The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 30
30 compulsion—because you have received God’s commandment in this regard. But even compulsion from the other people is not going to have any impact on you, because you have accepted the truth after fully understanding it to be the truth; you have taken hold of a strong handle. Thus, whoever will defy the forces of transgression, and will refuse to return to the ways of those who use such force, and will persevere in his faith in Allah, it is as if such a one has got hold of a strong handle. This bond is now bound not to be broken. In other words, no doubt, coercion will be used against you, but we do know you are now positioned at such a station of spiritual illumination that you are not, in any way, bound to return to the realm of darkness. SECOND VERSE: Allah, the Exalted, says: "And obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and be on your guard. But if you turn away 24 , then know that on Our Messenger lies only the 24 i. e. despite this cautionary warning. [Author]