Understanding Islam — Page 202
WHAT IS SHARIAH? 200 said: Allah has given me an option as He has said: ‘You may beg pardon for them or you may not beg pardon for them, and even if you beg pardon for them seventy times’ [ Allah will never forgive them ], and I am going to make an addition to the [number of] seventy”. He was a hypocrite and Allah’s Messenger sa offered prayer for him… 20 This was the great and noble example of Prophet Muhammad sa who chose to seek forgiveness more than seventy times for a person who insulted him publicly in the cruellest manner. Therefore, it is utterly unjust to insinuate that Islam does not tolerate freedom of speech.