The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 148
148 IS MAUL A N A MAUD U D I SERIOUS? Maul a n a Maud u d i had said that if one reflected realistically on the contemporary Muslims, one would realise that they are not Muslims at all. Now, we have to resolve the issue whether he was serious in this fatwa of his. Take note about what he had to say about those who forsake Jam a ‘ati Islam i. He says, warning those who renounce Jam a ‘ati Islam i , and not those who forsake Islam: ‘This is not a path on which going forward and retreating is the same. No, here retreating means apostasy. ’ 148 If forsaking Jama’ati Isl a mi and joining another community is apostasy then the other community can be nothing but an embodiment of kufr. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MULLAHS So what are their objectives? If they could have their way—and indeed the manner in which they are seizing control over the Government of Pakistan and in this they are fully supported by a global conspiracy against Islam—what would they do? The Court of Inquiry to enquire into the Punjab Disturbances of 148 Maud u d i , Ru’id a di Jam a ‘ati Islam i , (Compiled by— Shu‘ba’i Tan zi mi Jam a ‘at ) Part I, page 8, Maktaba Jam a ‘ati Islam i. [Publisher]