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12 Mahzarnama those definitions? And what would be their religious status in contradistinction to the definition referred to in (A) above? D. During the time of Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddique ra , when revolt against Islam was on, did he or the Companions of the Holy Prophet sa feel any need to modify the definition which had prevailed during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet sa ? E. Was there any instance during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet sa or during the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphate ( Khilafat Raasheda ) of declaring anyone to be a non-Muslim despite one's affirmation of the Kalima, La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasoolullah , and further expressing one's belief in the remaining four Pillars of Islam, i. e. , daily prayer ( Salaat ), Zakat , Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Mecca, any such person was still declared to be non-Muslim? F. If it were to be considered legitimate to declare someone to be outside the pale of Islam, notwithstanding one's belief in the five Pillars of Islam, just because one's interpretation of a few verses of the Holy Quran is unacceptable to some Muslim divines of certain sects; or if one is declared to be outside the pale of Islam for entertaining a belief which runs counter to Islam in the view of certain sects, then such explanations and identification of such beliefs will have to be made so as to incorporate these in the positive definition of a Muslim, i. e. , the statement that if any sect believes in the five Pillars of Islam but, additionally, adheres to this set of identified beliefs, then he will be declared to be outside the pale of Islam.