5-9- Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out - Ibn Warraq

Ibn Warraq
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Ibn Warraq (born 1946) is the pen name of a secularist author of Pakistani origin and founder of the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society and a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry[1][2] [3] focusing on Qur'anic criticism. [4][5]

Warraq gathered world notice through his controversial historiographies of the early centuries of the Islamic timeline and has published works which question mainstream conceptions of the period. He is the author of seven books, including Why I Am Not a Muslim (1995), The Origins of the Koran (1998), and Quest for the Historical Muhammad, (2000). He has also spoken at the United Nations "Victims of Jihad" conference organized by the International Humanist and Ethical Union alongside speakers such as Bat Ye'or, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Simon Deng.[6]

The first part of the book presents an overview of the theological-juridical underpinnings of apostasy in Islam based upon the Quran, the hadiths and written opinions from classical schools of Islamic jurisprudence as well as contemporary written pronouncements of Islamic jurists.

The next section presents the history of the application of Islamic jurisdiction on apostates documenting notable cases from the early centuries of Islam, such as those of freethinkers Ibn al-Rawandi and Ar-Razi (865-925), or skeptical poets such as Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) and Hafiz (1320-89), or Sufi (mystic) practitioners including Mansur Al-Hallaj, executed in 922 and As-Suhrawardi executed in 1191, and the atheist Sulayman al-Ma'arri (973-1057).

This followed by numerous case studies covering modern day apostasies and conversions out of Islam trends throughout the world.

The later part contains testimonials of born Muslim apostates including the ex-Muslim Ali Sina and other western converts.

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[JannahWannabe]

Seems like you are the only one, Sir :) Apostates seem to come from a rather backward background, and suddenly thrust into the first world. The subsequent education has obviously overwhelmed your lot. The baggage of collective subjugation & humiliation by the colonialists seems to etched in your mind to become part of the master race. The brown sir, longing to shoeshine the white man's dirty shoes. Good on you, bro! Enjoy! Either here, nor there :)

[naegling3]

there's a lot of weird brown people on you tube lately.

[Zeno1999]

@WillyDillyWillyDilly : Agree; its a cult of 'misery loves company, spreading fast.'

Its totally, opposed to modern democracy yet its followers come here and take it for granted and sabotage it. Example after example in Europe.

Oil money popping up a mosque here and one there overnight ! Our politicians are being coerced and fooled. Lying, looting and raping non-Muslims is sanctioned in their book. Non-Muslims have some unfinished business since 1100AD.

[WillyDillyWillyDilly]

Thank you very much for sharing this info about the "religion of peace".

Horrible things. We need to realize this hypocrisy so many muslims even in West are guilty of!

[seanmPWH]

at 7:18 the number of references to hell in the Quran is approximately 1195.