In the West, many prominent Muslims would agree with the mufti's scripturally-based view that leaving Islam is a matter between the believer and God, not for the state.
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" and is scripturally commanded in a number of Qur'anic verses, including 2:216 "Fighting is prescribed for you, " 4:89, "Slay them wherever you find them, " and 9:36 "Fight the idolators utterly.
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