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A dislike for any command of Islam is also apostasy. Examples of this are aversion to theveil of women, to fasting or to any other feature of Islam.291 [122]The playing down or making fun of any of the features of Islam is also an act ofapostasy.292 [123]Other acts of apostasy are to declare lawful what Allah has forbidden,293 [124] affirm somedogmas of Islam and reject others. For example, one may obey its commands of worshipbut deny its administrative laws294 [125] or submit to the rules of the Qur`ªan but reject theSunnah and the Ahªadªith.295 [126] It is not possible to obey the Qur`ªan and at the sametime to disobey the Sunnah or obey Allah and not His Prophet may blessings of Allah and peace be onhim.296 [127] Obedience to the Holy Prophet may blessings of Allah and peace be on him is essential.297 [128]Clearly, it is defection to rebuff an instruction of the beloved Prophet or make fun ofit.298 [129]Likewise, it is to apostate to rebuff a manifest deed and take up a symbolic action that iscontradictory to the manifest deed.299 [130] It is to stray off the right path to pursue theverses of the Qur`ªan that are allegorical and overlook the verses that are basic aimingthereby to promote strife.300 [131]Again, it is an apostate whose concept of Allah is vague. For instance, it is wrong to imaginetransmigration of Allah in any one of His creation or to advocate trinity or to impute291 [122] Muhammad, 47:8, 9.292 [123] at-Tawbah, 9:64-66,293 [124] an-Nahl, 16:116, 117.294 [125] al-Baqarah, 2:85.295 [126] an-Nisªa`, 4:65.296 [127] Tirmizªi, abªu Dªawood, ibn Mªajah.297 [128] al-Hashr, 59:7.298 [129] al-Hujurªat, 49:2.299 [130] Yªusuf, 12:2, ar-Ra‘d, 13:37.300 [131] ªAl Imrªan, 3:7, 8.