Apostasy and Article 11 of the Federal Constitution: Personal Choice or Third Party Confirmation?1.0 Introduction“Those who want the government to regulate mental and spiritual matters are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide,” said Harry S. Truman. Religion or spiritual belief is a vast idea in the mind of every human being, one who believes in his Almighty Creator. Freedom of religion and conscience is the oldest version of internationally recognized human rights that purely concerns individual freedom. Protection against freedom of religion was granted long before the evolution of civilization. In the lexical sense, religion is a belief or faith in the Almighty and the freedom to profess a religion of one's choice has become a debate among many people in this civilized world. Based on the above concept, choice of religion or change of spiritual belief known as "apostasy" or renunciation of one religious faith means that conversion from Islam to another faith has become a sensitive issue in many countries and Malaysia is no exception. Article 11 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia states: “Every person has the right to profess and practice his religion. " However, this article imposed a restriction on the propagation of any religious belief among people professing the religion of Islam via paragraph (4) of the same article due to the special privilege due to the religion of Islam as a religion of the Federation under Article 3 of the said constitution. The observance of restrictions and use of connotations of freedom of religion under the supreme law of Malaysia raises many questions among human rights advocates. 'man, whether Malaysia emphasizes the true meaning of religious freedom or whether it is middle of paper..... Regulations that violate must be examined by the courts without fear and must constitute a decision fair. In other words, even since 1988, the judiciary has been in crisis for a fairer separation of powers, but on religious issues in particular, a neutral decision must be taken and leaves no room for political enlistment in its power. decision. So, paraphrasing religious freedom and apostasy, “is it a personal choice or a third party’s choice?” All events clearly show that it is no longer a personal choice. Other factors and elements controlled our rights in matters of alternation or religious practices. Even without renunciation, the practice of one's religion does not, in certain cases, obtain a good reputation. In a multi-ethnic society, tolerance is essential to maintain and understand religious belief for unity and long-term progress..