The Quran is contradictory on the fate of those who deny the truth of Islam. Fourteen passages refer to apostasy and, of these, seven refer to punishment, generally to be given in the next .
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The Swiss Muslim Academic Dr. Tariq Ramadan states: “The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves; the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.”