The Grant Mufti of Egypt Declairs: “ The Muslim can Choose another Religion other than Islam “

الواشنطن بوست ونيوزويك نقلتا عن مفتي مصر: يجوز – للمسلم اختيار دين غير الإسلام
و دار الإفتاء المصرية نفت فتوى د.علي جمعة من دون توضيح حد للردة
أكد مفتي مصر د. علي جمعة ان المسلمين يمكنهم تغيير دينهم بما ان هذه مسألة «ضمير» بين الشخص وربه
وقال د.علي جمعة في مقال نشر على موقع المنتدى المشترك لصحيفة واشنطن بوست ومجلة نيوزويك الامريكيتين على شبكة الانترنت ان «السؤال الرئيسي المطروح هو هل يستطيع شخص مسلم ان يختار دينا اخر والاجابة نعم يستطيع
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Grand Mufti of Egypt

Since 2003, Dr. Ali Gomaa has served as the Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt, a position of religious authority second only to the Sheikh al-Azhar. As one of Islam’s most respected scholars of Islamic law, Dr. Ali Gomaa oversees Dar al-Ifta, Egypt’s highest body for delivering opinions on religious law

at his interview with newsweek-washington post Blog at the internet he declaired : .(you can read the whole article here)

Freedom of Religion in Islam

The essential question before us is can a person who is Muslim choose a religion other than Islam? The answer is yes, they can, because the Quran says, “Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion,” [Quran, 109:6], and, “Whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve,” [Quran, 18:29], and, “There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is distinct from error,” [Quran, 2:256].

These verses from the Quran discuss a freedom that God affords all people. But from a religious perspective, the act of abandoning one’s religion is a sin punishable by God on the Day of Judgment. If the case in question is one of merely rejecting faith, then there is no worldly punishment. If, however, the crime of undermining the foundations of the society is added to the sin of apostasy, then the case must be referred to a judicial system whose role is to protect the integrity of the society. Otherwise, the matter is left until the Day of Judgment, and it is not to be dealt with in the life of this world. It is an issue of conscience, and it is between the individual and God. In the life of this world, “There is no compulsion in religion,” in the life of this world, “Unto you your religion and unto me my religion,” and in the life of this world, “He who wills believes and he who wills disbelieves,” while bearing in mind that God will punish this sin on the Day of Judgment, unless it is combined with an attempt to undermine the stability of the society, in which case it is the society that holds them to account, not Islam.

All religions have doctrinal points that define what it is to be an adherent of that religion. These are divine injunctions that form the basis of every religion, but they are not a means for imposing a certain system of belief on others by force. According to Islam, it is not permitted for Muslims to reject their faith, so if a Muslim were to leave Islam and adopt another religion, they would thereby be committing a sin in the eyes of Islam. Religious belief and practice is a personal matter, and society only intervenes when that personal matter becomes public and threatens the well-being of its members.

In some cases, this sin of the individual may also represent a greater break with the commonly held values of a society in an attempt to undermine its foundations or even attack its citizenry. Depending on the circumstances, this may reach the level of a crime of sedition against one’s society. Penalizing this sedition may be at odds with some conceptions of freedom that would go so far as to ensure people the freedom to destroy the society in which they live. This is a freedom that we do not allow since preservation of the society takes precedence over personal freedoms. This was the basis of the Islamic perspective on apostasy when committed at certain times and under certain circumstances.

Please Pray that this Interview with the Grant Mufti will be the starting point for a movement to make new laws at the Muslim Countries to Allow Muslims Choose thier Religion either being Muslims or any other religion they are convienced with.
Pray Also for the understanding of the FREE WILL , that the humen being has to make choises,let the Muslims has this free will in order to choose thier believes.
This declaration will Un-Lock the Harvest of Souls at the Islamic world;we have been praying for years at the Middle East for this issue to happen & we prayed at this website at the last few months many times, and we feel that God starts to answer those prayers. So Keep Praying until we see it .Amen

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  safaa 3 September, 2010 at 10:01

  I need your nrws every week please

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    admin 3 September, 2010 at 3:42

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  christministries 15 February, 2010 at 2:27

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  Bu Seif 27 July, 2007 at 2:19

  The Mufti of Egypt is greatly, greatly mistaken, And so are you if you think you will prevail in this little attempt of yours at converting people.

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