The security official said Ayman and others arrested in the sweep espouse what is called "takfiri" - an extremist doctrine that regards even non-militant Muslims as infidels. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In other words, he was an ideological "takfiri" - an Al Qaedaist who wanted to create an ❋ Henning Mankell (2010)
He noted that like Washington, Syria's secular regime is against al-Qaida and "takfiri" Islamists, referring to an ideology that urges Sunni Muslims to kill anyone they consider an infidel. ❋ AP (2011)
Members of Al Qaeda are Sunnis who also belong to the "takfiri" sect which believes all Shiites are heretics. ❋ Unknown (2008)
He noted that like Washington, Syria's secular regime is against al-Qaeda and "takfiri" Islamists, referring to an ideology that urges Sunni ❋ ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY (2011)
SANA said the group, which it did not name, follows a "takfiri" ideology of Islam that urges Sunni Muslims to kill anyone they consider an infidel. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Khaled al-Abboud, a Syrian lawmaker for the area of Daraa, blamed the unrest on takfiri Islamists, referring to an ideology that urges Sunni Muslims to kill anyone they consider an infidel. ❋ Unknown (2011)
On the contrary — while our forces remain in Iraq by the tens of thousands, while takfiri terrorists continue to employ and spread tactics and technologies developed in the Iraqi training ground we provided them, and while Iran continues to expand and strengthen its regional influence as a result of our removing their greatest enemy, we will continue to pay the costs of the war. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Bloody takfiri movements can outlast one inspirational leader, but they never win. ❋ Reuel Marc Gerecht (2011)
In Iraq, al Qaeda effectively became a takfiri movement: Holy warriors "legitimately" slaughtered other Muslims because they deemed them no longer Muslim but kuffar , infidels, who may be killed in conflict. ❋ Reuel Marc Gerecht (2011)
Others have mentioned engaging the wahabis in the timeline - what really needs to be done is to tackle the whole takfiri philosophy behind the wahabis et al which was never that great in the 40s and 50s (only really took off with a bunch of spoilt second sons of the oil sheiks) … top some of the more intransigent mullahs with some very 21C tech and the messages will change. ❋ Unknown (2010)
His long experience of dealing with youths influenced by extremist and takfiri ideas (ideas involving accusations of backsliding from Islam) would surely have been a valuable asset in the struggle against Al-Qaeda-inspired propaganda. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Sadly, it doesn't help that the 5-star hotels in Pakistan are owned by a group of Ismailis, a branch of Shi'ism that holds the Aga Khan in highest esteem as living imam, when considering the militants takfiri ideology. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Egypt, too, once it frees itself from the tyranny and stasis of Mubarak and the police state behind him, will likely join them (the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in negating the legitimacy of the truly violent, takfiri fundamentalists is unexplored terrain, but it's something to look at). ❋ Unknown (2009)
It assumes finite takfiri resources in the first two sentences and infinite takfiri resources in the third — to make a point about takfiri resources. ❋ Unknown (2009)
