The issue of apostacy is so important as it affects human lives.
I am quoting two verses from the Quran for Dr Zakir Naik to read:-
4:137 Those who believe, then disbelieve and again believe, then disbelieve, and thus grow stubborn in denial of the Truth, God will not preserve them against the Law of Requital, nor will He intervene to walk them through on to the Way.
2:256 (Although this Message has been sent down by the Almighty) there is absolutely no compulsion or coercion in Religion. Whoever rejects false gods (such as the clergy, human ‘authorities’) and attains conviction in God, has grasped the Unbreakable Support. And God is Hearer, Knower.
Sadly Dr Zakir equates apostacy with treason. In every land treason against the state is a capital offence and brings the death sentence, especially during war times.
Religion has at its core a set of personal beliefs and if these change the Quran is quite clear that this is a matter of free choice, the results of which will be determined by Allah, not some Mullah. Hence, treason is not the same as changing ones belief, however much Dr Zakir wants us to believe it is so.
A few more verses for those who do not accept the Quran as the ultimate authority to live by:-
2:170 When it is said unto these (satans), "Follow what God has revealed", they say, "Nay! We follow that wherein we found our ancestors.” "What! Even though their ancestors (and the ancient Imams) were lacking in understanding and were not rightly guided?”
[18:29, 31:22. No compulsion in matters of religion - This Rule shall have no exceptions since Right has been distinguished from Wrong. (3:4). At-Taaghoot = Those who, in rebellion to the One True God, claim to have Divine powers or try to portray themselves as His representatives = Sufis, mystics, priesthood, clergy, tyrants. Tagha = Rebellion. Idols of stones cannot rebel, hence, they cannot be At-Taaghoot]
2:257 God becomes the Close Guide of those who, after due reflection, have chosen to believe in His Word (12:108). He brings them out of darkness into Light (through the Qur’an). Those who deny the Divine System of Life have human "authorities" as patrons to lead them from Light to darkness. Such people have chosen Fire to be their eternal companion.
Let me a say a few more things about the ‘legendary’ Dr. Zakir Naik:
Death punishment for Apostate. See this video for the evidence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ44MDiwUkk
Dr. Zakir Naik is wrong! The Qur'an does not prescribe the death penalty for any apostate--but ALL 5 madhabs ( 4 Sunni + one Shia) do. Dr. Zakir Naik agrees with mullahs. Is he any different from them?
Here is another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOog2NmrXgI
This video is irrefutable evidence that Dr. Zakir Naik justifies Saudi Arabia's law of not allowing the building of any churches/synagogues in Saudi Arabia. Let me ask:
Why is he and the Saudi scholars so afraid of other religions? Why do they feel so insecure to prevent the building of worship places in their countries? Yet it is ok to build mosques in western countries? If Islam is Haqq (truth)--and I believe it is--than why do we not allow other human beings to follow their own religions--especially when churches and synagogues are, according to the Qur'an, places where God's name is mentioned!
Just the other day, I saw a feature about the Hindu’s not being able to have/build their “shamshaan ghaat” for handling their dead according to the Hindu rituals in the Khaibar Pakhtoonkhawa province of Pakistan. They are compelled to bury their dead in a Muslim cemetery in Dera Ismail Khan! Is that what “No compulsion in religion” means???
ALL 5 major religions have this horrible stoning law in their Shar'ia and I have not seen a single instance where Dr. Zakir Naik ever differed from traditional “ulema”. Many major Ulema are—as they should be—against terrorism and suicide bombing but even those seem to add “so what, there is terrorism in other countries/religions as well”. As Dr. Naik puts it “Hitler killed 6 million Jews and he was a Christian etc”. This is a strange logic which is accepted without question. Hitler did not kill Jews under any religious edict or conviction. We do not find much of Jesus in his life.
You can also listen to Dr. Israr Ahmed –another so-called “great scholar” of Islam who points out that ALL Qadianis should have been killed when they were declared non-Muslims!! Please go to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYymQm461Mk
The real Islam is not by ‘terrific memory” and going around lecturing to the choir—it is by diligent study of the Qur’an and preaching of its true precepts and there are plenty of arguments there in favour of “No compulsion”, “No stoning for adultery”, and “All life is sacred and do not take it except in justice’.
But both Drs—Zakir Naik and Israr Ahmed are Qur’an-illiterate. They are stark idiots—doing much more damage to Islam than the “non-Muslims” can ever imagine.
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