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Infallibility of the Prophets in the Quran and Hadith 4 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Infallibility of the Prophets in the Quran and Hadith 4 2022-10-14 463 Views Infallibility , Sinlessness , The Prophets of Allah In this part of the article titled ” Infallibility of the Prophets in the Quran and Hadith”, we shall address the questions and counterarguments on this subject in the current and the previous rounds of the discussions, and the responses to them.

A reader mentioned that: We identify with the Prophets and Messengers through their sin. That is, we look at the sin of the Prophets and the Messengers, and we identify our OWN sins with theirs! The above assertion is off base. We do not identify with the Prophets through their sin; we rather identify with them through their suffering. There is a big difference between the two: Suffering necessitates patience in times of tribulation and adversity to survive through the ordeal one is undergoing.

All the Prophets and Messengers of Allah (May Allah bless them) suffered greatly by virtue of their title as representatives of the of Supreme Being, Almighty Allah. We identify them with that and we remain steadfast during our times of despair. As such, a Prophet did not sin but rather suffered. The Mercy from Almighty Allah is NOT, as you state, that the prophets and messengers sin, but rather that they were sent to communicate and deliver the message of Almighty Allah to us.

And in so doing, they were not kings or high priests who would not be able to identify with the oppressed masses. Indeed, look at Moses (AS), the great Messenger from Almighty Allah, whose entire life was a miracle. The suffering that Moses (AS) endured evoked a sense of peace in the minds of his (AS) followers that served to strengthen them in times of great hardship under Pharaoh’s oppression.

Similarly, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (PBUHH), suffered when he was struck in his head, causing a severe injury to his jaw. He also suffered from hunger, rejection, a boycott from disbelievers, sarcasm, temptation, wars, mutiny, distrust from some of his followers, the hypocrites, betrayal, and then he, after his demise, also suffered by virtue of the massacring of his family.