Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic term meaning "loyalty and disavowal"”. Today it says “concept associated with islam”.
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Al-wala' wa-l-bara' ( ) is a concept in Islam, literally "loyalty and disavowal", which signifies loving and hating for the sake of Allah .1Al-wala' wa-l-bara' is referred to as holding fast to all that is pleasing to God, and withdrawing from and opposing all that is displeasing to Allah, for the sake of Allah. This is for their calling towards something other than submission to Allah, whether on purpose or by nature of disbelief. Loving for the sake of Allah means to love Allah and to show loyalty to him by following his Shariah . It means to love all that is good and permissible in the Quran and Sunnah . This type of love requires one to defend Allah's deen and to preserve it. It is to love those who are obedient to Allah and to defend and assist them. Hating for the sake of Allah signifies showing anger towards those who oppose Allah, His messenger , His deen, and the believers.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Al Wala' Wal Bara' is an Arabic term meaning "loyalty and disavowal". Al Wala' Wal Bara' is generally referred to as the Islamic concept of friendship toward fellow Muslims, and freedom from the Non-Muslims.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Al-wala' wa-l-bara' ( ) is an Arabic term meaning "loyalty and disavowal".Al-wala' wa-l-bara' is generally referred to as the Islamic concept of friendship toward fellow Muslims, and never loving nor praising the Non-Muslims.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Al-walāʾ wa-l-barāʾ ( ) is a concept associated with Islam. It literally means "loyalty and disavowal", which signifies loving and hating for the sake of Allah . "The threat of international terrorism: Trends and challenges." III Jornadas internacionales sobre terrorismo y antiterrorismo."Revisiting Wiktorowicz." Cavatorta, Francesco und Fabio Merone (Hg.) (2017): 7-24.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Concept of "loyalty and disavowal" in Islam Al-walāʾ wa-l-barāʾ ( Arabic : ٱلْوَلَاءُ وَٱلْبَرَاءُ , romanized : al-walāʾ wa-l-barāʾ ) is a concept associated with Islam . It literally means "loyalty and disavowal", which signifies loving and hating for the sake of God . "The threat of international terrorism: Trends and challenges." III Jornadas internacionales sobre terrorismo y antiterrorismo. "Revisiting Wiktorowicz." Cavatorta, Francesco und Fabio Merone (Hg.) (2017): 7-24.
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arabic term meaning "loyalty and disavowal"
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concept associated with islam
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