Death penalty for apostasy: Selected Sunni and Shi’a scholars’ views in favour of abolition
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The principle of freedom of religion holds a significant place in today's world.According to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance".One key element of freedom of religion is the freedom to maintain or change a religion or belief.
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The prevailing view among Muslim jurists, particularly within Sunni traditions, classifies apostasy as a capital offence, often with a prescribed grace period for repentance.
“Indeed, the prevailing view among Muslim jurists, particularly within Sunni traditions, classifies apostasy as a capital offence, often with a prescribed grace period for repentance (Akbar & Saeed, 2020).”
From APOSTASY PUNISHMENT IN ISLAMIC SCHOLARLY DISCOURSE: PERSPECTIVES AND IMPLICATIONS IN THE MALAYSIAN CONTEXT (2025) · cites this paper as Akbar & Saeed, 2020
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Musa, R., Razali, K., Mohamad Fakhrulrozi, A. S., Ali, M. S., Zulkifli, M. F., & Mohammad Nasir, N. S. (2025) · Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law · doi:10.33102/mjsl.vol13no3.755
- Authors
- Akbar, A., & Saeed, A.
- Venue
- Melbourne Asia Review
- Published
- 2020-11-10
- Volume
- 4
- ISSN
- 2652-550X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3101163162
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 3.27
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nd
- Locations
- Melbourne Asia Review (publishedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Religious Freedom and Discrimination
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Islamic Studies and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Islamic Thought and Society Studies
- Keywords
- apostasy, religious freedom, freedom of conscience, Sunni scholars, Islamic jurisprudence, abolition of the death penalty, religious conversion, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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