The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 51
51 compassion, and is Merciful. " 49 2. Imam R a ghib A s fah a n i states, [With reference to] "' faqtul u Anfusakum ' it is said that it means that some of you should kill some others from among yourselves. And it is also said that by ' Qatlin Nafsi ' is meant crushing and stamping out the carnal passions of the self. " 50 Now, I advert to the second argument. ULEMA’S SECOND ARGUMENT The second argument—allegedly based on the Holy Qur’an—to justify death penalty for an apostate, is presented by Maud u d i Sahib in a book of his. Yet he does not even mention the argument presented by Maulana ‘Uthm a n i Sahib, which shows that he, too, attaches no significance to this argument. Had it been, in fact, a notably strong argument, he would have at least paid some attention to it. 49 The Holy Qur’an 2:55. [Publisher] 50 Al-Mufrad a t by Imam R a ghib, under the word Qatl (i. e. , slaying). [Publisher]