Media publications (such as that in Daily Trust Newspaper) of the conversion from Christianity to Islam of MaziSylvester O. Dimunah, a Village Chief from Imo State, Nigeria, has received so much commendation from the online Muslim umar with shouts of 'Allahu Akbar' (God is the greatest). The media has published that the predominantly new convert to Islam has publicly confessed that his predominantly Christian family and community are in no way opposing his 'conversion'.
I wish Mazi Sylvester O. Dinumah all happiness in his new found faith.
My question to my Muslim friends however are these:
1. If indeed Islam is a religion of peace, as is often proclaimed, why does the Quran impose a punishment of death for similar conversions from Islam to other religions?
2. If indeed Islam professes peace and justice, and has no grouse against the practice of other religions, why is the practice of other religions criminalized in Islamic states (such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and so on)
3. Is it fair and just that Muslims are allowed to freely practice their religion in peace without hindrance in jurisdictions where they are in obvious numerical minority and make it impossible for others to even congregate to worship their own Gods?
Is it that practitioners or State authorities such as in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other countries with predominant Muslim populations are misinterpreting Islam?
Can the life of Rev. Saeed Abedini be spared by the Islamic Republic of Iran, seeing that Islam is a religion of peace and is not opposed to people practicing their faith?
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/01/why-wont-state-dept-demand-u-s-pastors-release-from-iran/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le%C2%B7gal+In%C2%B7sur%C2%B7rec%C2%B7tion%29
Picture: The National Mosque, Abuja, Nigeria
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