A Critical Investigation and Analysis of the Perspectives of Important Sunni and Shiite Interpreters in the Explanation of the Infallibility of Adam (PBUH)

The following points indicate the fallacies of Adam (PBUH): the first meaning which comes to mind from Quran's verses about the story of Adam (PBUH) is that he has committed a fallacy; since God prohibited from getting close to the 'pure tree' and Adam and his wife were misled by Satan's temptations and ate from the 'prohibited tree' and they were thus expelled from the paradise and were descended to the earth. On the other hand the Shiite and Sunni interpreters and thinkers have always mentioned the infallibility of the Divine prophets and have analyzed and explained these verses. In this article I will criticize and investigate the different accounts of the Shiite and Sunni interpreters from this story; at the end the theory of some interpreters who say the prohibition is a 'guiding command' is confirmed and is considered as a suitable account which is in accordance with the points mentioned in the Holy Quran and justifies the infallibility of this Divine prophet (PBUH).