The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 31
31 clear conveyance of the Message. " 25 , 26 Had apostasy been punishable with death, the verse would have, stated instead: We have made the truth manifest, but if despite that you ever relinquished this faith then remember that you will be dealt with sword and your throat will be slit THIRD VERSE: Allah, the Exalted, says further that introducing the element of compulsion, while preparing the layout of religion, was never a part of God’s scheme of things. In the picture of this universe that was painted by the Perfect Painter * , He never allowed any linkage between religion and compulsion. He says: "And if thy Lord had enforced His will 27 , surely, all who are on the earth would have 25 i. e. , killing is not part of his mission. [Author] 26 The Holy Qur’an 5:93. [Publisher] * i. e. , God, the Creator. [Publisher] 27 i. e. , had He desired the number of the faithful to swell, merely His desire to do so would have been sufficient: All mankind would have affirmed belief in God as soon as He had wished for it. But since He has not willed so, then will it ever be that you , O Mu h ammad!, may compel people to join the faith? [Author]