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Prophet Mohammad
said that a human life is more sacred and important than the Holy Kaaba (the cube like building in Makkah around which Muslims circle around and which is most sacred to Muslims).
So the punishment of death for an apostate doesn't match with the previous view - Or does it?
No it does not,dosen't mean it hasn't happend though
Most of the punishment is applied when a person openly declares in public. In the time of Prophet Mohammad
some Islam haters played this game that they would accept Islam and then leave it and then say bad things about it to discourage others. So this punishment is meant to discourage them instead. Allowing a society to be destroyed is worse than sentencing someone to death.
But if some one leave Islam silently or is gay without announcing it in public, then we are told not to dig dirt and apply punishment on people.
Fair enough
Sister Laura ... Allah is our creator He knows what is good for us and so He has given us these instructions because He doesn't want any bad things, corruption and immorality in our society. With the threat of these punishments Allah protects the society. I would say that these punishments are a mercy of Allah (the Glorious and Most High) on us and on our future generations.
Well that's where you and I would differ
I know you think it is your right to do whatever you want. So... Can you say "HiJack" in a plane? LOL Can you say that you will "kill the American President" openly inside America? Aren't these your rights of freedom of expression too?
No,no I don't belive in freedom of expression at all costs the examples you made are one's that I wouldn't agree with
My point is that if these humans (Allah's creation) can make these rules then the creator of the Heavens and the earth - Allah (SWT) can make his rules too.
Yes but the rules don't have to infrindge on basic civil liberties though. Fair enough leaving Islam and shouting bad things about it is wrong but to go so far as killing someone is just reinforcing that perhaps that person may have been right. From what I've seen Muslims ( most Mulims) have a pretty thick skin and are not going to let a disgruntled ex Muslim steer them away from their faith, it's too improtant.
Allah has created this Universe as a testing place where many different species are being tested. Humans and the Jinns (btw Satan is a Jinn) are being tested on this planet. Allah has given jinns capability that they could affect human minds. So Satan and his offspring and his follower jinns continuously work on misguiding and misleading humans. They appear in their victim's vision, this can give their victims an excelrating feeling to deceive them, but remember Satan always give them false guidance and try to make them a pervert or a immoral person.
Allah also has the power to affect people's mind. He also has the power to give people false information.
If you think about what he teaches, you will always find flaws in it. Only Allah can give you all the answers and guide you towards the truth with no flaws.
Are you talking about Allah teaching?