Is death the penalty for Apostacy in Islam?
2006-09-03 03:02:54 · 18 answers · asked by cognito44 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Where in the Qur'an or Hadith does it lay down the death penalty then?
2006-09-03 03:18:40 · update #1
Several religious groups punish apostates. Apostates may be shunned by the members of their former religious group .
This may be the official policy of the religious group or may happen spontaneously, due in some sense to psycho-social factors as well. Some religions may respond to apostasy by excommunicating the apostate, and some, such as Islam, may demand the death penalty.
2006-09-03 03:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
The punishment for apostacy in Islam is death. I wonder sometimes why do they make such laws which can't be implemented? If individuals want to do something which affects them only personally and are not harmful to the society should be allowed to carry on their pursuits. Enacting such laws will only diminish the regard for law.
I am not sure about Quran or Hadith but there is one other source of Sharia too, that is "Ijma". When the scholars of that age sit together and interpret law. It should be used progressively and not retrogressively.
2006-09-03 03:19:25 · answer #2 · answered by Rustic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the more controversial topics for Muslims in the West is the punishment for apostasy from Islam. Muslims living in the Mideast have no problem with the concept of putting apostates to death. But to Muslims living in the West it is an embarrassing Islamic edict. The West values freedom of thought and freedom of speech are two virtues that have never blossomed under Islam. Consequently when asked about the Islamic law for apostates Muslims in the West hide behind excuses such as "only a true Islamic state can execute apostates", or "punishment was carried out because those apostates were threats to the new Islamic state, and it is not needed anymore".
2006-09-03 03:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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One of the foremost advocates of death as the penalty for apostacy in Islam, in his desperate search for at least one verse in the Holy Quran which might lend support to his misguided point of view, has had recourse to violating the context and meaning of one verse of the Holy Quran and to deduce from it his horrible doctrine. He has not a word to offer in explanation of the numerous verses of the Holy Quran that form the basis of the above exposition, which is proof enough that he has deliberately misinterpreted the particular verse from which he seeks to draw support. He also appears to be unconscious of the emphatic affirmation made in the Holy Quran, that there is no contradiction in it. Had there been any contradiction in the Quran, it would not be the Word of God, as is said: Will they not meditate upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah they would surely have found therein much contradiction. (4.83).
2006-09-03 03:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by Juniper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is imprisonment. This is only when there is an Islamic state. Apostacy is considered similar to treason in this case. The penalty for treason is death in the UK.
2006-09-03 03:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by Bilal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today, apostasy in Islam is a very complex and sensitive issue. There exists a range of beliefs among Muslims:
bullet"Some commentators have drawn the conclusion that ...the punishment for the mere renunciation of faith is death." 1 An adult apostate would typically be given three days to reconsider their decision before being executed. Some believe that this sentence is to be carried out "whether or not the apostasy occurred in an Islamic State or not." 2
bulletOthers believe in complete freedom of religion, such as is stated in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief..." 3
Apostates have been rarely executed in the 21st century. However, Muslims feel "a powerful sense of rage...when one of their number forsakes the community." 4 They consider it a profound insult to Allah and to all Muslims.
2006-09-03 03:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by flymetothemoon279 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wy r u asked that question, r u gonna be nonmuslim, lemme tell u that it is true is the penalty for apostacy in islam
2006-09-03 03:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in some parts of the world yes
2006-09-03 03:17:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so, though I don't know where this is taught in the Qu'ran.
Muslims, can you help?
2006-09-03 03:33:13 · answer #9 · answered by stronzo5785 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-03 03:08:26 · answer #10 · answered by ninja monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋