Apostasy & Punishment | Quran 5:54 | Misunderstood Quranic Verses | Dr. Shabir Ally

Dr. Shabir Ally discusses the misapplication of Quranic verses related to apostasy, focusing on the Quran 5:54. While classical Islamic jurisprudence often interprets apostasy as deserving death, Dr. Shabir emphasizes that the Quran itself does not prescribe such a punishment. Instead, consequences for disbelief are portrayed as occurring in the afterlife. He contrasts this with the reliance on hadith to justify a death penalty for apostates, pointing out that in the Quran, no such punishment is explicitly mentioned. Dr. Shabir concludes that the death penalty for apostasy was not a practice established during the Prophet Muhammad's lifetime and was likely introduced later in Islamic history.

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