Interfaith Dialogue (Prophets) - Islam and Christianity

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Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Prophets) - Islam and Christianity

@The Old Man

According to the Bible a prophet can sin. He always remains a sinful creature. Does Islam also accept that a prophet might sin even after his being used as a prophet by God? In one instance God even permitted a false spirit to enter one of His true prophet in order for the prophet to lie about what God's intentions are.

Prophets were human. And humans are always capable of sinning. You cannot find more pious models of humanity than prophets because they had exceptional help from God in order to convey Allah SWT message. However prophets were probably the most conscience about sinning and repented more than others. If a prophet is not capable of sinning he would not preach repentance as a cornerstone of faith.

I do not recall which verse in Quran but I have definitely read in certain places where Allah SWT reveals to Muhammad SAW that he could not have conveyed the message without Gods help and always warned him or explained him to stay away from sin or useless desires.