Apostasy in Islam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:irtidad
ridda
gptkbp:debatedBy human rights organizations
modern Islamic reformers
whether apostasy is a political act
whether apostasy is a private or public matter
whether apostasy is a religious act
whether apostasy should be punished
gptkbp:defines the abandonment or renunciation of Islam by a Muslim
gptkbp:HadithReference gptkb:Sahih_Bukhari_9:83:17
gptkb:Sahih_Muslim_16:4152
gptkbp:hasViewOf major sin
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Ridda_Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apostasy in Islam
gptkbp:modernLegalStatus varies by country
gptkbp:modernReformistView no worldly punishment for apostasy
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Abdul_Rahman_(Afghanistan,_2006)
Hashem Aghajari (Iran, 2002)
Meriam Ibrahim (Sudan, 2014)
Mohammed Hegazy (Egypt, 2007)
gptkbp:notPunishableIn gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:punishableByDeathIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:punishmentDebatedBy Islamic scholars
gptkbp:punishmentInClassicalLaw imprisonment
death penalty
no punishment (in some interpretations)
gptkbp:QuranReference gptkb:Quran_16:106
gptkb:Quran_2:217
gptkb:Quran_4:137
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:takfir
conversion from Islam
religious freedom in Islam
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence_(fiqh)
gptkb:Islamic_law_(Sharia)
freedom of religion
blasphemy in Islam
gptkbp:RiddaWarsDate 632–633 CE
gptkbp:RiddaWarsLedBy gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkbp:RiddaWarsLocation gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkbp:text gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:traditionalistView apostasy punishable by death
gptkbp:UNHumanRightsView criminalization of apostasy violates human rights
gptkbp:viewedDifferentlyBy gptkb:Ibadi_Islam
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laws_of_Apostates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6