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Section VIII: Issuing Fatwas on Killing an Apostate or a Blasphemer Weakens and Impairs (wahn) Islam
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The Absence of any Supporting Qur’anic Evidence that Favours a Temporal Punishment for a Blasphemer and an Apostate The Absence of any Supporting Qur’anic Evidence that Favours a Temporal Punishment for a Blasphemer and an Apostate
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Do the Hadith Reports on Apostasy Conform to the Qur’an? Do the Hadith Reports on Apostasy Conform to the Qur’an?
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A Hadith must Conform to the Qur’an to be Probative A Hadith must Conform to the Qur’an to be Probative
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The Non-Conformity of the Hadiths with Explicit Qur’anic Verses on Killing an Apostate or a Blasphemer The Non-Conformity of the Hadiths with Explicit Qur’anic Verses on Killing an Apostate or a Blasphemer
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The Non-Conformity of the Hadith Reports on Killing a Blasphemer with the Qur’anic Method in Dealing with Those who Harassed and Persecuted the Prophet The Non-Conformity of the Hadith Reports on Killing a Blasphemer with the Qur’anic Method in Dealing with Those who Harassed and Persecuted the Prophet
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Type 1 Verses: Qur’anic Verses on Harassing and Annoying the Prophet Type 1 Verses: Qur’anic Verses on Harassing and Annoying the Prophet
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The Outcome of Type 1 Verses The Outcome of Type 1 Verses
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Type 2 Verses: The Prophet is an Exemplar Type 2 Verses: The Prophet is an Exemplar
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The Outcome of Type 2 Verses The Outcome of Type 2 Verses
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Imam Ali Forgives a Blasphemer Imam Ali Forgives a Blasphemer
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The Qur’an, the Freedom of Religion and Apostasy The Qur’an, the Freedom of Religion and Apostasy
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Type 1 Verses: The Negation of Force and Coercion in the Matter of Religion and Belief Type 1 Verses: The Negation of Force and Coercion in the Matter of Religion and Belief
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Outcome of Type 1 Verses Outcome of Type 1 Verses
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Type 2 Verses: The Freedom to Choose Guidance or to go Astray Type 2 Verses: The Freedom to Choose Guidance or to go Astray
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Outcome of Type 2 Verses Outcome of Type 2 Verses
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Type 3 Verses: The Prophet’s Mandate – To Convey the Truth, but Not to Force People to Accept It Type 3 Verses: The Prophet’s Mandate – To Convey the Truth, but Not to Force People to Accept It
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Outcome of Type 3 Verses Outcome of Type 3 Verses
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Type 4 Verses: No Temporal Punishment for Apostasy Type 4 Verses: No Temporal Punishment for Apostasy
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Outcomes of Verse 2 Outcomes of Verse 2
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Tying up Loose Ends on the Apostasy Verses Tying up Loose Ends on the Apostasy Verses
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Conclusions Derived from the Qur’anic Evidence Conclusions Derived from the Qur’anic Evidence
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Notes Notes
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Section X: The Incompatibility of Executing a Blasphemer or an Apostate with Explicit Qur’anic Verses
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Published:August 2020
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Abstract
This chapter is the tenth section of Kadivar’s ‘Treatise on Refuting the Punishment for Blasphemy and Apostasy’. According to the Qur’an, people are free to choose their religion. Islam gives other religions an official status after inviting their adherents to choose it, in the sense that some will accept it and others will not. According to Islam, anyone who rejects it knowingly and, out of obstinacy and stubbornness, opts to follow the wrong path will be punished in the Hereafter. Islam prescribes no temporal punishment for following a wrong belief system. The logic of Islam, when it comes to inviting others to the faith, is to use a rational approach that is peaceful, compassionate and non-dogmatic. One cannot be forced to re-convert. Apostasy carries no temporal punishment; however, if accompanied by hostility and stubbornness, then the person will be severely chastised in the Hereafter. Bearing all of these points in mind, it becomes clear that Islam has enshrined the freedom of religion and, as such, all hadith reports on killing an apostate or considering his blood lawful to shed conflict directly with the Qur’anic verses.
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