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From: jnawaz@skat.usc.edu (Jemshed Nawaz)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Re: the nature of the Prophet
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Date: 2 May 91 13:05:00 GMT
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In article <1991Apr30.175242.17675@wpi.WPI.EDU> darwish@eng.umd.edu (Mamdouh Maher) writes:
>
>  Actually, the common tradition is that he was neither perfect nor free
>from sin. His imperfection is documented in the Qur'an and by him himself.
>As for freedom from sin, his sins are all forgiven, which does not mean that
>he is free from sin, rather it means that he is NOT free from sin. Of course
>he lived a more virtuous life, so his sins may seems more than trivial for us.
>

	I'm rather confused by the above statement that a lot of other
	brothers are also making. This talk about our Prophet's(SAW)
	sins, trivial or not, are you guys talking from sure
	knowledge? Now, making a mistake is not the same thing as
	committing a sin as long as the intention was not bad. A sin
	as I understand it is when one intentionally does something
	against the Divine commandments or something which is not
	consistent with nature. As far as I know, even before his
	Prophethood, Muhammad(Sall-Allahu 'Aleyhe Wassalam) remained
	aloof from the wrongdoings and the customs of Jahiliyyah
	prevalent in his age. So next time anyone talks about his sins
	I would appreciate if he could refer to some.

>  
>  Assalamu `alaykum

	Wa-'Aleykum Assalam.

	Jemshed Nawaz