The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 66
66 commanded that peace be established in every part of the Islamic State, and to ensure the safety of travel routes, and to uproot the sources of evil, mischief and disorder, anyone who violates the law of Allah and His Messenger, and causes a general massacre and plunder, it is as if such a one is proclaiming a general mutiny against Allah and His Messenger. Thus, persecuting any citizen of an Islamic State—whether he is a Muslim, or a dhimm i ** — is construed as waging a war against Allah and His Messenger. " He further writes: "The letter ' ' (w a ’u ) is used here as an explanatory particle (one of its usages) and thus the nature of the ' mu ha rabah ' that is referred to in the preceding sentence has, thereby, been elucidated. 66 Who are these people, who are called warmongers * , whose punishments are mentioned here? In regard to this, the esteemed juridical theologians have held that those who fulfil the following three ** i. e. , a free non-Muslim, living under Muslim rule. [Publisher] 66 Tafs i r D iy a ’ul Qur’an , Vol. 1, Surah Al-M a ’idah by P i r Muhammad Karam Sh a h, page 464, Published by D iy a ’ul Qur’an Publications, Lahore. [Publisher] * Mu ha rab i n , or those who wage a war. [Publisher]