"It is the
soul that
sins, and no other, that shall die; a son shall not share a father's guilt, nor a father his son's. The
righteous man shall
reap the fruit of his own righteousness, and the
wicked man the fruit of his own wickedness." (
Ezekiel, chapter 18, verse 20.)
"Say: 'Shall I seek a lord other than
Allah, while He is the Lord of all things? No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no bearer of
burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Lord is your return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing.'"
Qur'an 6:164.
Original sin was established in the 5th century A.D., under
St. Augustine by influence from the
Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the hottest debated topics between
Jews,
Christians and
Muslims. Diffrences in view points are clearly evident.
Muslim theoligists unaminously tell us
original sin was not
Adam's fault alone, was not
Eve's fault alone, but rather
Satan's fault, both Adam and Eve share responibility of their disobedience to God. In Christianity, the blame falls on Eve. In Islam, the blame falls on
Satan and on Adam and Eve forgetting God's command not to come near the tree.
The story can be seen in
Genesis 2:4-3:24 and in the
Qur'an 7:19-23 and 20:121-122.