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A Muslim Comment on the Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag Case

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From time to time I hear the question regarding some act of terrorism, or by some act of a Muslim government: Where is the Muslim outrage?

I first want to note that I find measuring online outrage to be a somewhat hopeless task. I am outraged at many things that I never manage to mention on my blog. My blogging has a great deal more to do with my current schedule than with my state of outrage.

But I do want to call an article, Sudan Government Tells Young Christian Woman to Recant or Die, written by Harris Zafar. To quote, regarding her sentence:

As a human of conscience, I see this as a clear violation of fundamental human rights. Moreover, as an Ahmadi Muslim, I find the actions of Sudan’s government incredibly disturbing. They claim not only to be administering Shariah Law that is allegedly a 100% Islamic constitution, but also that “it is not allowed at all for a Muslim to change his religion.”

I found the entire article extremely interesting.

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2 responses to “A Muslim Comment on the Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag Case”

  1. Helmut from Germany Avatar
    Helmut from Germany

    The article is interesting, it it tells another thing than suggested by you:

    1. The author is a Ahmadiyyah Muslims. The Ahmadiyya sect (the source of the “Jesus lived in India”-propaganda you may have encountered or not) is considered by other Muslims as a heresy, the followers of this teaching are accused of apostasy from Islam (as a consequence, the world headquarter of this group is in London, any Islamic country would be unsafe).

    2. Exegesis of Qor’an and Sunnah is a difficult task, and the outcome depends on so many factors that are rather subjective, that any claim “The Islam teaches” really means “my version of Islam teaches”. A different (and more detailed) judgment (from a former Muslim?) can e.g. be found on http://www.answering-islam.org/Index/A/apostasy.html

    The Ahmadiyyas have the right to consider themselves as Muslims, but they are shun from mainstream Islam and persecuted as non-Muslims all over the Islamic world. I am glad tom see another proof that they are peaceful and tolerant people, but they are a minority at the fringe of Islam, outside the Islamic “umma”.

    The (Muslim) lawyer of Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag is a better example of Muslims that do not accept the injustice done to her. And a courageous one – he has been harassed and threatened because of his engagement for his client.

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    1. Henry Avatar
      Henry

      Thanks for your note. I think that as a Christian, considering how divided my faith is, I will refrain from deciding who is a good Muslim. I am pleased to hear about both this writer and the lawyer. As for interoretation, I live with the variety of messages gotten from the Bible, so as a person in a glass house, I won’t throw stones!

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