Original Sin
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What is Original Sin, and does Islam reject it?
Original Sin is the Christian doctrine — most fully developed by Augustine in the 4th century CE — that Adam's transgression in the Garden of Eden passed a state of inherited guilt and moral corruption to every human being, requiring Christ's atoning sacrifice for redemption. Islam firmly rejects this, teaching instead that every human is born in a state of pure fitrah (natural purity), that no soul can bear the sin of another, and that God forgives through sincere repentance alone — without any blood sacrifice. The Hebrew Bible's own prophets — Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Micah — all explicitly affirm individual accountability and deny that children bear the guilt of their parents.
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Did Jesus Die for Our Sins? A Biblical and Qur'anic Response
Examining the doctrine of atonement — what the Bible actually says about sin, sacrifice, and forgiveness
Sheikh Ahmad Deedat
The doctrine of atonement — that Jesus died to pay for humanity's inherited sin — is the cornerstone of mainstream Christianity. Yet the Bible itself, in its most direct prophetic statements, teaches the opposite: that sin is personal and non-transferable, that God does not require blood sacrifice to forgive, and that the path to salvation is repentance and righteous action. This article examines the doctrine of Original Sin and its foundation in the sacrifice narrative, the Islamic understanding of Jesus as 'Word of God' and 'Spirit from God,' and what Luke 24 reveals when Jesus himself corrects the misconception that he is a resurrected spiritual being.
Original Sin: What the Bible and Qur'an Actually Say
Does the Bible support the doctrine that all humans inherit Adam's guilt? The answer may surprise you.
TheOpenQuran Research
One of Christianity's most distinctive doctrines — Original Sin — holds that Adam's transgression in the Garden of Eden passed a state of inherent guilt and corruption to every human being, requiring Christ's sacrifice for redemption. This article examines that doctrine through two lenses: first, what the Qur'an teaches about human nature (fitrah and personal accountability); and second — crucially — what the Bible's own prophets say about inherited guilt, individual responsibility, and how God forgives. The biblical evidence against inherited sin is direct, extensive, and largely overlooked.