The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 167
167 Muhammad sa who is the chief of all the Prophets as. It is established by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunna that allegations of apostasy were made even against the Holy Prophet sa by his people. They said that he had renounced his faith and should thus certainly be punished. Not only he had apostatized but also made others turn away from their faith. They said how was it possible that they could tolerate that he continuously propagated his faith and convert others to his beliefs. Allah the Exalted informed the Holy Prophet sa : "And remember the time when the disbelievers plotted against thee that they might imprison thee or kill thee or expel thee. And they planned and Allah also planned, and Allah is the Best of planners. " 159 That is there was the time when the disbelievers would devise all sorts of plans against him sa. Among these plans was the scheme that he sa should be captured, murdered or expelled from the town. That all the methods thought by the enemies of the previous Prophets as were not just hatched by the enemies of the Holy Prophet sa but a resolve was made to carry them 159 The Holy Qur’an 8:31. [Publisher]