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of these verses is Arabic. The Koran comprehensively elaborates the details of leading a moral life, as well as observing prescribed social norms. With regard to political life, the Koran teaches that political tenets should be predicated on the religious principles of Islam.
Kafir (Non-believer)
The idea of a nonbeliever is an integral aspect of the Islamic system. However, in modern times this term has been interpreted in a most controversial tenor.
A scholar of Islam, Ahmed Bsahir, has written the following in his commentary on the Koran:
Kafir means ‘one who denies.' According to Islam the one who denies the unity and power of God is a nonbeliever. Non-believers are of two kinds: Those who do not accept Islam or the unity of God. They worship other gods. The second type of non-believers pursues active opposition to the faith of Islam. Those of the second variety wage wars and commit atrocities against the Islamic faith. The atrocities perpetrated against Muhammad and his followers caused them to retreat to Mecca. With respect to the second type of non believer, the Koran recommends that wherever they are found they should be killed. Keep on killing them until there is only the rule of God (Islamic faith). Concerning the first type of non-believer, toleration is recommended by the Koran. For example, the guardian and uncle of Prophet Muhammad, named Abutalib, never converted to the Islamic tradition:
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