The Truth About the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam
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Contents
About The Author
Foreword
Islam Faces Danger From Within and Outside
A Terrible Conspiracy Against the Islamic World
Defining the Terms: “Muslim” and “Apostate”
Dissent Among the Ulema on the Definition of a “Muslim”
The Definition of a Muslim According to the Holy Prophet (sas)
The First Definition by the Holy Prophet (sas)
The Second Definition by the Holy Prophet (sas)
The Third Definition by the Holy Prophet (sas)
Lame Excuse by the Ulema
A Definition Concocted by the Ulema
The Definition Concocted by Maulana Maududi
Defining Apostasy
A Great Subtlety in the Wisdom of God
Nobody Has the Right to Call Anyone a “Kafir”
The Holy Quran’s Verdict on the Idea of Capital Punishment for an Apostate
First Verse:
Second Verse:
Third Verse:
Two Important Declarations
Fourth Verse:
Analysis of the Self-Styled “Quranic Arguments” Put Forward by the Ulema
First Argument of Ulema
Mutilated Facts
Further Examination of the Argument of ‘Uthmani Sahib
Details of the Incident According to the Holy Quran
The Meaning of “Slaying One’s Own Soul”
Divergence Between the Narratives of the Torah and the Holy Quran
Metaphorical “Slaying”
Opinions of the Earlier Exegetes
Ulema’s Second Argument
Analysis of Maududi’s Interpretation
The Genuine Context
The Command Is: “Tuqatiluna” and Not “Taqtuluna”
The Third Argument by the Ulema
The Opinion of a Great Exegete of the Indian Sub-Continent
Opinion of a Judge of Pakistan’s Sharia Court
The Fourth Argument by the Ulema
The Holy Quran’s Stand Concerning Apostates
The First Verse:
The Holy Prophet (sas) And His Companions (ra) Knew Who Were the Apostates
Messenger of God’s Treatment of the Chief of the Apostates
The Second Verse:
The Third Verse:
The Fourth Verse:
A Crooked Reasoning
The Fifth Verse:
The Sixth Verse:
The Seventh Verse:
The View of Death Penalty for Apostasy in the Light of Ahadith
Ahadith Adopted by the Supporters of Death Penalty for Apostasy
The First Hadith
Another Incident
Second Hadith
Third Tradition
The Siddiqi Era and Apostasy
The Reality of the So-Called “Siddiqi Sunna”
Historical Verification of the Revolt by the Apostates
Strange Point Worth Noting
The Killing of a Female Apostate
A Tradition From the Faruqi Era
The Methodology to Measure Soundness of Narrations
The Apostate Was a Fighter
A Tradition of the ‘Ali (ra) Era:
Investigation of the Tradition
The Narrator Is a Kharji
Textual Testimony
Figurative Meaning of “Qatl” (Killing) In Lexicons:
The Ahadith That Refute the Death Penalty for Apostasy
Early Ulema and the Concept of Apostasy
The Claim of Ijma‘ Is Incorrect
First Argument:
Second Argument:
Third Argument:
Fourth Argument:
Fifth Argument:
Sixth Argument:
Opinions of the Present Day Ulema
Is Maulana Maududi Serious?
The Objectives of the Mullahs
Old Ways
An Important Excerpt
Maududi’s Rigidity
Apostasy and the History of the Prophets (as)
The Beliefs of the Enemies of the Prophets (as)
Hazrat Nuh (as) Was Accused of Becoming an Apostate
Verdict of Apostasy Against Hazrat Ibrahim (as)
Hazrat Salih (as) Was Called an Apostate
The Calumniation of Apostasy on Hazrat Shu‘Aib (as)
Allegation Against Hazrat Musa (as) By the Nation of the Pharaoh:
Reasoning of the Government of Pakistan
The Revelation of the Promised Messiah (as)
My Reply
The Allegation of Apostasy Against the Chief of Prophets (sas)
You Are Devoid of Shame!
The Question Is
The Times Have Changed
The Miracle of Holy Prophet’s Prayer
