Taghut
Encyclopedia
"Taghout" redirects here; for the village in Azerbaijan, see Ataqut
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The Arabic word
taghut (ar
. طاغوت, ṭāġūt, pl
. ṭawāġīt) means to "cross the limits, overstep boundaries," or "to rebel." In Islamic theology, the word refers to idolatry
or to worship anything except Allah, I.e. worshiping Jesus or Muhammad
would be taghut. Taghut also denotes one who exceed their limits. The first stage of error is fisq (I.e. disobeyong God without denying that one should obey Him), the second is kufr, (I.e. rejection of the very idea that one should obey God). The last stage would be to rebel against God but also impose their rebellious will of God upon others, those whom reach this stage are taghut.The Pure Islam project
b The Arabic Tahghut is variously interpreted to refer to idols, a specific tyrant, an oracle, or an opponent of the Prophet.
c Again, this term is taghut. See note B.
Ataqut
Ataqut is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan....
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The Arabic word
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
taghut (ar
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
. طاغوت, ṭāġūt, pl
Plural
In linguistics, plurality or [a] plural is a concept of quantity representing a value of more-than-one. Typically applied to nouns, a plural word or marker is used to distinguish a value other than the default quantity of a noun, which is typically one...
. ṭawāġīt) means to "cross the limits, overstep boundaries," or "to rebel." In Islamic theology, the word refers to idolatry
Idolatry
Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god, or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard to created forms other than God. In all the Abrahamic religions idolatry is strongly forbidden, although...
or to worship anything except Allah, I.e. worshiping Jesus or Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
would be taghut. Taghut also denotes one who exceed their limits. The first stage of error is fisq (I.e. disobeyong God without denying that one should obey Him), the second is kufr, (I.e. rejection of the very idea that one should obey God). The last stage would be to rebel against God but also impose their rebellious will of God upon others, those whom reach this stage are taghut.The Pure Islam project
In the Qur'an
a This is taken to refer to an actual event in which a group of disbelieving Meccans went to two eminent Jewish figures for counsel on the truth of Muhammad's teachings and were told that the pagans were more rightly guided than Muslims.See Abdel Haleem Oxford Translation p.87 notesb The Arabic Tahghut is variously interpreted to refer to idols, a specific tyrant, an oracle, or an opponent of the Prophet.
c Again, this term is taghut. See note B.
Further reading
- Indian Muslims Against Terrorism by Yoginder Sikand
- Understand Qur'an, The Easy Way
- The Qur'an and War: Observations on Islamic Just War
- Chapter Introductions to the Qur'an - by Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi
- Tafheem-ul Qur'an Towards Understanding the Qur'an (translated by Zafar Ishaq Ansari)
- Terrorism and Jihad: An Islamic Perspective - Part - 3 by Dr. Zakir Naik
- Terrorism and Jihad: An Islamic Perspective - Part - 4 by Dr. Zakir Naik
See also
- Aniconism in IslamAniconism in IslamAniconism in Islam is a proscription in Islam against the creation of images of sentient living beings. The most absolute proscription is of images of Allah, followed by depictions of Muhammad, and then Islamic prophets and the relatives of the Prophet, but the depiction of all humans and animals...
- Depictions of MuhammadDepictions of MuhammadThe permissibility of depictions of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, has long been a concern in the history of Islam. Oral and written descriptions are readily accepted by all traditions of Islam, but there is disagreement about visual depictions....
- Shirk (polytheism)Shirk (polytheism)In Islam, shirk is the sin of idolatry or polytheism. i.e. the deification or worship of anyone or anything other than the singular God, or more literally the establishment of "partners" placed beside God...