The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 57
57 Are these Muslims who are being discussed in this context? It is astonishing how Maud u d i Sahib could allow himself to advance this claim that if one looks at the context of this verse then it will be established with certainty that the covenant to which this verse refers to is the "covenant of initiation into the fold of Islam"! Then Allah says: 55 This verse embodies a momentary digression from the theme of the ‘covenant’ per se , and it states that if anyone among those people (with whom you have this covenant) accepts Islam, then, in that case, you should overlook their previous offences. That is, in that case, you will no longer have any dispute with them and your entire attitude towards them will change. After this digression, the previous theme of the ‘covenant’ is resumed, 55 But if they repent and observe Pryaer and pay the Zakat, then they are your brethren in faith. And We explain the Signs for a people who have knowledge. (The Holy Qur’an 9:11). [Publisher]