Abul A'la Maududi Quotes

I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that 'all religions are basically the same.' If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be 'converted' to another religion?

Many Muslims put their Islamic faith ahead of their national identity and forbid preachers from other religions from coming into their countries to convert their young. Apostasy is treason to Allah. Heresy has no rights.

This history of a secular state doesn't exist, no. The state is Christian, and those who are against it can leave.

The history of governmentally established religion, both in England and in this country, showed that whenever government had allied itself with one particular form of religion, the inevitable result had been that it had incurred the hatred, disrespect and even contempt of those who held contrary beliefs.

Muslims who convert to Christianity are not protected. That carries capital punishment. He would be given the opportunity to repent, and the Sharia court would need to determine if he was really a Muslim in the first place, did he know what he was doing, and once all of that has been determined, there is capital punishment for that in Islam.

The Qur'an not only lacks any earthly punishment for someone who abandons Islam, it even includes verses that imply that such a change of heart should be a matter of free choice.

Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.

No Jew was ever fool enough to turn Christian unless he was a clever man.

I don’t see a bit of danger from us having an established religion.

The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate.... When the government puts its imprimatur on a particular religion, it conveys a message of exclusion to all those who do not adhere to the favored beliefs.

The prince must employ his authority to destroy false religions in his state.

It is and has of long time been our constant sense and opinion that conscience ought not to be constrained, nor people forced in matters of religion.

The Catholics had the right secured to them by the Constitution of worshipping the God of their fathers in the manner dictated by their consciences.... This country is not prepared to establish an inquisition to try and punish men for their religious beliefs.

Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity in exclusion of all other religions may establish, with the same ease, any particular sect of Christians in exclusion of all other sects.

We cannot command the religion of our subjects, since no-one can be forced to believe against his will.

Some infidels are permitted to retain the privilege of practicing their religion, in return for a tribute; they are: the Jews, the Christians, and those whose revealed scripture is of doubtful authenticity, that is, the guebres. Any infidel other than those who profess one of the three above-mentioned religions must be compelled to embrace Islam.

Islamic Holy war against followers of other religions, such as Jews, is required unless they convert to Islam or pay the poll tax.

I would never give liberty of conscience … to my subjects in that kingdom [Ireland]… or confirm the hopes of any creature that they should ever have from me any tolerance to exercise any other religion that that which is agreeable to God’s Word.

Our right to practice our faith freely is respected up to the point where doing so involves harming others.

If they had gotten rid of the apostasy punishment Islam wouldn't exist today.

If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.

I can't take it seriously when people get excited and scream that religion is in danger, and similar stupidities.

The Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing.

Where religion is trivialized, one is unlikely to find persecution.

An enforced uniformity of religion throughout a nation or civil state, confounds the civil and religious, denies the principles of Christianity and civility, and that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.