The Prophets of the holy bible and the islamic stance

The Prophets of the holy bible and the islamic stance 

Prophets of God commiting shameful deeds 

Prophet Noah drank wine and laid nude in his tent

Book of Genesis 9:20–23 (KJV)

"And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness."

So this, then, is how the sons of a drunk and naked prophet of God are said to have dealt with him—presented as a moral example for us, should we ever find ourselves confronting such an abominable figure.

Imagine a prophet of God, the second father of humanity after the Flood, being reduced to such perversity. By Allah, this is nothing but a monstrous fabrication.

Prophet loot commiting incest with his two daughters while drunk

Genesis 19:30-38 (NIV):

"Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth. Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father.” That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up. The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.” So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up. So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today. The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today."

A prophet of Allah, sent against the forces of the gays and sodomites to confront them, is made to reduced appear worse than them. By Allah, this is a great fabrication.

They even gave birth to two babies born out of incest which is biologically impossible, How can sex between father and daughter produce a normal human being? let alone to become a great nation as later on they became the progenitors of Moabites and Ammonites.

The Muslims Belief Regarding the Infallibility (ʿIṣmah) of the Prophets

The belief of Muslims regarding the infallibility (ʿiṣmah) of the Prophets is that all the Prophets of Allah were divinely protected from kufr, apostasy, and major or minor sins deliberate or not—before and after prophethood and even mistakes were rectified whenever they committed it making them infallible messengers of Allah despite being human beings as the Prophet of Allah explained.

📜 The Ḥadīth

Arabic:

كُلُّ بَنِي آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ، وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ

English translation:

“Every child of Ādam makes mistakes, and the best of those who make mistakes are those who repent.”

Source: Reported by al-Tirmidhī (ḥadīth no. 2499)

Also narrated by Ibn Mājah

1. Protection from Kufr (Disbelief)

No Prophet ever worshipped idols or associated partners with Allah, even before receiving revelation. Their hearts were preserved upon pure tawḥīd as it appears in the biography of our prophet.

2. Protection from Apostasy

A Prophet cannot lie about Allah or deviate from His message. Allah says:

“And if he had made up about Us some false sayings,We would have seized him by the right hand,Then We would have cut from him the aorta.”(Qur’an 69:44–46)

This verse establishes that fabrication or betrayal of revelation is impossible for a Messenger.

3. Protection from Major Sins

The Prophets were safeguarded from major sins. For example, Prophet Yūsuf (peace be upon him) was protected by Allah from immorality despite overwhelming temptation, demonstrating divine preservation of prophetic honor.

"And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She locked the doors and said, 'Come, you.' He answered, 'I seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will never succeed."(Qur’an, Surah Yusuf, 12:23)

At that moment, Yusuf sought refuge in Allah, recognizing the magnitude of the temptation and the danger it posed. The Qur’an explains that, had it not been for the divine protection granted to him as a prophet, Yusuf might have faltered, just like any other human. But Allah’s grace kept him safe from sin.

“And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.”(Quran,Sūrah Yūsuf, 12:24)

This verse makes it clear that Allah protected Yusuf from committing this grave sin. It emphasizes that, had it not been for Allah’s intervention and the divine "proof" that Yusuf received, he could have been led astray. 

The "proof" refers to the guidance, strength, and wisdom that Allah bestowed upon him as a prophet. As a result, Yusuf was able to resist the overwhelming temptation and avoid the act of zina (illicit sexual relations).

This was not just an ordinary test; it was a divine safeguard because Yusuf was a prophet, and Allah protected His chosen servants in ways that others might not be shielded.

4. Prophets Are Protected Even from Minor Sins and Hidden Dishonesty

Allah says:

“It is not possible for a Prophet to yaghulla (act dishonestly in even a hidden or small matter).”(Qurʾān 3:161)

Key Linguistic Point

The word يَغُلَّ (yaghulla) comes from ghulūl

It means secretly taking even a small item, not open theft

It refers to hidden, subtle dishonesty

Allah did not use a word for major theft —He used a word that includes minor, unnoticed acts.

What This Proves

1. A Prophet cannot commit even minor betrayal

2. A Prophet cannot lie by action or intent

3. A Prophet is protected from small sins that damage trust

4. If small hidden dishonesty is impossible for a Prophet,then greater sins are even more impossible.

Why Allah Revealed This

1. To clear the Prophet ﷺ from any suspicion

2. To protect the integrity of revelation

3. To close every door of doubt in the hearts of people

Clear Conclusion

The Qurʾān proves that Prophets are protected not only from major sins, but even from the smallest form of dishonesty or betrayal.

This verse is a direct proof of ʿiṣmah (divine protection).

5. Protection from Mistakes in Conveying Revelation (ʿIṣmah fī al-Tablīgh)

A foundational element of Islamic belief is that the Prophets of Allah are divinely protected from making any mistake in conveying revelation. Whatever they transmitted on behalf of Allah was conveyed perfectly, completely, and without error.

Allah says about the final Messenger ﷺ:

“Nor does he speak from his own desire.It is nothing but a revelation revealed.”(Qur’an 53:3–4)

This verse establishes that when the Prophet ﷺ conveys religious guidance, it is not the product of personal reasoning or desire, but divine revelation—whether it is the Qur’an or revealed guidance expressed through the Sunnah.

The Prophet ﷺ: Infallible in Conveying Allah’s Message

Allah commanded His Messenger ﷺ to convey the revelation in full and guaranteed its protection:

“O Messenger, convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord. If you do not, then you have not conveyed His message.”(Qur’an 5:67)

The Prophet ﷺ himself affirmed the absolute truthfulness of his religious speech. ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr (رضي الله عنه) reported:

“I used to write everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Quraysh said: ‘Do you write everything while he is a human who speaks in anger and pleasure?’

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

‘Write, for by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, nothing comes out of it except truth.’”(Sunan Abū Dāwūd)

This clearly proves that the Prophet ﷺ did not err in conveying guidance, even though he was human—because Allah protected him.

Imām Abū Ḥanīfah’s Hesitation: Acknowledging His Own Non-Infallibility

In contrast, the great jurist Abū Ḥanīfah (رحمه الله), despite being an Imām of the Ummah, openly acknowledged that he was not infallible. His hesitation and caution were rooted in humility and awareness of human error, not doubt in revelation.

He famously said in meaning:

“It is not permissible for anyone to take my opinion unless he knows from where I took it.”

And he also said:

“This is our opinion; it is the best we are able to reach. Whoever brings a better one, we accept it.”

This hesitation existed because Abū Ḥanīfah knew that he could err, misunderstand evidence, or misapply principles. Unlike the Prophet ﷺ, he did not receive revelation and was not divinely protected from mistake.

The Critical Distinction

The Prophet ﷺ is maʿṣūm (infallible) in conveying Allah’s revelation.

Imām Abū Ḥanīfah (رحمه الله) was a fallible human scholar, despite his immense knowledge and status.

His caution was an act of intellectual honesty, not a deficiency.

Scholarly hesitation highlights the perfection of Prophethood, rather than diminishing it.

Conclusion

The infallibility of the Prophet ﷺ in conveying revelation is absolute and divinely guaranteed. The careful hesitation of scholars like Imām Abū Ḥanīfah only confirms this distinction: revelation is perfect, while human understanding of it requires caution, humility, and verification.

Thus, trust in the Prophet ﷺ is unconditional, while trust in scholars is principled and evidence-based.

Rectification of Unintentional Mistakes

Whenever the prophets of Allah committed mistakes with regard to themselves or their nations they were immediately pointed out then and there no one was left as it is.

Prophet Ādam (peace be upon him)

Ādam ate from the forbidden tree out of forgetfulness, not deliberate disobedience:

“And We had already taken a covenant from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.”(Qur’an 20:115)

Prophet Yūnus (peace be upon him)

Yūnus left his people in anger before receiving divine permission, assuming no consequence would follow. Allah says:

“And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree anything upon him…”(Qur’an 21:87)

While this might not be grave for an ordinary caller to Allah, for a Messenger it was a lapse in patience, and Allah corrected him—then honored him through repentance and forgiveness.

Allah commanded His final Messenger ﷺ similarly:

“So be patient, as were those of determination among the Messengers.”(Qur’an 46:35)

Other mistakes of our prophet rectified by Allah on the point

1. The martyr forgiven for everything except debt, clarifying legal responsibility.

2. Accepting ransom after Badr, where Allah explained that a firmer stance was preferable at that stage (Qur’an 8:67).

3.Excusing those who stayed behind from battle, before distinguishing the truthful from the hypocrites (Qur’an 9:43).

4.Turning away from Ibn Umm Maktūm (raḍiyaAllāhu ʿanhu), teaching that sincerity outweighs status (Qur’an 80:1–2).

5. Forbidding something lawful for himself to please his wives, which Allah corrected openly (Qur’an 66:1).

These were not sins of rebellion, but moments of human judgment corrected through revelation.

Wisdom Behind These Corrections

Had Allah willed, He could have prevented these events entirely. But He allowed them to occur to demonstrate that:

1. The Prophets were human servants, not gods.

2. They were completely dependent upon Allah.

3. The message is perfect, even if theMessenger is human.

4. No Prophet is worshipped—only Allah is.

Conclusion

Thus, the Prophets were infallible in the end, despite being human—because Allah, the One who sent them, does not err, and His guidance is perfect.

Read also 

Shayṭān’s Influence and the Purification of the Prophet ﷺ 

https://www.al-muslimeenjournal.blog/2026/01/shaytans-influence-and-purification-of.html

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