A Belief Crime in the Ottoman: Being a Zindiq (Heresy)
Islam certainly has an extensive taxonomy for characterizing those who stray from “true” Islam. The kafir, the zindiq (heresy) and the murtadd (apostate) are just a few of the words Muslims have used to identify the variety of Islam’s religious dissidents. Of course, what is heresy or kufr for one is true faith or imanfor…