Re: Definition of Kafir

Question:
In the context of our discussion, please explain Ayah 32 of Surah Infaal.

Response:
The verse tells us the following prayer (dua) of the disbelievers, (especially, Abu Jahal) “God, if this (message) is from you then send on us stones from the heavens or send us a severe punishment.” There are many other statements of the disbelievers in Quran which suggest that they were very confident that no punishment would be inflicted on them and that what they were being told was not correct. However, that doesn’t mean that deep inside they didn’t know what they were saying was wrong.

What the kuffar did at the times of prophets is similar to what a typical incorrigible criminal does: He commits a crime and then insists that he didn’t do it; in fact in many cases, criminals go on to insist that what they had done was correct. Imagine a person who forcibly usurps the property of orphans and then goes on to prove to the court of law that the property in fact belonged to him. On the one hand he is insisting that his claim is correct, while on the other he knows that he is on the wrong. That is why such people, including the kuffar, are such big criminals in the eyes of God: They not only commit crimes, they insist that their crimes are in fact not crimes; in fact those who are on the right path are criminals.

The above response to your question further clarifies who the kuffar were.

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