The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 80
80 the Holy Qur’an in the morning and then to commit apostasy in the evening? 80 At that time, the Islamic State was firmly established and the People of the Book were fully subjugated. If they knew the prescribed punishment for the act of apostasy was death, then they could never dare suggest this behavior to their companions. If we accept the stand taken by those who believe in the death penalty for apostasy, then obviously those People of the Book who were advised to adopt the above behavior would have considered the advisors as completely out of their minds! Did they not know that if they recanted their faith in the evening after accepting it in the morning, then in consequence Muhammad sa and his Companions ra would behead them instantly? It just proves that they did not have any reason to fear of committing apostasy in the evening if they believed in the morning. THE THIRD VERSE: 80 S i rah Ibni H ish a m, Qud u mi Wafdi Na sa ra Najr a n. [Publisher]