THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum al-ithnayn. 8th day of RAJAB, 1444AH (Monday 30th January. 2023).

ORIGINAL SIN IS NOT PART OF ISLAM. BismilLah. 

Salvation is a powerful word that the dictionary defines as the act of preservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, or evil.  Theologically it is a spiritual rescue from sin and its consequences.  More specifically, in Christianity, it is associated with redemption and the atonement of Issah alaihi salaam strange to the teachings of Jesus Christ peace be upon him.  Salvation in Islam is a very different concept.  While it does offer deliverance from the fires of hell, it also rejects some of the basic principles of Christianity and states clearly that salvation is attained only through submission to the Most Merciful, ALLAH as Issah alaihi salaam also taught his companions. When someone asked Jesus Christ (Issah alaihi salaam) about salvation, what was his response? Read Mathew 19:16-17 where Jesus instructed that the commandments of God which was given to Moses must be followed to attain salvation and even rejected the man calling him "a good master" in the same verse directing all goodness to only God. He also taught how to seek forgiveness for sins in Luke 11:2-4 and also Acts 3:19-20 that's why we Muslims hold to the view that Jesus Christ was and remains a Muslim and never invented Christianity. 

ALLAH says in the QUR'AN;

“Those who remember ALLAH (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying), "Our Lord!  You have not created (all) these without purpose, glory to You!  (Exalted are You above all that they associate with You as partners).  Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire.” (Quran 3:191).

According to Christian doctrine, humankind is considered sinful. The doctrine of original sin states that humankind is born already tainted by the sin of Aadam and therefore separated from God, and in need of a redeemer which means if a child dies before reaching adulthood to accept Jesus Christ, the child goes to hell bcs the child is born a sinner, isn't it? What a  concept AstaqfirulLah. Islam on the other hand out rightly rejects the Christian concept of original sin and the notion that humankind is born sinful. 

The idea that innocent babies or children are sinful sounds completely absurd to a believer who knows that Islam is about original forgiveness not original sin.  Humankind, according to Islam is born in a state of purity, without sin and naturally inclined to worship and praise God.  However, human beings are also given freewill and are thus capable of making mistakes and committing sins; they are even capable of committing great evil.

Whenever a person commits a sin, he alone is responsible for that sin.  Every person is responsible for his or her own actions.  Consequently, no human being who has ever lived is responsible for the mistakes made by Aadam and Eve.  God says in the Quran:

“And no bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden.” (Quran 35:18). May ALLAH keep guiding us all and guide the misguided to Islam. Aameen.