Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 116
? 109 There is no doubt about it that God rejected his offering, saying that since he had not offered the sacrifice in the spirit of sincerity and in good faith which alone made it deserving of acceptance, He, therefore, would not accept it of him. At the same time, He told him that the offering once rejected by Him was not rejected for good and that it was still open to him to overcome sin and attain His favour. Clearly, man could conquer sin through personal effort and application. Leaving alone the sin of Adam, Allah the Supreme went as far as to say with regard to Cain's sin, that it was not something that could not be overcome and that if he cared to strive, he could conquer sin and exhorted him to overcome it. CHRISTIANS FOLLOW CAIN The above-quoted reference further shows that Christians follow Cain while the Muslims follow Abel. For, Christians believe in forgiveness through atonement and are hostile to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) and to Muslims because their own offering was not accepted like that of Cain. They are, therefore, bent on avenging it on Muhammad the Prophet of Allah (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) and his followers. In the Christian world of today we find the words of God the