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The munafiq

المنافق

The munafiq in legal-theological usage is one who outwardly shows Islam while concealing disbelief; the Qur'an devotes sura al-Munafiqun to them, which Ibn Kathir details 1.

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The munafiq in legal-theological usage is one who outwardly shows Islam while concealing disbelief; the Qur'an devotes sura al-Munafiqun to them, whose qualities Ibn Kathir details 1.

In the sources

Ibn Kathir details in his tafsir the chapters on the munafiqin, their qualities and their account in Medina 1.

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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  1. Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.