The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 17
17 Ras u lull a h —i. e. , 'There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. ' Thus, as far as defining a Muslim is concerned I have found only these three definitions, and I like only these three definitions. Apart from these definitions of a Muslim given by the Holy Prophet sa himself I am not ready to accept any other. LAME EXCUSE BY THE ULEMA It is interesting to note here that, commenting upon the finding by the Report of the Court of Inquiry that ‘no two ulema were able to agree to any single definition’, the ulema subsequently voiced their criticism alleging that they in fact were not given adequate time and were thus not prepared to answer the question regarding the definition of a Muslim; were they granted enough time, they would certainly have succeeded in formulating a definition on which they unanimously agreed. 9 9 Murta d a Ahmad Kh a n Maikash Durr a n i , Mu h asiba ya‘n i ‘Ad a lati Ta h q i q a ti Fas a d a ti Punjab (1953) k i Report par aik J a mi‘ aur Bal i gh Tab s irah , Page 38, Published by Daily Nawa’ie Waqt , [i. e. , Calling to Account: A Comprehensive and Eloquent Comment on the Report of the Court of Inquiry into the Disturbances of the Punjab (1953)]. [Publisher]