The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 73
73 too shall be refuted , insh a’ All a h. * THE HOLY QUR’AN’S STAND CONCERNING APOSTATES: Now, against the forgoing arguments, I present the verses of the Holy Qur’an that clearly deal with the subject of apostasy, but there is no mention at all that death is its punishment. On the contrary, the subject is so very evident that there remains no place to entertain the opinion that the punishment of apostasy is death. THE FIRST VERSE: Allah the Exalted says: "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. When the hypocrites come to thee, they say, 'We bear witness that thou art indeed * Allah Willing. [Translator]