This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ١٥٦ - Including Infallibility (‘Isma)
Beside what we have just said in this regard, theologians define infallibility as a form of grace that the Gracious Allah bestows upon a person in a sense that he neither refrains from obedience nor commits sins although he is capable to do so.
There are also three levels to infallibility:
· Preserved from committing sins and disobeying Divine commands.
· Preservation in receiving revelations, realizing them and delivering them to people.
· Preservation from making errors when implementing the Shari’a as well as in individual and social affairs.
Anwar: Is it true that there are two types of infallibility?
Hasan: Yes, there is essential infallibility and deeds infallibility.
Anwar: Can you explain them a bit?
Hasan: Of course!
Essential infallibility: is purity from committing sins or making mistakes intentionally and unintentionally. This