Apostasy in Islam (Arabic: ردة, romanized: ridda or ارتداد, irtidād) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or...

its courts to apply provisions of Hanafi Sunni fiqh for crimes of apostasy in Islam. Article 1 of the Afghan Penal Code requires hudud crimes be punished...

Apostasy (/əˈpɒstəsi/; Greek: ἀποστασία, translit. apostasía, lit. "defection, revolt") is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation...

could result in capital punishment include apostasy from Islam, murder, rape, adultery, homosexuality, etc. Death penalty is in use in many Muslim-majority...

Apostasy in Judaism is the rejection of Judaism and possible conversion to another religion by a Jew. The term apostasy is derived from Ancient Greek:...

each other. Apostasy in Islam Islamic missionary activity Spread of Islam Al-Baqara 256 List of converts to Islam Conversion to Islam in prisons Muslim...

Vries (1976), Apostasy in Islam, Die Welt des Islams, Vol. 17, Issue 1/4, pp 16 Peters & De Vries (1976), Apostasy in Islam, Die Welt des Islams, Vol. 17,...

families and communities due to beliefs about apostasy in Islam. In 23 countries apostasy is a punishable crime and in 13 of those it carries the death penalty...

A. Rahman in "Punishment of Apostasy in Islam", Institute of Islamic Culture, Lahore, 1972, pp. 10–13 The punishment of apostasy in Islam Archived 26...

2013[update], penalized apostasy from Islam through their criminal laws. As of 2014[update], apostasy from Islam was a capital offense in Afghanistan, Brunei...

address the serious violations of human rights suffered by apostates. In Islam, apostasy is called "ridda" ("turning back") and is considered to be a profound...

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Apostasy in Christianity is the repudiation of Christ and the central teachings of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian (Christ-follower)...

holiest sites in Islam are located in the Arabian Peninsula. While the significance of most places typically varies depending on the Islamic sect, there...

Since according to the traditional interpretations of Islamic law (sharīʿa) the punishment for apostasy is the death penalty, and potentially a cause of strife...

holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar...

In Islamic literature, the term "blasphemy" sometimes also overlaps with kufr ("unbelief"), fisq (depravity), isa'ah (insult), and ridda (apostasy)....

documents cases of apostasy in Islam. It also contains a collection of essays by ex-Muslims recounting their own experience in leaving the Islamic religion. Leaving...

Islam (/ˈɪzlɑːm, ˈɪzlæm/ IZ-la(h)m; Arabic: ٱلْإِسْلَام‎, IPA: [alʔɪsˈlaːm], lit. 'submission [to the will of God]') is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion...

verse indicates that Quran never intended a punishment for apostasy in this life. Other Islamic scholars disagree. First, the "no compulsion" phrase should...

Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1591020684. Apostasy in Islam Apostasy in Islam by country Blasphemy in Islam...

ISSN 1988-2955. "Mention of the apostasy of the people of Dibba and Azd Oman; a brief history". al-Islam.com (in Arabic). Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments...

Prophets in Islam (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized: al-anbiyāʾ fī al-islām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's...

In Islam, Muḥammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد) is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets and earthly manifestation of primordial divine light (Nūr), who transmitted...

conversion to Islam before fleeing the country). In Egypt, Maimonides resumed practicing Judaism openly only to be accused of apostasy. He was saved from...

Sunni Islam (/ˈsuːni/) or Orthodox Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious...

Islam in Africa is the continent's second most widely professed faith behind Christianity. Africa was the first continent into which Islam spread from...

The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization in the United States founded by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A black nationalist organization,...

Shia Islam (/ˈʃiːə/) or Shi'a Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib (656–661...

support individuals that have renounced Islam sorted by date of founding. Apostasy in Islam Apostasy in Islam by country Ex-Muslims List of former Muslims...