- PII
- S1026-94520000616-5-1
- DOI
- 10.31857/S20000616-5-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 4
- Pages
- 54-63
- Abstract
- This article examines the matter of freedom of religion (or freedom of belief) in the context of personal freedom of an individual in Islam based on the analysis of numerous Koranic verses. The author describes the substance and the meaning of the Divine Revelation (given through the Holy Scripture) to the mankind, directly or indirectly related to freedom of religion; provides for interpretation by the prominent scholars. Freedom of religion is considered to be one of the key principles of Koran being the foundation of all Koranic events as the basis for movement towards the true belief in Allah. Thereby, the author justifies the understanding of Koran as a theological source offreedom of religion in Islam, thus, indicating and underlining its place in the development of Islamic Law. The author denotes that the key goal of the Divine Revelation is to point an individual in the right direction to bring him/her to overall development of personality and spiritual progress.
- Keywords
- Allah, Islam, Koran, prophet Muhammad, Koranic verse, individual freedom, freedom of religion, freedom of choice, religion, religious conscience
- Date of publication
- 01.04.2015
- Number of purchasers
- 1
- Views
- 1145
RAS Social ScienceGosudarstvo i pravo
- ISSN (Print) 1026-9452
- ISSN (Online)2713-0398
Freedom of religion in Koran
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At the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Scientific Electronic Library