Apostasy Meaning

Apostasy meaning is:

APOSTASY FROM ISLĀM. Arabic irtidād (ارتداد‎). According to Muslim law, a male apostate, or Murtadd, is liable to be put to death if he continue obstinate in his error; a female apostate is not subject to capital punishment, but she may be kept in confinement until she recant. (Hamilton’s Hidāyah, vol. ii. p. 227.) If either the husband or wife apostatize from the faith of Islām, a divorce takes place ipso facto; the wife is entitled to her whole dower, but no sentence of divorce is necessary. If the husband and wife both apostatize together, their marriage is generally allowed to continue, although the Imām Zufar says it is annulled. But if, after their joint apostasy, either husband or wife were singly to return to Islām, then the marriage would be dissolved. (Hamilton’s Hidāyah, vol. ii. p. 183.)

According to Abū Ḥanīfah, a male apostate is disabled from selling or otherwise disposing of his property. But Abū Yūsuf and Imām Muḥammad differ from their master upon this point, and consider a male apostate to be as competent to exercise every right as if he were still in the faith. (Hidāyah, vol. ii. p. 235.)

If a boy under age apostatize, he is not to be put to death, but to be imprisoned until he come to full age, when, if he continue in the state of unbelief, he must be put to death. Neither lunatics nor drunkards are held to be responsible for their apostasy from Islām. (Hidāyah, vol. ii. 246.) If a person upon compulsion become an apostate, his wife is not divorced, nor are his lands forfeited. If a person become a Musalmān upon compulsion, and afterwards apostatize, he is not to be put to death. (Hidāyah, vol. iii. 467.)

The will of a male apostate is not valid, but that of a female apostate is valid. (Hidāyah, vol. iv. 637.)

ʿIkrimah relates that some apostates were brought to the K͟halīfah ʿAlī, and he burnt them alive; but Ibn ʿAbbās heard of it, and said that the K͟halīfah had not acted rightly, for the Prophet had said, “Punish not with God’s punishment (i.e. fire), but whosoever changes his religion, kill him with the sword.” (Ṣaḥīḥu ʾl-Buk͟hārī.)

Apostasy meaning could be a person, place, thing or mythical character. Apostasy is an Arabic word. Apostasy origin could lie in Hebrew. Apostasy is an Islamic word. Apostasy is spoken, read or written by around 2 billion muslims. Apostasy is mentioned in Quran.

Apostasy meaning in Urdu is understood by around 400 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Urdu is used by muslims in Pakistan and India. Apostasy meaning in English is understood by many people around the world. Apostasy meaning in English is used by muslims all over the world. Apostasy meaning in Hindi is understood by around 200 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Hindi is used by muslims in India. Apostasy meaning in Bengali is understood by around 153 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Bengali is used by muslims in Bangladesh and India. Apostasy meaning in Arabic is understood by most of the people in middle east. Apostasy meaning in Arabic is used by muslims in Arab countries. Apostasy meaning in Malay is understood by around 20 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Malay is used by muslims in Malaysia.

Apostasy meaning in Indonesian is understood by around 231 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Indonesian is used by muslims in Indonesia. Apostasy meaning in Turkish is understood by around 74 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Turkish is used by muslims in Turkey. Apostasy meaning in Russian is understood by around 20 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Russian is used by muslims in Russia. Apostasy meaning in Uzbek is understood by around 29 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Uzbek is used by musliims in Uzbekistan. Apostasy meaning in Punjabi is understood by many people. Apostasy meaning in Punjabi is used by Punjabi muslims in Pakistan and India. Apostasy meaning in Sindhi is understood by many people. Apostasy meaning in Sindhi is used by Sindhi muslims in Pakistan and India. Apostasy meaning in Hebrew is understood by many people around the world. Apostasy meaning in Hebrew is used by muslims in Israel. Apostasy meaning in Tamil is understood by many people in India, Srilanka and Malaysia. Apostasy meaning in Tamil is used by Tamilian muslims. Apostasy meaning in Malayalam is understood by many people in India. Apostasy meaning in Malayalam is used by Malayali muslims. Apostasy meaning in Telugu is understood by many people in India. Apostasy meaning in Telugu is used by Telugu muslims. Apostasy meaning in Persian is understood by around 82 million muslims. Apostasy meaning in Persian is used by Iranian muslims.