Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 39
Inter-Religious Peace 39 would be like them. Surely, Allah will assemble the hypocrites and the disbelievers in Hell, all together. 45 When thou sees those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if Satan cause thee to forget, then sit not after recollection, with the unjust people. 46 What a beautiful response to the utter ugliness of blasphemy! Not only does Islam disallow any human being to take the punishment of the blasphemer into his or her own hands, but declares that people should register their protest against blasphemy by staging a walkout from an assembly of men where religious values are being mocked and ridiculed. Suggestions of any positive measures aside, not even a permanent boycott of the blasphemer is prescribed by the Holy Quran. On the contrary, the Holy Quran makes it amply clear that this boycott is only to last for the period during which the act of blasphemy is being committed. 2) Again, blasphemy is mentioned in Surah Al-An’ a m where, hypothetically, the question of blasphemy is discussed not only with regard to God but also idols and imaginary objects of worship besides God. One is overwhelmed by the beauty of Quranic teachings when one reads: