The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 142
142 is killed neither for her disbelief, nor for her apostasy. ' 133 How is it possible to call this as Ijm a ‘ when such eminent scholars are clearly against the notion of killing an apostate ? SIXTH ARGUMENT: Imam An-Nakh’ i says: "He (the apostate) will be granted respite till his death. " 134 OPINIONS OF THE PRESENT DAY ULEMA: The Ulema of present day have never agreed on this opinion. There was never an Ijm a ‘ in the past and there is no Ijm a ‘ at present. For example: Imam Ma h m u d Shalt u t, ex-rector of Al-Azhar University states: "For this violation, all that is stated in the Holy Qur’an is in the following verse: 133 Kit a bul Mabs ut by Shamsudd i n Al-Sarkhas i , Part 9, Page 110, Published by Ma t ba‘atus Sa‘ a da , Egypt. [Publisher] 134 Nailul Aut a r by Imam Muhammad bin ‘Al i Muhammad Al-Shauk a n i , Part VII page 221, Abw a bu A h k a mir Riddati wal Isl a m, B a bu Qatlil Murtaddi, Published by Mu st af a al-B a b i al- H alab i , Cairo. [Publisher]