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53 that the claim was false, does he remain a Muslim? A. Yes. He will still be treated as a Muslim in the ordinary sense. Q. Will God, according to your view, punish people for religions opinions or beliefs wrongly but honestly held? A. According to me, the criterion for punishment or otherwise would be “honesty” and not “the truth of the opinion”. Q. Is it the religious duty of the Government of an Islamic State to make all Muslims conform to all laws contained in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, including rules relating to “haququllah”? A. The basic principle of Islam is that liability for a individual and a man is liable only for the sins that he himself commits. Therefore, if a man in an Islamic State contravenes the law contained in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, he himself is liable. Sd/- M. Munir. President, 13th January 1954. Sd/- M. R. Kayani. Member. Proceedings adjourned till tomorrow. Sd/- M. Munir. President. 13th January 1954. Sd/- M. R. Kayani. Member.