Islam and Homosexuality - PDF

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1RELIGIOUS LAWIt is a well-known fact that homosexuality as well as any act of same-sex marriage isstrictly prohibited by the Islam religion. Although Islam does condemn homosexuality, itscondemnation of the same is highly ubiquitous. In other words, homosexuality is not distinctlymentioned in any of the religious scriptures of the Islam religion, and rather it is referred to asthe actions of the people of Lot”, that refers to Prophet Muhammad’s quote about condemningthe people of Lot for the act of sodomy. Same sex marriage is highly condemnable as per theIslam Law because it is accused of causing moral decay (Jaspal, 2016). The Islam scripturesshow three prominent reasons behind the non-acceptance of homosexuality and same-sexrelations. First of all, same- sex marriage opposes and contradicts the divine law of creation andpro-creation. Secondly, it vandalizes social institutions such as marriage, and last of all, it alsocompels people to ignore God’s guidance in life. The present essay intends to discuss andcritically analyse the way Islamic people view the concept of homosexuality, and evaluate thereason behind the same as well. The Islamic scriptures strongly advice its followers that they should neither support norshould participate in any form of homosexual relation. In fact, it is important to note that theIslamic derogatory approach towards the issues of homosexuality and same sex marriage isclearly evident in the terms it uses to describe this act, which includes al-fahsha (meaning anobscene act), and shudhudh (meaning abnormality). First of all, it is important to state that thethough process or approach to life of any person or community is influenced by the religioustexts, one’s religion asks him to subscribe to. Accordingly, since Quran is the central religioustext of the Muslim people, it might be interesting to note what the Quran teaches the Islamicpeople about homosexuality. The holy book of the Muslims narrates the tale of Lut, whom God

2RELIGIOUS LAWhad punished for disobedience and transgression of the natural law of the universe. The Quranclearly states that whatever has been created in the universe, has been created in pairs. Thus, thepair of a male and a female indicates the fact that one is always expected to complement theother. The social institution of marriage is considered to be a holy institution in the Islamicreligion, because it enables procreation, and it endorses the natural state in which everyone issupposed to live. The Quran clearly states that any person indulging in homosexual urges shouldbe punished, though it does not strictly state what punishment is to be imposed on that person(Rahman, 2014). The nature of punishment ranges from imprisonment, flogging to deathsentence, depending on the discretion of the jurists, and punishments are very common incountries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. However, at the same time, it is important to mention herethat the Islam religion also acknowledges an individual’s right to privacy and hence a person isoften spared punishment, and is left to repent alone, if he has not perpetrated the act ofhomosexuality in public (Mahomed, 2013). The Quran contains many quotes that stronglycondemn the acts of homosexuality, as evident in the story of a city which was completelyravaged because of the rain of fire once its residents were found to have committed homosexualacts with the messengers sent by God to the Prophet Lot. While trying to understand the Islam religion’s view of homosexuality, it is important tounderstand the Shariah Law and its take on marriage. As it is a well-known fact that the ShariahLaw is an integral part of the religious law of Islam. The Shariah law is essentially a law, thatprimarily concerns itself with actions, rather than emotions. Consequently, it does not viewmarriage as anything more than a social institution, unlike most of the other religions. It does notattach the need of love and companionship to marriage, and rather deems it to be nothing morethan a mere contract agreed upon by both the parties. While the male party is expected to offer

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Islam and Homosexuality - PDF