Did Jesus Die for Our Sins?

Most Christian denominations hold the belief that the sin of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God is passed on to their descendants and thus the whole of mankind is accursed with that Original Sin, from which no salvation is possible unless one believes in the atoning death on the cross of the Son of God.

Muslims believe that Jesus did not die for the purification of our sins and for our forgiveness. In contrast to the Christian teaching that human nature is basically evil (due to the original sin), Islam teaches that all humans are innocent by birth and they become sinful only when they consciously commit a sin. Therefore, there is no original sin in Islam.

The Islamic concept of sin is grounded on the belief that one man’s sin cannot be transferred to another; nor can the rewards of good deeds. Every individual is responsible only for his or her actions, for Allah is never unjust. The Qur’an (17/15) makes clear that every individual is an independent person who is responsible for his or her actions alone. There is no need for salvation from the original sin for there is no original sin.