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Because blasphemy in Islam included rejection of fundamental doctrines, [3] blasphemy has historically been seen as an evidence of rejection of Islam, that is, the religious crime of apostasy. Some jurists believe that blasphemy by a Muslim who automatically implies the Muslim has left the fold of Islam. [7]
[106] [107] Because blasphemy in Islam included rejection of fundamental doctrines, [49] blasphemy has historically been seen as an evidence of rejection of Islam, that is, the religious crime of apostasy. Some jurists believe that blasphemy automatically implies a Muslim has left the fold of Islam. [108]
Blasphemy laws were rarely enforced in pre-modern Islamic societies, but in the modern era some states and radical groups have used charges of blasphemy in an effort to burnish their religious credentials and gain popular support at the expense of liberal Muslim intellectuals and religious minorities. [57]
Saudi Arabian authorities use the kingdom's laws to repress all forms of public religious expression other than one school of Sunni Islam, namely, Salafism or Wahhabism. [2] Numerous Ismaili Muslims are in prison on account of their religion, and many Shia Muslims are under arrest or in detention. [ 2 ]
A Pakistani court sentenced a Muslim woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of burning pages of Islam's holy book, a prosecutor said Friday. Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone ...
[48] In practice, Egypt has prosecuted apostasy from Islam under its blasphemy laws using the Hisbah doctrine; [50] hisbah complaints (accountability based on Islamic Sharia) are made by members of the public against other members about things like journal articles, a books, or a dance performances that the complainant believes "harmed the ...
Iran is a constitutional, Islamic theocracy. Its official religion is the doctrine of the Twelver Jaafari School. [1] Iran's law against blasphemy derives from Sharia. Blasphemers are usually charged with "spreading corruption on earth", or mofsed-e-filarz, which can also be applied to criminal or political crimes. The law against blasphemy ...
Blasphemy in Islam is an impious utterance or action concerning God, Muhammad, or anything considered sacred in Islam. [136] [137] The Quran admonishes blasphemy, but does not specify any worldly punishment for it. [138] The hadiths, which are another source of Sharia, suggest various punishments for blasphemy, which may include death.