About apostasy

Speaking as a ex-atheist and from a logical, rational and reasonable point of view.

I was born a Muslim, turned in to an atheist and back to a Muslim.

To MY humble opinion, it does NOT make sense in any way that a person would leave Islam.

If somebody says he has left Islam, then he has NEVER understood Islam to begin with, which was also my case.

When i "left" Islam, all the Islam that i got from my family was the typical (cultural)Islam of "do this and do that". I want to KNOW why i must do this or do that. Simple threats do not work with me like, if you do not do this, you will go to hell.

Praise be to Allah, that i have become a Muslim again. My journey started when i started to investigate. Islam is NOT afraid of questions. Islam is not afraid of intellectual debates.

The problem is human heart. Some people indeed are honestly searching for it and other just have personal problems and they blame Islam.

People who have "left" Islam, when you want to have a DESCENT and respectful discussion, all that you see is their emotional problems with their family because of cultural habits. In no way do you hear ANYWHERE questions that are based on logic, rationality and reason.

With people of other faiths including atheism and agnosticism i have seen much of the dishonesty.

They CLAIM the go by logic, rationality and reason, but all that they go by is their WISHFUL thinking.

If you say apostasy and killing, sorry but Islam is clear there is no compulsion in religion. I would rather have somebody who says he has left Islam, then having a hypocrite among the Muslims.

I hope you have a better view on this matter, if not do please clarify a bit more.

Peace.