Title: Did Jesus (pbuh) Die for the Atonement of Our Sins? Question: I am faced with two room-mates who are Mormon Christians. During this holy month, we have come into a debate on the validity of our book. Mine Qur'an and thier Bible. I have tried to explain them some points that I know, such as the contradiction and that unlike Quran, which ALL MUSLIMS believe is not altered, that is there is no-tahreef in the Qur'an. Now, there is thing of dying for our salvation... that is Jesus (ISA-Alaihis salaam) died for atonement of our sins. Can you please help me to counter-respond. Jazakallah Anonymous Tanzania Answer: The concept of Jesus' death as the atonement of the sins of mankind is one of the basic beliefs of Christianity, yet Islam does not recognize it to be ordained by God. Islam, on the other hand, very strictly holds that a person shall only be rewarded and punished for his own deeds. No one other than the person himself can get him atoned, forgiven, rewarded or punished. Furthermore, it should be interesting to note that the belief of atonement, even though it is indeed one of the basic beliefs of the Christian creed is not positively and unequivocally supported by the teachings of the prophet Jesus (pbuh) [1] . I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad November 19, 2002 [1] For details, please refer to Mr. Nadir Aqeel's article " Christian Theology & the Bible ".