الف ---ورغم کثرتہا، یمکن تعریفہا کما یلی: ہو کل من أنکر أو رفض أمرًا متفقًا علیہ أو معلومًا من الدین بالضرورۃ، کإنکار القرآن الکریم وما أرسل اللہ بہ رسلہ۔ والجہمیۃ مثال جید فی ہذا السیاق، فقد أنکروا صفات اللہ تعالیٰ، مع قولہم إن القرآن وصفات اللہ مخلوقۃ۔ أو کإنکار أن اللہ تعالیٰ اتخذ إبراہیم (إبراہیم علیہ السلام) خلیلًا، أو أنہ کلّم موسیٰ (موسیٰ علیہ السلام) تکلیمًا۔ أو کبدع الذین أنکروا علم اللہ وفعلہ وقدرہ وقضاءہ۔ أو کالذین یشبّہون اللہ تعالیٰ بخلقہ، وغیر ذلک۔ غیر أن من بین الضالین من کان قصدہ ہدم أرکان الدین وإثارۃ الشبہات حولہ، فہؤلاء کفار قطعًا، وہم أخبث أعداء الدین۔ أما الذین ضلّوا فحسب، وأُوقعوا فی تصورات خاطئۃ عن الدین، فلا یُعدّون کفارًا إلا بعد أن تُقام علیہم الحجج الواضحۃ أنہم فی ضلال (وہم مع ذلک یصرّون على التمسک بأباطیلہم)۔

A ---Though they are numerous, they can be defined as follows: It is whosoever denies or rejects a matter that is unanimously agreed upon or well known in religion, as rejection of the Glorious Qur'an and of what Allah sent His Messengers with. The lahmis is a good example in this context. They rejected the Attributes of Allah the Almighty, along with their saying that the Qur'an and Allah's Attributes are created. Or, such as rejecting the fact that Allah the Almighty took Ibrahim (Abraham (Peace be upon him)) as a friend. Or, that He Spoke directly to Musa (Moses (Peace be upon him)). Or, such as the Innovations of those who denied Allah's Knowledge, Acts, Pre-ordainment and Destiny. Or, such as those who liken Allah the Almighty to His creation, etc. However, among those who went astray are some whose intention was to demolish the Pillars of religion and to raise suspicions around it, those are certainly disbelievers and are the most malicious enemies of religion. But, those who were merely misguided and were led to hold misconceptions about religion, they are regarded as disbelievers not before showing them clear evidences that they were indeed misguided (and they insist on sticking to their fallacies).