RE: Is Killing An Apostate in the Islamic Law? -
03-31-2006, 03:48 PM
You don't seem to understand how the Shari'a Law works. The highest priority is given to the Qur'an and any Laws written in it are abided with without any qualms. If a Law is not mentionned in the Qur'an, you go to the second source for Law, that is the Sunnah. Qiyas and Ijma'a come after. The Qur'an is very clear when it comes to respecting human life and freedom to believe in what you want.
"Let there be no compulsion in the religion: Surely the Right Path is clearly distinct from the crooked path." (Al Baqarah 2:256)
Can you argue with such a clear verse in the Qur'an? Of course not! But some still do.
"Those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe again, then disbelieve, and then increase in their disbelief - Allah will never forgive them nor guide them to the path." (Surah An-Nisa' 4:137)
Do you see here the Qur'an saying that someone who disbelieves after believing should be put to death? I think not!
"Whoever kills a person without his being guilty of murder or of creating unrest in the land, is as though he kills the whole of mankind." (Al-Maidah, 5: 32)
Do you see apostasy listed there? Apostates who commit high treason fall under those who "create unrest in the land" and their penalty is death. But AbdulRahman was not conspiring to undermine a legitimate Islamic govt now was he?
Instead of yapping here and there, bring a clear verse from the Qur'an that says apostates should be killed. I have shown you with evidence from the Qur'an what there punishment is; that is a punishment in the hereafter.
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