The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 102
102 attacking the Muslims as they were in a weak position. Upon this Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra gathered the Muslims at dawn and went very near to where the enemy was and attacked them. Even before the sun had risen, the enemy retreated. Upon return, the tribes of Ban u Dhuby a n and ‘Abs as well as other tribes began killing the unarmed Muslims of their region. In response Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra vowed that he would definitely take revenge for each and every Muslim. " 102 4. In T a r i kh T abr i , the related circumstances are summarised as follows: As soon as the news of the illness of the Holy Prophet sa was out, it was also reported that Musailma had taken over Yam a ma and Aswad ‘Ans i had taken over Yemen. Soon Tulai h a also claimed prophethood, thus becoming a standard bearer of rebellion. He gathered an army and went towards a place called Sumair a ’ to fight the Muslims. The populace followed him in great numbers and the situation thus became critical. Moreover, Ban u Rab i ‘a announced rebellion and apostasy in the region of Ba h rain, and claimed that they would restore monarchy into the dynasty of Mundhar once again and appointed Mundhar bin 102 ‘ Abdur Ra h m a n Ibni Khald u n – T a r i kh Ibni Khald u n, Vol. II, pp. 401- 414, Daru A h y a ’it Tur a thil ‘Arab i , Beirut, Labnan. [Publisher]