... Catholic University Leuven. In what follows, an otherwise obscure incident in Islamic history – the execution of a leading member of the ʿAbbāsid family by an ʿAbbāsid caliph in the third ah/ninth ad century – is discussed to explicate the bounds of what can be considered ‘legitimate state...

... al-Bayt did not endorse those killed during the reigns of the first three caliphs (632–656) under the title of ahl al-ridda (the people of “apostasy”). No reliable evidence indicates that Imam Ali executed anyone for apostasy during his caliphate. The other Imams never...

... “hate speech”; The nullification of all punishments related to apostasy (e.g., execution). freedom of expression Islam Kadivar Mohsen misguidance shari‘a blasphemy dissenting opinions hate speech United Kingdom UK United States of America USA Freedoms of religion Freedom of Expression...

... Islam, The Distinction between Critique and Insult, Rejection of the Fatwa on Executing an Apostate and Blasphemer, Resorting to Qur’anic and Hadith Standards when Confronted with Nonsensical and Absurd Talk, and Unwholesome Fallout from the Judgement to Assassinate. Condemning to death an accused...

... Blood with Impunity (mahdūr al-dam) and Strategies to Confront the Insults and Mockery of Religious Beliefs. Kadivar argued that calling for the execution of an apostate or a blasphemer and shedding their blood lack any reliable Qur’anic justification. Rather, the Qur’an’s very tenor...

...This chapter focuses on Fātimid al-Qā'im and the Umayyad 'Abd al-Rahmān III with certain focus on the sacrifice as exemplified in the biblical representation of Abraham's sacrifice. The first chapter discusses the execution of 'Abd Allāh, the son of the Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Rahmān III. Accused...

... virality visual culture “A Woman’s Execution Paris May ’ Balliet Barbara J Beyond the Lines Brown Brown Joshua “Let Them Study as Men and Work as Women” Balliet Every Saturday magazine “Women of Paris” Harper’s Weekly Phrygian cap red symbolism “‘The Commune or Death’ – Women of Montmartre...

... Arabic-speaking Muslims, providing contextual and linguistic elaboration to make a religious and political statement regarding Islamic State’s executions. The second element is the unmasking of the men behind the captives. This destroys the anonymity of the executioners that is obligatory...

.... Massignon (L. Gardet), ‘al-Ḥallādj’, in EI2. This ambivalent attitude to fire is present not only in the Islamic legal material, but also in the narrative accounts, where it can be used to criticise the executioner, as well as to make other points about piety and salvation. Three...

...This chapter is the third part of the ‘The Background of the Treatise’ and it is the respond of Mohammad Javād Fāzel Lankarānī (Lankarānī Jr.) to objections especially Kadivar’s open letter on 13 December 2011. He justified strongly the execution of apostate and blasphemer in this way: “All Muslims...