Is every accursed person an unbeliever, or one completely banished from God's mercy, and therefore not a believer?
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Not everyone who is cursed is a disbeliever. A curse (la'n) signifies expulsion and banishment from Allah's mercy. This expulsion can be complete for a disbeliever, or relative for a sinful monotheist, meaning banishment from the special mercy designated for the righteous. Therefore, the cursing mentioned in religious texts does not necessarily imply the disbelief of a monotheist. It has been narrated in a : "Whoever attributes himself to other than his father, or pledges allegiance to other than his masters, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all mankind."
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