Have Muslims made a mockery of Islam?

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Re: Have Muslims made a mockery of Islam?

@kchughtai

Has the issue of apostasy been discussed in Quran? Yes in many verses.

2:218) “…And whoso from among you turns back from his faith and dies while he is a disbeliever, it is they whose works shall be vain in this world and the next. These are the inmates of the Fire and therein shall they abide.”

**3:73)And a section of the People of the Book say, “Believe in that which has been revealed unto the believers, in the early part of day, and disbelieve in the latter part thereof; perchance they may return”
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How was this possible that the People of the Book could suggest to their own brothers to believe in the Holy Qur’an in the morning and then to commit apostasy in the evening? At that time, the Islamic State was firmly established and the People of the Book were fully subjugated. If they knew the prescribed punishment for the act of apostasy, then they could never dare suggest this behavior to their companions.
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3:87-90) “How shall Allah guide a people who have disbelieved after believing and who had borne witness that the Messenger was true and to whom clear proofs had come? And Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.”**
“Of such the reward is that on them shall be the curse of Allah and of angels and of men, all together.” They shall abide thereunder. Their punishment shall not be lightened nor shall they be reprieved; except those who repent thereafter and amend. And surely (they shall find that) Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful
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3:91-92) "Surely, those who disbelieve after they have believed and then increase in disbelief, their repentance shall not be accepted. and these are they who have gone astray. As for those who have disbelieved, and die while they are disbelievers,there shall not be accepted from anyone of them even the earthful of Gold, though he offer it in ransom. It is these for whom shall be a grievous punishment, and they shall have no helpers**

3:150) “O ye who believe! if you obey those who have disbelieved, they will cause you to turn back on your heels, and you will become losers.”

In the above verses, Allah has shown His displeasure towards Apostates but nowhere punishment by state is prescribed to deter them from leaving. Allah deals with such people Himself.

Peace kchughtai

What do the hadith say? What has Islamic history done? How is it all contextualised? We cannot ignore the scriptures.