ القَوْمُ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَجَحَدُوهَا.The people disbelieved in God's signs and denied them.
- هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَكْفُرَ بِأَفْكَارِهِ القَدِيمَةِ؟Is it permissible for a person to disbelieve in his old ideas?
2. to atone for
- كَفَّرَ عَنْ خَطَئِهِ بِالاعْتِذَارِ.He atoned for his mistake by apologizing.
- يُؤْمِنُ المُسْلِمُونَ بِأَنَّ الأَعْمَالَ الصَّالِحَةَ تُكَفِّرُ عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ.Muslims believe that good deeds atone for sins.
- لَمْ يُحَاوِلِ المُتَّهَمُ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْ جَرِيمَتِهِ بِأَيِّ طَرِيقَةٍ.The accused did not try to atone for his crime in any way.
3. to disbelieve, to be ungrateful
- كَفَرَ الْكَافِرُ بِاللَّهِ.The disbeliever disbelieved in God.
- يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ بِالنِّعَمِ الَّتِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْهِمْ.Some people are ungrateful for the blessings God has bestowed upon them.
- كَيْفَ يَكْفُرُ الْإِنْسَانُ بِنِعْمَةِ الْعَقْلِ؟How can a person be ungrateful for the blessing of intellect?
4. to show ingratitude
- كَفَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِالنِّعْمَةِ.The man was ungrateful for the blessing.
- كَفَرَ المُسْتَخْدِمُ بِفَضْلِ مُعَلِّمِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ نَجَحَ.The employee was ungrateful for his teacher's favor after he succeeded.
- لَا تَكْفُرْ بِجَمِيلِ مَنْ صَنَعَ إِلَيْكَ مَعْرُوفًا.Do not be ungrateful for the kindness of one who has done you a favor.
5. to atone
- كَفَّرَ المُؤْمِنُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ بِالتَّوْبَةِ.The believer atoned for his sin with repentance.
- كَفَّرَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ خَطَئِهِ بِعَمَلٍ خَيْرِيٍّ كَبِيرٍ.The man atoned for his mistake with a large charitable act.
- لَمْ يُحَاوِلْ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْ إِسَاءَتِهِ لِأَحَدٍ.He did not try to atone for his mistreatment of anyone.
6. to attribute to disbelief
- لَا يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تُكَفِّرَ شَخْصًا بِسَبَبِ اخْتِلَافِهِ فِي الرَّأْيِ حَوْلَ قَضِيَّةٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ.You cannot attribute disbelief to someone merely because of their differing opinion on a scientific issue.
- حَاوَلَ بَعْضُ النُّقَّادِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرُوا الْفَنَّانَ بِسَبَبِ أُسْلُوبِهِ التَّجْرِيدِيِّ الْجَدِيدِ.Some critics tried to attribute disbelief to the artist because of his new abstract style.
- مِنَ الْخَطَأِ أَنْ تُكَفِّرَ أَيَّ فِكْرَةٍ لَا تَتَّفِقُ مَعَ مُعْتَقَدَاتِكَ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ.It is wrong to attribute disbelief to any idea that does not align with your personal beliefs.
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8. to declare disbeliever
- كَفَّرَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ فِي الرَّأْيِ.Some people declared disbelievers those who disagreed with them.
- لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ نُكَفِّرَ أَحَدًا بِسَبَبِ خِلَافٍ بَسِيطٍ.It is not permissible to declare anyone a disbeliever due to a minor disagreement.
- حَذَّرَ النَّبِيُّ مِنْ تَكْفِيرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.The Prophet warned against declaring Muslims disbelievers.
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