08 Nov 2021 By Know Muslim
Protection of Belief in Islam
Everyone is free to entertain whatever beIief or faith one prefers. Islam lays no restrictions on anyone on one's freedom to adopt the faith of one's choice. The Holy Quran declares:
لَاۤ اِكۡرَاهَ فِىۡ الدِّيۡنِۙ
There is no compulsion in religion.(2:256)
If any person decides to remain a Christian, a Jew, or a Hindu, he is free to do so. None can force him to
change his faith. Preaching of Islam is, however quite lawhl. The principles and good points of Islam will be
preached to all but they will be left free to accept or reject the preaching. As mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, none can
be forced to accept Islam. It should, however,, be noted that if a man-has accepted Islam by his own choice and
without any pressure brought against him, he is not allowed to renounce Islam and become a renegade. If
freedom to go back to apostasy is allowed to him he will spread corruption in the society. He will, therefore, be
stopped from doing this mischief by means of capital punishment.
Anyway, I have already pointed out that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم has provided the basis for resolving such issues. It is another matter that some may not be able to understand this. The true and genuine right is that which is recognized by Allah and His Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Intially everyone is free to adopt whatever faith one prefers, but after having accepted Islam one is not allowed to go back and become an apostate. Had this freedom been allowed the enemies of Islam would have made Islam a child's play, entering it in the morning and renouncing it in the evening.
After having once accepted Islam it is not permitted in a Darul-Islam (Muslim Land) to go back to Kufr (infidelity). While one is living in a Muslim land one is not allowed to spread corruption in this way.
Information regarding Muslim World and Pakistan.
