<p>There are instances in which chronologically later govern over previous ones (in issues not related to war) because a ruling had been further developed, but this is not so in this instance. Forced conversion is prohibited, period. This is because in Islam, religion is something one must believe in within his or her heart. Anybody can claim to be a Muslim (as can be seen with the sick characters that employ terror throughout the world), but they could easily be a hypocrite. In other words, it is what one believes and does, not what one says, that counts.</p>