The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 99
99 false prophets arose in different tribes. Among them was a famous person called T ulai h a bin Khuwailad. His real name was T al h a but the Muslim derogatorily called him T ulai h a. He belonged to the tribe of Ban u Asad that was an old rival of Quraish. T ulai h a had assumed prophethood during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet sa. " 100 The assertion of the author that T ulai h a had claimed to be a prophet in the life of the Holy Prophet sa needs our special attention. The ulema say, 'Look how Ab u Bakr ra attacked the false prophets. ' However, they cannot say 'Look how the Holy Prophet sa raised arms against the false prophets'. This demolishes the whole edifice which they have built on false promises and wrong beliefs. Besides some other claimants of prophethood, T ulai h a had claimed prophethood during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet sa. But he (the Holy Prophet sa ) did not give any orders for the killing of T ulai h a. He did not attack any claimant of prophethood. Regrettably, these crooked scholars commit atrocity upon atrocity. They have no fear of God as regards the foul assaults they make on Islam and do not even desist from attacking the person of the Holy Prophet sa. 100 Islam i Dast u ri H ay a t by Ghul a m Ahmad H ar i r i , pp. 402-403, Published by Polymer Publication, R ah at Market, Urdu B a z a r, Lahore. [Publisher]