Why under shariat in Saudi Arabia is proselytizing Muslims to another faith a capital offense in some cases?

<h3>Why under shariat in Saudi Arabia is proselytizing Muslims to another faith a capital offense in some cases?</h3>

"shariat" is Islamic law. I am guessing that Saudi Arabia dictates the shariat in their penal codes and statutes to the Qu'ran principles on what is allowed in the country and what is forbidden.


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<p><i>Answer by ،</i><br/>This is not correct , proselytizing does not have a capital punishment , but Saudi law does have capital punishment provision for apostasy (those are 2 different things , as the proselytizer is usually not a Muslim , while the "apostate" is/was. Also the Quran doesn't state any punishment for proselytizing. You are just mixed up on the 2.</p>
<p><strong>An engineer buries a camel carcass in the desert of Saudi Arabia</strong>
<img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7196048332_0039568c3f.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49089395@N04/7196048332">Armed Forces Pest Management Board</a></i>
An engineer buries a camel carcass in the desert of Saudi Arabia as part of an effort to control the fly population near a combat support detachment, Saudi Arabia, 1990. (Operation Desert Shield). Photo by David Claborn</p>

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