Murder in the Name of Allah — Page 53
The Maududian Law of Apostasy. True Islam had ceased to be the inspiring force for Maulana Maududi. . Having introduced the concepts of heresy and apostasy he could not escape from Calvin's logic which prescribed 'death as the punishment of apostasy'. But the Maulana had the audacity falsely to attribute the authority for this punishment to the Holy Prophetsa. The Maulana wrote a pamphlet on the subject in which he confidently quoted Abu. Bakr's military action against the rebel tribes as a proof that there was a death penalty for apostasy. Before discussing this, one ought to quote the Maulana's writings to show how heavily he was influenced by his Christian models. . But first, in summary, to the Christian fathers of medieval Europe, recantation from Christianity was punishable by death and the only acceptable definition of Christianity was theirs. Similarly, the punishment for recantation from Islam was death and the only definition of. Islam was the one the Maulana or his successors laid down. It is clear that under a Maududian government, the Maududian ruler would decide who was and who was not a Muslim. What would that decision be? The Maulana's writings are quite clear. . According to Maududi, Ahmadis are apostates and a 'non-Muslim minority'. But Ahmadis are not the only heretics - the Ahl-i-Quran, the followers of Mr Parvez's school of thought, are also heretics. They are kafir and apostates. In fact, their heresy is far more serious than that of the Qadiyanis. The following order of banishment given by. Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi, who had not yet renounced the. Maududian teaching - and was still considered the right-hand man of. Maududi was published in the Tasnim, the official organ of the. Jamaati Islami:. Some people advise that since there is no possibility of the promulgation of the Islamic Sharia, the government of this country [Pakistan] should be formed on the principles laid down in the Quran. If, by this, these people mean that the Sharia is confined only to the Quran and that other rules are not Sharia, then it is clearly heresy. This heresy is similar to that of the Qadiyanis, in fact, much more serious. ". This verdict is clearly against the Ahmadis and the Ahl-i-Quran. To discover whether 'heresy' and consequent apostasy is confined to only these two groups needs a closer look. . According to Maulana Maududi's writings, anything not Maududian is heresy. The Maududian teachings are like the Athanasian Creed and any deviation from them is kufr. The Maulana says: 53