Talk:kafir

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@‎-sche Some Sunnis use it against the Shi'a as well. Kaixinguo~enwiktionary (talk) 14:33, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Many sects use it against any Muslim not in their sect, but that seems like a case of (mis)using the general sense to say "you're No True Scotsman Muslim", doesn't it? - -sche (discuss) 15:02, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know, sorry 😞 Kaixinguo~enwiktionary (talk) 20:13, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is covered by the definition of "non-Muslim"; the implication of calling Shi'a (or any other sect) "kafir" is that you do not consider them to be Muslims. Determining whether they are in fact Muslims is not a job for lexicographers. - Aperiarcam