The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 77
77 "And never pray thou for any of them that dies, nor stand by his grave (to pray); …" 76 That hypocrite remained alive among the Muslims. He continuously derided the Holy Prophet sa and was so disrespectful that at one place the Holy Qur’an states: "They say, 'If we return to Medina, the one most honourable will surely drive out therefrom the one most mean;' …" 77 ‘Abdull a h bin Uba’ i bin Sal u l had arrogated himself the title of the "most honorable" and (we seek protection from Allah from this) he called the Holy Prophet sa "the one most mean"! Here, Allah, the Exalted, did not mention the name of the Holy Prophet sa. The wisdom in doing so was that the Companions ra could reverse the order of the persons referred to in this verse. And that’s what happened. One of the Companions ra talking about this 76 The Holy Qur’an 9:84. [Publisher] 77 The Holy Qur’an 63:9. [Publisher]