What is the Muslim view on original sin?
In Islam there is no connection between original sin and man’s sin today. There is also no connection between forgiveness of sin and blood. In Islam forgiveness of sin comes from good works (Qur’an 111:4), fasting, prayer and especially by visiting Mecca, which is the fifth pillar in Islam. The visit to Mecca brings forgiveness of sin, past, present and future. Even though a Muslim may receive forgiveness for their sin there is still no guarantee that they will inter the garden (their heaven). For the Qur’an teaches that all Muslims will enter hell for some time and then Allah will choose whom He wills to enter the garden (Qur’an 3:185). The only guarantee that a Muslim has to enter the the garden and have the enjoyment of eternity with their virgins is when Muslims practice the seventh pillar of Islam, which is the pillar of Jihad. The Qur’an teaches that those who die while performing Jihad are not dead but they are living with their lord receiving their provision.
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