Surah 19:19, Adam and Isa

Dear DeExupery,

tnx for the questions:
you wrote:
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� It is interesting that Quran only mention ONE Prophet to be sinless, namely Isa.
So there are only two prophets mentioned in Quran which are sinless:
1) Prophet Adam (before fell into sin)
2) Prophet Isa (Surah 19:19).
Do you have any idea why? I would love to discuss about this. �

Fox
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It is not true. Not only Prophet Adam and Prophet Jesus, but all of them were sinless.
And in case of Adam, it was not a sin, but a mistake. We read in the Book of God Allaah the following verses:
Taken from English translation and commentary of Muhammad Ali:

Chapter 20: Ta-Ha
20:121. � So they both ate of it, then their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and was disappointed.�
20:122. � Then his Lord chose him, so He turned to him and guided (him).�

Or Muhammad Asad`s translation: � Thereafter, [however,) his Sustainer elected him [for His grace], and accepted his repentance, and bestowed His guidance upon him.�

You see, it is the same meaning.
Then some relevant verses.

Chapter 2: Al-Baqarah
2:36: � But the devil made them slip from it,a and caused them to depart from the state in which they were. And We said: Go forth,b some of you are the enemies of others. And there is for you in the earth an abode and a provision for a time.c �

36a. Azalla (translated as made them slip) is derived from zall, to slip (foot or tongue) unintentionally (R), and zallat is a fault committed unintentionally (R). Azalla-huma therefore means the devil made them commit a fault unintentionally. The result was that they were made to depart from the happy condition in which they were. The lesson taught here is that real happiness lies in peace of mind, so that when the peace of mind is disturbed by committing an evil, even if it be unintentional, physical happiness does not avail a man.

How did the devil do it? Here the Quran again contradicts the Bible. It was not the serpent that misled Eve, nor did Eve mislead Adam. The devil cast an evil suggestion into the minds of both Adam and Eve, as he casts evil suggestions into the mind of every son and daughter of Adam and Eve: "But the devil made an evil suggestion to them that he might make manifest to them that which had been hidden from them of their shame" (7:20).

36b. Habt sometimes means going down a declivity, or descending from a high place to a low one, but its more frequent use in literature is simply in the sense of removing from one place to another, as in ihbitu misr-an (2:61), which means go to, or enter into, a city. It also signifies simply change in condition. According to LL, habata means he came forth from it and also he became lowered or degraded. And habt further signifies falling into evil; or becoming low or abject; or suffering loss or diminution. This loss or suffering is brought about by means of indulgence in evil.
The new condition in which man finds himself by submitting to his low desires is the condition of the mutual enmity of one to the other, the tyranny of man to man being undoubtedly the greatest evil which man can commit. The use of the words "some of you are the enemies of others" shows clearly that this address is not to Adam and Eve alone, but to all mankind or man in general.

36c. The words "an abode and a provision for a time" refer to man�s span of life on earth, which is limited as compared with the eternal life of the next world.
It was pure the forgetfulness of Adam, that`s the reason of his disobeying.

2:37: � Then Adam received (revealed) words from his Lord, and He turned to him (mercifully).a Surely He is Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.�

37a. The Arabic word taubah (repentance) gives us in fact the philosophy of repentance. Taba originally means he returned, and hence the primary meaning of taba il-Allahi is he returned to Allah. In religious terminology the word taubah comes to mean the returning to a state of obedience. Thus taubah implies a perfect change in the course of one�s life, and this is repentance according to the Holy Quran. It is not an utterance of certain words, but an actual change for the better. The same word taba is used to express the Divine act of the acceptance of repentance, with reference again to the original meaning of the word, because in this case the Divine Being deals with man mercifully.

Kalimat (words) here means the revealed words of God. Man is found too weak to overcome the evil suggestions of the devil or the evil inclinations in him, however strong he may be to conquer the forces of nature. So God comes to his help and reveals Himself to him. He sends down revelation which, strengthening his faith in God, gives him the strength to overcome the devil and reject his suggestions.

20:115. � And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We found in him no resolve (to disobey). �

This shows that Adam`s fault was not intentional, and hence no sin can be attributed to him on this ground.

Al-Imran (The Family of Imran) 3:161:
� And it is not attributable to a prophet that he should act unfaithfully.�

Al-Anbiya (The Prophets) 21:26-27:
� And [yet,] some say, � The Most Gracious has taken unto Himself a son�! Limitless is He in His glory! Nay, [those whom they regard as God�s �offspring� are but His] honoured servants:they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest. �

or

� And they say: The Benificent God has taken to Himself a son; glory be to Him ! Nay ! They are honoured servants. they do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act.�
The meaning is that they whom they call sons are honoured servants of Allaah.

Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) 23:51-52:
� O you Apostles! Partake of the good things of life, and do righteous deeds: verily, I have full knowledge of all that you do. And, verily, this community of yours is one single community, since I am the Sustainer of you all: remain, then, conscious of Me ! �

The community of all Prophets is one single community. They are sinless.

Salaam ( peace )
Rahmat Ali from Holland

Dear Expurcy!

There is difference between sin and mistake. Satan did sin. He refused to bow infront of Adam and then refused to repent. He knew what he was doing and did it in arrogance. What Adam did was a mistake as he repented afterwards and he had no intent to disobey Allah.

If I kill someone while driving it would be a mistake, but with an intent to kill someone if I hit him with a car then it is a sin.

The main thing which differentiate between sin and a mistake is INTENT. Quran says in 20:115. "And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We did not find in him any determination (for sin)".

Shams Zaman

 

 

if it's not a sin, why do Adam seek forgiveness from Allah (God)? only by Allah's acceptance, forgivesness & mercy that sins can be expiated. one should understand how hard all the Prophets seek forgiveness everyday from Allah. how they work harder, trialed harder to earn that. how his deeds are far weightier than us. by far. very very far. and yet the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed until his feet swells, asking forgiveness at least 100 times a day.

& yet, we make more mistakes than them, do less deeds than them. but feels so happy-go-luck about it. as if Allah's forgiveness is promised to us.

I qoute a Hadith of Prophet to this subject" that all the son of adam acommit mistake or sins but best of them repent"This includes all the prophets exept what quran declares otherwise