Apostasy in Islam A Historical and Scriptural Analysis

• Autore principale: Al-Alwani, Taha Jabir (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2011
• Soggetti: Islam; Blasphemy, heresy, apostasy; The Koran; Religion
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

What is the legally prescribed penalty, if any, for apostasy (alriddah), and how does this relate to the demand for religious tolerance as stipulated in verse 2:256 of the Qur'an "There shall be no compulsion in matters of faith"? It is an established fact that the Prophet never, in h...