Thread by @seshanm

#TakfiriTerror
"It is the practice of one Muslim declaring another Muslim as an infidel, which some extremist groups use to prescribe the death penalty for apostates."
awazthevoice.in/world-news/why… via @awathevoice

"A Tamil Nadu-based radical Muslim group declared India’s former President APJ Abdul Kalam as an apostate and fatwas are regularly given in India to expel Muslims from the ‘Islamic community’ on the charges of blasphemy and apostasy.'

'in the 7th century CE. The Khawarij were the first to declare takfir against fellow Muslims, appropriating the right to do so and introducing extrajudicial killings of fellow Muslims. This marked the beginning of Islamic extremism"

"Islamic state. ISIS has repeatedly drawn on Maududi's claims that sovereignty is for God only and that full citizenship of an Islamic state is only available to Muslims. Terror groups like Ansar Ghazwatul Hind also espoused the same cause."

"These statements are a common practice even today and the social media in India is rife with takfiri hate speeches given during Friday sermons by Moulvis of one sect while claiming supremacy over another."

"India’s leadership in fighting takfiri extremism in Afghanistan in partnership with Iran will not only ensure sectarian bonhomie within our borders but is also bound to generate a lot of goodwill across the Islamic world that has been devastated by takfiri jihad in recent years"

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