جرم و سزائے ارتداد پر قرآن حکیم سے متعلقہ شبہات کا تحقیقی جائزہ

جرم و سزائے ارتداد پر قرآن حکیم سے متعلقہ شبہات

Abstract

According to Islamic Criminal Law, Apostasy is a crime, severely punishable in this world and hereafter. Some people are at the view that worldly punishment is not mentioned in Quran. Rather the rule has been given that a man is free to choose or give up any religion; no one would be copmelled in this regard. This is essential to contemplate over this crictial matter that; What is the accurate interpretaion of the verses of Quran in this regard? How the wordly punishment of Apostasy is derived from Quran? What is the meaning of "There is no coercion in Islam"? Either Islam prohibits every form of coercion or it has also been used in some comands of Islam?  In this article, a critical analysis of these doubtful questions regarding the punishment of Apostasy is presented in the context of Holy Quran.