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The third trait of prophethood is infallibility which means that all the prophets were infallible and their lives were safe and free from errors and satanic temptations because Almighty God has Himself taken responsibility for protecting them from human errors. For becoming role model this aspect was imperative for prophets.
This is not true. Prophets are humans and humans are fallible. Prophets did not have any supernatural qualities which made them infallible. Prophets were blessed with wisdom but they were not infallible.

[18:110] Say,"I am only a human like you",...

Saying that God took a responsibility of protecting the prophets from human errors is one of the misconceptions in the sectarian versions of Islam. That is against their humanness and there is no such proof in the Quran, where God took such responsibility. A role model is the one that exhibits the integrity and strength of character and self-control despite the human errors, not someone who has some magical or absolute supernatural shield that somehow exempts them from misjudgments and errors.

Therefore, saying that prophets are infallible itself becomes contradictory to the first trait described here, of prophets being humans. Indeed, there are numerous instances in Quran where God has mentioned mistakes and mis-judgements of various prophets including prophet Muhammad, Abraham, Yunus, Moses, and Adam off-course, accompanied by God's occasional rebuke to the prophets which is sometimes quite harsh even to prophet Muhammad. But for those who worship humans like themselves, that is convenient to gloss over!!

Why do people want to believe that prophets are sinless and free from human errors? The explanation is: a filthy satanic disease of idolatry which results in people putting certain humans on divine pedestal. And forgetting the simple fact that ONLY GOD is infallible.

Similarly, saying that Prophets are free from satanic temptations goes diametrically against Quran:

[22:52] We did not send before you any messenger, nor a prophet, without having the devil interfere in his wishes. God then nullifies what the devil has done. God perfects His revelations. God is Omniscient, Most Wise.


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