G25 member Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hassan defends the movement's stand against punishing Muslims who renounce their faith, says it is in keeping with the Islamic spirit. FMTNews NikAbdulAziz G25 MuslimScholars
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hassan says critics of G25 often ignore the historical contexts when debating on Islamic matters.
“They are implying, through their criticisms, that the book is attacking Islam and its laws. They fail to see the theme of the book,” Nik Abdul Aziz, who comes from a long line of traditional Muslims in Kelantan, told FMT in a recent interview. Nik Aziz, who has written papers and books on the history of Islamic scholarship in the Malay region, said the comments were irresponsible as G25 members also comprised of individuals exposed to the works of major Islamic scholars from all parts of the world.
He said many critics of G25 seemed to have no appreciation of Islam’s historical accommodation of diverse views, leading them to resort to name-calling over differences of opinions. He said the caliph’s action was aimed at those who refused to pay tithe to the state of Medina then, an act considered as treason.
It also said punishing Muslims who leave their faith was against the spirit of Islam of freedom of choice, adding that the topic is still a matter of debate among Muslim jurists.
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