Apostasy
in Islam
by Ali
Sina
Apostasy
in Islam is punishable by death. This sentence is practiced wherever Muslims
are in power and can practice it. In Iran many Baha'is where executed
because they changed religion. The Fatwas against Salman Rushdie, Taslima
Nasrin and Anwar Sheikh are examples of that.
Muslims
are trained to have fanatical devotion. They won't hesitate to do
any crime if it is done in the name of Allah. Islam is a moral relativistic
religion. It means that stealing, lying, terrorism and even assassinations
are acceptable if are done for Allah and his cause.
"Make
no excuse; you have disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon
some of you, We will punish others amongst you because they were criminals"
[Quran 9:66]
"Verily,
those who disbelieved after their Belief and then went on increasing
in their disbelief - never will their repentance be accepted [because
they repent only by their tongues and not from their hearts]. And they
are those who are astray. Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while
they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted
from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom. For them is
a painful torment and they will have no helpers."
[Quran 3:90-91]
"O
you who believe! Whoever from among you turns backx from his religion,
Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him;
humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting
in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That
is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is
All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." [Quran 5:54]
"O
Prophet (Muhammad)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites,
and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, - and worst indeed is
that destination. They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad),
but really they said the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after
accepting Islam, and they resolved that which they were unable to carry
out, and they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and
His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. If then they repent,
it will be better for them, but if they turn away, Allah will punish
them with a painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter.
And there is none for them on earth as a Wali (supporter, protector)
or a helper." [Quran 9:73-74]
"So
remind them (Muhamad), you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator
over them. Save the one who turns away and disbelieves. Then
Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment. [Quran 88:21-24]
It
seems that the above verse contradicts itself. On one hand the choice
of faith is left to the individual and God tells Muhammad that is is not
to force faith on them and immediately he makes an exception with those
who choose to reject Islam after accepting it. This is an flagrant proof
of the cultic nature of Islam.
The
following verse is about the Meccans who after accepting Islam did not
want to emigrate at Muhammad's behest or wanted to go back to Mecca, to
their homes and lives. Muhammad orders his followers to kill those who
defect the camp. This is a very harsh sentence against the Muslims who
were fed up and just wanted to go home.
"They
long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may
be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they
forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity)
then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no
friend nor helper from among them," [Quran 4:89]
"They
swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered
blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated
a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was
(their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger
had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if
they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous
penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth
to protect or help them." (Q.9:74)
There
are also many hadithes that confirm what is in the Quran about the harsh
treatment of the apostates. Here are a couple of them.
Narrated
Ikrima:
"Ali burnt some people [hypocrites] and this news reached
Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt
them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.'
No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody
(a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " (Sahih
Bukhari 4.260)
Narrated
Abu Burda:
".... The Prophet then sent Mu'adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu'adh
reached him, he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get
down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered man beside
Abu Muisa. Mu'adh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Muisa said,
"He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism."
Then Abu Muisa requested Mu'adh to sit down but Mu'adh said, "I
will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of
Allah and His Apostle (for such cases) and repeated it thrice. Then Abu
Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added,
"Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, 'I pray
and sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as
for my prayers.'" (Sahih
Bukhari 9.58, also Sahih
Bukhari 9.271)
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