Editing Apostasy (section)

=== Origin ===
There are multiple verses in the Quran that condemn apostasy.<ref>See chapters 3, 9 and 16 of Quran; e.g. {{qref|3|90|b=y}} * {{qref|9|66}} * {{qref|16|88}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2021}} In addition, there are multiple verses in the [[Hadith]] that condemn apostasy.<ref>See Sahih al-Bukhari, {{Hadith-usc|Bukhari|usc=yes|4|52|260}} * {{Hadith-usc|Bukhari|usc=yes|9|83|17}} * {{Hadith-usc|Bukhari|usc=yes|9|89|271}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2021}} Example quote from the Quran: 

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They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allāh. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper
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The concept and punishment of Apostasy has been extensively covered in Islamic literature since the 7th century.<ref name="saeed2004">Saeed, A., & Saeed, H. (Eds.). (2004). Freedom of religion, apostasy and Islam. Ashgate Publishing; {{ISBN|0-7546-3083-8}}</ref> A person is considered apostate if he or she converts from Islam to another religion.<ref>Paul Marshall and Nina Shea (2011), ''Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide'', Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-981228-8}}</ref> A person is an apostate even if he or she believes in most of Islam, but denies one or more of its principles or precepts, both verbally or in writing. 

Sunan an-Nasa'i »The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed] – كتاب تحريم الدم (14) Chapter: The Ruling on Apostates (14)باب الْحُكْمِ فِي الْمُرْتَدِّ Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'"Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)	Reference	: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4059 In-book reference	 : Book 37, Hadith 94 English translation	 Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4064.

Muslim historians recognize 632&nbsp;AD as the year when the first regional apostasy from Islam emerged, immediately after the death of Muhammed.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/503033/riddah|title=riddah – Islamic history|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2015-03-17}}</ref> The civil wars that followed are now called the [[Ridda wars|Riddah wars]] (Wars of Islamic Apostasy).

Doubting the existence of [[Allah]], making offerings to and worshipping an idol, a stupa or any other image of God, confesses a belief in the rebirth or incarnation of God, disrespecting the Quran or Islam's Prophets are all considered sufficient evidence of apostasy.<ref>Campo, Juan Eduardo (2009), Encyclopedia of Islam, Infobase Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1-4381-2696-8}}; see pp. 48, 108–109, 118</ref><ref>Peters, R., & De Vries, G. J. (1976). Apostasy in Islam. Die Welt des Islams, 1–25.</ref><ref>Warraq, I. (Ed.). (2003). ''Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out''. Prometheus Books; {{ISBN|1-59102-068-9}}</ref>

According to some scholars{{Like whom?|date=April 2022}}, if a Muslim consciously and without coercion declares their rejection of Islam and does not change their mind after the time allocated by a judge for research, then the penalty for apostasy is; for males, death, and for females, life imprisonment.<ref>Ibn Warraq (2003), ''Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out'', {{ISBN|978-1-59102-068-4}}, pp. 1–27</ref><ref>Schneider, I. (1995), Imprisonment in Pre-classical and Classical Islamic Law, ''Islamic Law and Society'', 2(2): 157–173</ref> However, a Federal Sharia court judge in Pakistan stated "...persecuting any citizen of an Islamic State{{snd}}whether he is a Muslim, or a dhimmi**{{snd}}is construed as waging a war against Allah and His Messenger."<ref name="truthbook" />