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The word "kaffara" is from the Arabic root "k-f-r" (Arabic:{{ia| ک ف ر}}), literally meaning to cover. A farmer is called in Arabic "kafir" since he covers the seeds under the earth. In the [[Qur'an|Qur'anic]] [[verse]]: | The word "kaffara" is from the Arabic root "k-f-r" (Arabic:{{ia| ک ف ر}}), literally meaning to cover. A farmer is called in Arabic "kafir" since he covers the seeds under the earth. In the [[Qur'an|Qur'anic]] [[verse]]: | ||
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|{{ia|وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ}}}} | |text='''{{center|{{ia|وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ}}}}''' | ||
<center>"If the people of the Book had believed and kept from evil, we would cover (kaffarna) their sins."</center> | |||
|source=[[Qur'an 5]]:65}} | |||
the verb "kaffarna" (Arabic:{{ia| کفرنا}}) means to cover the sins. Kaffara is called so because it covers the sins. | the verb "kaffarna" (Arabic:{{ia| کفرنا}}) means to cover the sins. Kaffara is called so because it covers the sins. | ||