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Abdullah Saeed: The Quranic Case Against Killing Apostates

By ADF Alliance Alert

Abdullah Saeed writes at Public Discourse: "For many in the West this case again highlights how ?Islam? appears to be in conflict with ?our? values today?including freedom of religion. The common perception is that because of this law of apostasy and the death penalty associated with it, Islam restricts religious freedom and punishes converts from Islam with death. Many Muslims and non-Muslims mistakenly believe that the death penalty is ?divine law,? based on the teachings of the Quran and the practice of Prophet Muhammad, the two most important sources of Islamic law and ethics. However, this interpretation is questionable at best."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on February 25, 2011 (boomark / email).