- published: 27 Apr 2016
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‘Iṣmah or ‘Isma (Arabic: عِصْمَة) is the concept of infallibility or "divinely bestowed freedom from error and sin" in Islam.Muslims believe that Muhammad and other prophets in Islam possessed ‘iṣmah. Twelver and Ismaili Shia Muslims also attribute the quality to Imāms and Fatima Zahra, daughter of Muhammad. Zaidi Shia however, do not attribute ‘ismah to the Imāms.
The concept that Islam had sinless messenger arises from the Quran. It clearly stated in the first four verse of the 53rd Chapter. The verses clearly state that the prophet does not lie nor is he led astray. The third verse says that he never speaks out of his own inclination. The fourth verse states that what ever he speaks is inspired from God.
The doctrine has been rejected by some, such as the Kharijites, who point to the second ayah in the Surah of Al-Fath, in which God says to Muhammad that he will; "forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow". The Qur'an further states that Muhammad's words are only true and infallible insofar as they communicate the Qur'an itself, and that outside the Qur'an, Muhammad's words may be at fault.
I finally feel at ease, i'm on an eastern breeze
It blows me into shore
Come back to kiss my dear, come back to face my fears
It can't be worse than war
Unless you say that you gave your heart away (gave your heart away)
Unless you say that i shouldn't have returned (shouldn't have returned)
And in that case... i'll go
Every night i see a shooting star and wonder if it's landing where you are
If you can see it then you can't be far
And if that's the way you do it, that's the way you find your love
Now the air is cold and thin, i'm on my second wind
It blows me to your door
Lean into the bell and press
You're in a brand new dress i've never seen before
But then you say that you gave your heart away (i gave my heart away)
And then you say that i shouldn't have returned (you shouldn't have returned)
So i turn my face... and go
Every time i take a look around, i find myself looking out
To a place that looks a lot more round
I find myself feeling down
Every night i see a shooting star and wonder if it's landing where you are
If you can see it then you can't be far