and He, exalted is He, also said:
“We relate to you the finest of narratives by what We have revealed to you in this Qur’an.” ⦗Yusuf 12:3⦘

And He, exalted is He, said:
“We have sent down to you the Book in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it and as a guardian over it.” ⦗al-Mā’idah 5:48⦘

Now, whether Adam repented or not, how could it ever be conceivable that Allah’s messengers—who are superior to him—should be confined in the Devil’s prison in Hell because of his sin? Abraham, the intimate friend of the All-Merciful, had a father who was an unbeliever, yet Allah did not hold him accountable for his father’s sin; so how could He consign him to Hell, in the Devil’s confinement, on account of the remote sin of his forefather Adam, when Abraham himself was a prophet? Noah—peace be upon him—spent nine hundred and fifty years among his people, calling them to worship Allah alone; Allah drowned the inhabitants of the earth in response to his call and left only his progeny to survive. How, then, could he be in Hell, in the Devil’s confinement, because of Adam’s sin?

Moses son of ʿImrān, whom Allah spoke to directly, in whose hand He displayed proofs and signs unmatched even at the hands of the Messiah, once slew a person whom he had not been commanded to kill; yet Allah forgave him, and he enjoys with Allah a rank and honor beyond estimation. How, then, could he be in Hell, in the Devil’s confinement?

Then what possible connection is there between crucifixion—which is among the gravest of sins—whether