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This word is mentioned in the Quran and translates as “non-Muslim”. Like all major faiths Islam too has a word to describe those that do not believe in its principles of belief. A Muslim most certainly would not want to be described as a non-Muslim, but a true non-Muslim should not have any concern with the word. My concern is that many have not taken up the challenge set forth in the Quran to consider life, its diversity, its detail, its dependence and not to conclude that there is indeed a Designer/Sustainer/Creator. Or to consider the intellectual challenge set forth in the Quran over the Quran’s authenticity as the word of God (“And if you (Mankind) are in doubt about that which We have revealed to Our Servant, then bring a chapter like it” [Quran 2:23]. I sincerely hope that those reading these questions and answers consider deeply these points before arbitrarily rejecting Islam. MORE!

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