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	'''Takfiri''' (from the ] word تكفيري) are is a word of abuse applied to ] who assert that other self-professed Muslims are not in fact true followers of ]. Takfir, the verb, means to denounce; a takfiri is a denouncer.		'''Takfiri''' (from the ] word تكفيري) are is a word of abuse applied to ] who assert that other self-professed Muslims are not in fact true followers of ]. Takfir, the verb, means to denounce; a takfiri is a denouncer.
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	During the long history of Islam, many groups have denounced other groups as non-Islamic. ] have denounced ]; Shi'a have denounced Sunni. Sunni have denounced other Sunni and Shi'a have denounced other Shi'a. Any group that excludes could be called takfiri, and in many cases it has been.		During the long history of Islam, many groups have denounced other groups as non-Islamic. ] have denounced ]; Shi'a have denounced Sunni. Sunni have denounced other Sunni and Shi'a have denounced other Shi'a. Any group that excludes could be called takfiri, and in many cases it has been.

	In modern times, the term has been adopted as a badge of pride by an ] group called ]. Adherents to the sect were urged to cut all ties with non-members (takfir) and leave to join the sectarian communes (hijra, or migration). Hence the word is sometimes used in contemporary discourse in a neutral way, as a reference to this Egyptian group.		In modern times, the term has been adopted as a badge of pride by an ]ian group called ]. Adherents to the sect were urged to cut all ties with non-members (takfir) and leave to join the sectarian communes (hijra, or migration). Hence the word is sometimes used in contemporary discourse in a neutral way, as a reference to this Egyptian group.

	It is also used as a term of abuse for the ] and ] versions of Islam.		It is also used as a term of abuse for the ] and ] versions of Islam.
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Takfiri (from the Arabic word تكفيري) are is a word of abuse applied to Muslims who assert that other self-professed Muslims are not in fact true followers of Islam. Takfir, the verb, means to denounce; a takfiri is a denouncer.

During the long history of Islam, many groups have denounced other groups as non-Islamic. Sunni have denounced Shi'a; Shi'a have denounced Sunni. Sunni have denounced other Sunni and Shi'a have denounced other Shi'a. Any group that excludes could be called takfiri, and in many cases it has been.

In modern times, the term has been adopted as a badge of pride by an Egyptian group called Takfir wal-Hijra. Adherents to the sect were urged to cut all ties with non-members (takfir) and leave to join the sectarian communes (hijra, or migration). Hence the word is sometimes used in contemporary discourse in a neutral way, as a reference to this Egyptian group.

It is also used as a term of abuse for the Salafi and Wahabi versions of Islam.

Opponents of these groups point to the Wahhabi history of conquest or the violent ideology of Islamist terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and claim that Wahhabis and Salafis are therefore takfiris, willing to kill other Muslims whom they regard as insufficiently Muslim.

Many supporters of Wahhabism and Salafism say that the Wahhabi history of conquest is long past, and that the violent Islamist groups are not proper Salafis, but rather Qutbi schismatics. Their movement should not be blamed, they say, for the excesses of a deluded few. Hence they reject the term takfiri.

Those Salafis who support Al-Qaeda and similar groups would also reject the term takfiri, but on different grounds. They would argue that they are only doing their duty as Muslims by keeping the faith of Islam pure and fighting against those who would pollute it. Hence they should not be accused of being deviants or sectarians.

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