The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 144
144 2. Apart from Imam Shalt u t, Ust a dh Muhammad Ma h m u d Zaghlaf, Dr. ‘Al a udd i n Zaid a n, ‘Abdul Mun‘im Ya h y a Al-K a mil and Ya h y a K a mil Ahmad hold the opinion that: "There is no evidence in support of this alleged punishment in the Holy Qur’an or in the authentic Sunna. On the contrary, several verses of the Qur’an declare similar assumptions to be utterly false, and permit man to use his freedom to adopt either disbelief or belief. It is up to him to accept Islam or to leave it. Moreover, the Quranic verses make it clear that Allah Himself will judge each person in the matter concerning acceptance or rejection of the true faith, as only He is fully aware of the secrets of the hearts of His servants. " "Those who argue that Hadrat Ab u Bakr Al- S idd i q ra fought battles against the apostates should know that, after a careful study of various historical aspects of those battles, we shall come to the conclusion that they were not only apostates, they were also a source of mischief within the Islamic society and they had revolted and disturbed the law and order situation within the country. So much so that 137 Wilt thou, then, force men to become believers? (The Holy Qur’an 10:100). Al-Islam—‘Aq i da Wash Sharia, by Imam Ma h m u d Shalt u t, pp. 292- 293, Darul ‘Ilm, Cairo. [Publisher]