Apostasy and the Notion of Religious Freedom in Islam

Authors

Sherazad Hamit, Macalester College

Abstract

This paper will argue that the Afghan Government’s sentencing to death of native Abdul Rahman as an apostate goes against Qur’anic decrees on apostasy and is therefore un-Islamic, given the context of the apostate in question.

Recommended Citation

Hamit, Sherazad (2006) "Apostasy and the Notion of Religious Freedom in Islam," Macalester Islam Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/islam/vol1/iss2/4