Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 43
43 would not stand in the way of his salvation, for it had not been committed with intent to steal. . INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ASPECTS. Let us take another instance. The two diseases syphilis and gonorrhoea are generally considered to be the harvest of sin. But it is possible that the sin was not committed by the patient and was committed by his father or grandfather. . Take the case of a man who marries the widow of a syphilitic from whom she had contracted the malady. . Now the second husband is definitely exposed to attack through contact with her and would thus land himself in trouble. His suffering is manifestly a punishment for adultery but he will not go to hell on account of this nor will his heart grow dark; on the contrary it is quite likely that it may become purer than ever on account of it. What darkens the heart is the internal aspect of sin. The harm accruing from its external aspect is a temporary phase and has no lasting ill-effects. . In the case of Adam (peace be on him) Allah says, "We did not find in him the element of pre-determination. ". That is to say that his error was on account of a misunderstanding, as is clear from the Biblical quotations about. Satan persuading him to believe that it would be a good thing on his part, if he ate of the fruit and that thereby he would gain insight to discriminate between good and evil. . Adam thought over it and voted for its correctness and thus fell into error. His mistake was clearly the result of a misconception and not pre-meditated. . SINS ARE FORGIVEN (11) Again Allah the Supreme says in the Holy Quran: