The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 36
36 God has commanded that they be unhesitatingly put to sword…" Just imagine! Maulaw i Shabb i r Sahib could not find any incident from the lifetime of the Holy Prophet sa , yet he could spot a single incident in the case of the people of Prophet Moses as , narrated in the Holy Qur’an, which he is uses to lay the foundation for the thesis that an apostate should be killed. He further writes: "The meaning of [the word] anfusakum in [the phrase] faqtul u anfusakum is the same as it is in [the phrase] thumm a antum h a ’ul a ’i taqtul u na anfusakum. " "Thus, there is no reason whatsoever to deviate from the literal and real meaning of the word qatl which encompasses all manners of killing, whether with the help of iron or of stone. " "As a result of this commandment from God, it is noted in various related-traditions, thousands of people were slain in front of Prophet Moses sa due to the offence of apostasy. The situation got to a point where every single one of those people in the nation, who had not worshipped the calf, killed with his own hand any of his close relatives who had been guilty of worshipping