Islam's Views

Islam, the second largest religion and growing, is considered the most anti-homosexual of all world’s religions by condemning the practice and enforcing strict punishments. Twenty-one percent of the world follows Islam giving this denomination great power and influence. There is no degree of acceptance and the Koran clearly states that it is sinful and undisputedly illegal.

(Koran 4:16)
If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish
them both...

(Koran 27:55)
Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather
than Women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!

The Hadith are a group of passages and rights claimed to be written by Muhammad and are used in teaching Islam.

“When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes.”

“Kill the one who is doing it and also kill the one that it is being done to.”

Homosexuality is assumed to be a corruptive force to Muslim societies and that humans are not homosexuals by nature. Only by environment do these immoral ideas form. Islam states that the desire for same sex partners is a choice that can easily be controlled. These people deviate from the norm and should be treated like any other criminal who threatens tradition. The practice is also feared because it is associated with AIDS.

“Homosexuality is a moral disorder, a sin and corruption… No person is born homosexual, just like no one is born a thief, a liar or murderer. People acquire these evil habits due to a lack of proper guidance and education… Homosexuality deprives a man of his manhood and a woman of her womanhood and leads to the destruction of family life.” (Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Islamic Society of North America)

The penalties for homosexuality range from flogging, imprisonment, or execution by throwing the criminal off a cliff or pushing a stone wall onto them. There is no leniency or forgiveness as shown in the 4,000 homosexuals which have been killed in Iran since 1979.

Bibliography

"What is Islam's View of Homosexuality", http://www.islamic.org.uk/homosex.html

Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", http://www.al-fatiha.org/

Faruqui, Naseer Ahmad. “Homosexuality [Sodomy and Lesbianism]. The Light. 1981.

Siddiqi, Muzammil. Islam. Islamic Society of North America. 31 Apr 2005. <www.vexen.co.uk/religion/homosexuality/html

Schmidtke, Sabine. Homoeroticism and Homosexuality in Islam: A Review Article.

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