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I think I need to clarify what apostasy is in Islam. I talked to a Why Islam associate earlier and he said that it is when you join Islam but then publicly leave Islam and tell people publicly that you have left. Is that true or is it as simple as when you just quit believing and go back to another religion?
For example, I converted to Islam many years ago but then I left and went back to Catholicism. Is that apostasy? Also, what about Shirk? Can Shirk be forgiven?
Apostasy is when you embrace Islam then simply quit whether you made it public or not. Regarding making it public will matter only to the court who might make you stand in front of it if you made it public.
Yeah, that's apostasy. Regarding shirk, Allah forgive everything except shirk as he said in the Quran but what matters is what you believe in before you die because early Muslims originally were doing shirk then they became Muslims.
Yeah, that's apostasy. Regarding shirk, Allah forgive everything except shirk as he said in the Quran but what matters is what you believe in before you die because early Muslims originally were doing shirk then they became Muslims.
Allah doesn't forgive the person who dies in a state of shrik, but he forgives those who repent while alive. There are hundreds of thousands of people who accept Islam yearly and were indulging in shirk prior to Islam.
Oh okay. And the same is true of apostasy right? I can be forgiven of apostasy as well?
I ask these questions because I am strongly leaning towards embracing Islam again but I definitely want to do more research before I make a final decision.
Does this mean that I cannot return to Islam and be forgiven of my sins?
Allah doesn't forgive the person who dies in a state of shrik, but he forgives those who repent while alive. There are hundreds of thousands of people who accept Islam yearly and were indulging in shirk prior to Islam.
Oh okay. And the same is true of apostasy right? I can be forgiven of apostasy as well?
I ask these questions because I am strongly leaning towards embracing Islam again but I definitely want to do more research before I make a final decision.
It's better to do more research before re-embracing Islam definitely. All of us have our own doubts and Prophet Mohamed said doubts are signs of faith. Those who doubt have an alive heart, have great and open mind which they can think with. I personally had doubts in the past but i didn't leave it, i re-searched more to know the truth, read lots of books, do online search, discuss with people. The more i stumble upon difficult things, the more joy i find because it will push me to learn more about my religion, and about myself on the first place. Even while you are a Muslim, you don't have to abandon the religion in order to re-think and research the religion. You can remain a Muslim even if you have doubts and you can simply learn more, that's all. Just because you think something wrong is with Islam, that doesn't mean you are automatically out. Islam is not as strict as some might make it appear to be so.
May Allah guide you to the right path and make your heart at ease, full of joy and happiness.
Peace be upon you.
Hey everyone. At one point in time I converted to Islam but I eventually left and became Catholic. My question is: Can someone who apostatizes from Islam be forgiven according to Islamic theology? Thank you in advance.
Oh okay. And the same is true of apostasy right? I can be forgiven of apostasy as well?
I ask these questions because I am strongly leaning towards embracing Islam again but I definitely want to do more research before I make a final decision.
Hi ZooGirl.
The answer to your question is yes. In the Qur'an it states that Allah forgives all sins except that of a person who dies in a state of disbelief.
However, if the living repent for whatever kind of sin they have committed and are sincere about it then Allah is surely most forgiving.
Here is a short read for you in support to what I've said:
Returning to Islam after Apostasy: How to Repent? - Muslim Belief - counsels - OnIslam.net
Only if you make it public and and become an enemy of IslamForgive my intrusion, but didn't you say Apostates of Islam will be killed a while back?
Only if you make it public and and become an enemy of Islam
I don't have a source. But as with all punishments, one must be convicted. One can't be convicted unless the sin is revealed.Can I have your sources for this please?
Question:
What is the proof that mere apostasy equals waging “war against Allah and His Messenger”(5:33) ? Jalalyn explains it as “fighting against Muslims”. This verse was revealed for those who not merely apostated but killed the shepard & stole the camels. Then how can this & related hadith :
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (pbuh) said: The blood of a Muslim man who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle should not lawfully be shed except only for one of three reasons: a man who committed fornication after marriage, in which case he should be stoned; one who goes forth to fight with Allah and His Apostle, in which case he should be killed or crucified or exiled from the land; or one who commits murder for which he is killed. (Abu Dawud)
be used as evidence as for mere apostasy ?
Answer:
First of all the translation is not “one who goes forth to fight with Allah and His Apostle” but rather “one who goes forth to fight against Allah and His Apostle.”
The answer is that mere apostasy is not equal to waging war in the sense of that verse and that hadith. According to the scholars, there has to be active hostility and enmity [hiraba] on top of apostasy [kufr/ridda] for the latter to amount to waging war. And Allah knows best.