Guest Name Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shinqiti
Profession Director of the Islamic Center of South Plains, Lubbock, Texas Says:
However, kafir is now a derogatory term, and that is why I would encourage Muslims to use the term "non-Muslims when referring to people of different faiths. This is based on the verse: …Speak nicely to the people.)(Al-Baqarah 2: 83)