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==Use in Islam== | ==Use in Islam== | ||
In some modern day nations and regions, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose | In some modern day Muslim-majority nations and regions, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. | ||
One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose book, ''The Satanic Verses'', based on the so-called "[[Satanic Verses]]" from the Quran, was declared as heretical. | |||
Moreover, the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is considered an [[Islam]]ic heresy in Iran, with systematic persecution of Baháʼís. | |||
==Use in Judaism== | ==Use in Judaism== | ||