Arguments from Jurisprudence

BASED ON AN ANALOGY undisturbed when a Muslim writer states that “this is the same town from which Prophet Yunus fled” (Tafheem-ulQuran, Volume 4, p. 309). The truth is that the current mindset among Muslims involves discrimination between God’s Messengers. However, those who engage in such discrimination do not deserve reward but punishment in God’s eyes. It is a fact that the concept of “killing the blasphemer” is unfounded. There is no authentic evidence for it in the Quran and Sunnah. Throughout the history of Islam, from its inception until now, this concept has never been put into practice, nor is it likely to be adopted in the future. During the time of the Prophet, the Christians in Arabia used to label him a self-proclaimed prophet. The Jews were also guilty of disrespecting both the Prophet of Islam and Jesus Christ. Additionally, the polytheists residing in Makkah insulted the Prophet and referred to the angels as daughters of God. Hence, their level of guilt was even greater. In this context, we can say that a significant portion, at least 95%, of the ancient Arabian population engaged in some form or the other of blasphemy. If Islamic Shariah had prescribed the killing of the blasphemers, these individuals would have been mercilessly killed, resulting in the elimination of a majority of the Arab population. And, if this punishment was a ‘hadd’ penalty (A punishment fixed in the Quran for crimes), the Prophet could not have pardoned the perpetrators according to the Shariah ruling. However, Islamic history demonstrates that Prophet