Under Muslim law a child of a Muslim father is irrevocably Muslim
Evidence
But it is a mistake to conflate his African identity with his Muslim heritage. Senator Obama is half African by birth and Africans can understandably identify with him. In Islam, however, there is no such thing as a half-Muslim. Like all monotheistic religions, Islam is an exclusive faith. As the son of the Muslim father, Senator Obama was born a Muslim under Muslim law as it is universally understood. — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 585
Categorization
- DEFINE: Explains the Islamic legal doctrine on inherited religious identity and its exclusivity — the lynchpin of Luttwak’s argument.