زَنْدَقة
Root: ز ن د ق
إظهار الإيمان وإبطان الكفر
🇬🇧 Translation:
Showing faith and hiding disbelief (Heresy/Hypocrisy).
(سف) مذهب مَن يقول بأزليّة العالم، وأطلق على الزّرادشتيّة والمانويّة وغيرهم من الثَّنَوية، وتُوُسِّع فيه فأطلق على كل شاكّ أو ضالّ أو ملحد.
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Philosophy) The doctrine of those who say the world is eternal, and this term was applied to Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, and other dualists, and it was broadened to include anyone who is a skeptic, misguided, or atheist (Heresy/Atheism).
Example / Citation:
" اتُّهم عبد الله بن المقفَّع بالزَّنْدَقة "
🇬🇧 Translation:
" uttuha 'Abdullahi bnu al-Muqaffa' biz-zandaqah ('Abdullah bin al-Muqaffa' was accused of heresy) "
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