Haram that are haram result in harm, and are therefore considered a sin if carried out by a Muslim. By bringing up the word "benefit" as an opposite to "sin" the verse 2:219 of Quran clarifies that "haram" is that which is harmful. In fact, everything becomes meaningful with their opposite; e.g. if there is no cold we never understand what heat is. So sin is that which hurts us. When God says "Do not", He means "do not hurt yourself". An Islamic principle related to "haram" is that if something is prohibited, then anything that leads to it is also
Requiem for a Nun evil deeds through suffering and the recognition of one's guilt. The word "nun" in the title refers to the character Nancy, a prostitute convicted of murder, and has been understood to carry both its Elizabethan era-slang meaning of a prostitute, and its contemporary meaning of a woman who sacrifices herself to save sinners. In Jefferson, Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, who was formerly employed as a nursemaid by Temple Drake Stevens (Mrs. Gowan Stevens), is found guilty of the murder of Temple's six-month-old daughter and sentenced to death. Eight years earlier, as described in "Sanctuary", Temple fell into the hands of a