The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 65
65 The second point worth noting here is that the act of waging a war [ mu ha rabah ] has been mentioned in relation to Allah and His Messenger, whereas the mu ha rabah that the bandits or rebels engage in, is against other human beings. The reason for this [usage] is that, when a powerful, organized, group seeks to subvert the law of Allah and His Messenger sa then, although, apparently, it is pitted against the other people and other human beings, yet, as a matter of fact, it is waging a war against the government. Thus, in an Islamic realm, wherein the law of Allah and His Messenger is enforced, this mu ha rabah [i. e. , the act of waging a war] will also be considered to be one against Allah and His Messenger. " 65 OPINION OF A JUDGE OF PAKISTAN’S SHARIA COURT Justice P i r Muhammad Karam Shah, of the well- known Federal Sharia Court, while discussing this topic in his book, D iy a ’ul Qur’an , writes: * "Allah and His venerated Messenger sa have 65 Tafs i ri Ma‘ a riful Qur’an, Vol. 3, pp. 119-120, Surah Al-M a ’idah by Muft i Muhammad Shaf i ‘ (former Grand Muft i of Pakistan), Published by Id a ratul Ma‘ a rif, Karachi, Pakistan. [Publisher] * Original, in Urdu. [Publisher]