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==Lexicology== | ==Lexicology== | ||
The word "kaffara" is from the Arabic root " | 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}}}} | |{{ia|وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ}}}} | ||
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|If the people of the book had believed and kept from evil, we would cover (kaffarna) their sins |source=The Qu'ran | |If the people of the book had believed and kept from evil, we would cover (kaffarna) their sins |source=The [[Qu'ran 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. | ||