Contents

Title

Copyright

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