The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 79
79 religion in the world! The Second Verse: Allah, the Exalted, says: "And a section of the People of the Book say, 'Believe in that which has been revealed unto the believers, in the early part of day, and disbelieve in the latter part thereof; perchance they may return;'" 79 It is reported in the Tafs i r books that this verse was revealed after the Christian delegation of Nijr a n had visited the Holy Prophet sa in Medina. And the visit of the Nijran delegation took place in the later years of Holy Prophet's sa life. By then the Islamic State was well established. This provides definite proof that at that time when the Nijr a n delegation’s visit took place there was no trace of the idea of death penalty for apostasy. How was this possible that the People of the Book could suggest to their own brothers to believe in 79 The Holy Qur’an 3:73. [Publisher]