The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 33
33 When Allah said: 'O Muhammad sa ! I am telling you that it is my intention that there should be freedom in matters of religion—and nobody should be compelled to join the ranks of the faithful—then the phrase ‘Wilt thou, then, force men…?' is not a statement of reproach but, instead, an expression of endearment. It signifies: 'We know it well that you are incapable of doing any such thing because you have been made aware of Our intent. ' Second, it contains a declaration for the benefit of all the future generations of Muslims that if you would ever promote the idea of using compulsion in religion, then remember you would be doing it in contravention of the explicitly conveyed reassurance and aim of Allah and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , and certainly not in accordance with it. FOURTH VERSE: Allah the Exalted says: "[O Mu h ammad], Admonish, therefore, for you art but an admonisher; You are not a