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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfiri
A takfiri (Arabic: تكفيري‎ takfīrī) is a Sunni Muslim who accuses another Muslim (or an adherent of another Abrahamic faith) of apostasy.^[1] The accusation itself is called takfir, derived from the word kafir (infidel), and is described as when "one who is, or claims to be, a Muslim is declared impure."^[2] The act of accusing other Muslims of being takfiri has become a sectarian slur, particularly since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.^[3][4][5]
In principle the only group authorised to declare a member of an Abrahamic religion a kafir ("infidel") is the ulema, and this is only done once all the prescribed legal precautions have been taken.^[2] However, a growing number of splinter Wahhabist/Salafist groups, classified by some scholars as Salafi-Takfiris,^[6] have split from the orthodox method of establishing takfir through the processes of the Sharia law. They have reserved the right to declare apostasy against any Muslim, in addition to non-Muslims.