apostasy in islam until de benutzer orientalist responds i'll try to help fast since this is rather wicked sorry for this fast translation the document says al azhar fatwa committee in the name of the forgiving and gracious god question of mr ahmad derwish he has submitted this question by mr name not visible german nationality a man of muslim belief egyptian nationality married a women of christian belief german nationality in aggreement of the couple the mentioned muslim converted to the christian religion and joined the christian creed what is the islamic judgement about the person's status according to the islamic punishment are his childen understood as muslims or christians what is the judgement the answer god lord of the worlds is praised god bless the man of the envoys our lord muhammed his family and all his fellows and give them salvation herewith we grant information since he is dropped from the islam he will be invited for regretfulness does he not regret he will be killed pertaining to rights and obligations of the islamic law referring to his children so they are minor muslims when they reach full age and if they remain within the islam they are muslims if they leave the islam they will be invited to regret if they do not regret they will be killed god the almighty knows best seal of the commitee the chairman of the fatwa commitee in azhar university signed unreadable sign date seal with emblem of the state the arabic republic of egypt al azhar the fatwa commitee in azhar