The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam

by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

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The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 173

173 Islam exclusively as a consequence of the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa. The fact that Ta ’if did not join in the rebellion against the Muslim government at the time when almost all the tribes of Arabia had given in to this treachery, proves that this miracle was indeed a manifestation of the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa for Ta’ if. During the time when the Holy Prophet sa was subjected to cruelty in Ta’ if, when he was being stoned, God’s angels descended and offered him that if he so wished the town could be destroyed. But the Holy Prophet sa prayed that the town be granted guidance and beseeched that: 'O my Allah, guide these people of mine, for they know not. ' 162 Therefore, O Ahmad i s, pray. Pray also for Pakistan. Our love for Pakistan is not primarily based on the fact that it is the country of those of us who migrated from there but because, as I have repeatedly drawn your attention to the fact, it is a country that was exclusively obtained in the name of Islam. Today it is exclusively being used to eradicate Islam. In the entire world it is the only country that was brought into being 162 Al-Durrul Manth u r, ‘All a ma Jal a ludd i n Al-Suy uti , under verse 68 of Chapter 5 of The Holy Qur’an. [Publisher]