Homosexuality: The Hypocrisy Of Islam
There is a consensus among Islamic scholars that all humans are naturally heterosexual, thus homosexuality is seen by Muslims as a sinful perversion from the norm. Severe punishments, mostly death, are therefore applied to offenders. In Islamic jurisprudence, four male adult witnesses are required to testify against those accused before conviction could be obtained. I don’t know how far this is applied though, but since the 1979 revolution in Iran, it is estimated that over 4200 alleged gays have been executed. This is the same for other Arab nations.
The Prophet Mohammed cursed effeminate men and women who assumed the manner of men, and he said, “Turn them out of your houses.” Bukhari 72-774. In April 2012, an Iranian Islamic cleric, Ayatollah Jawad-Amoli described homosexuals as inferior to dogs and pigs since, in his opinion, these animals do not engage in such dirtiness.
The ignorant disdain the average Muslim feels for homosexuals is aptly captured in Dr. Muzammil Siddiq’s response to the question ‘Why is homosexuality a sin in Islam?’ By the way, Dr. Muzammil was the former President of the Islamic society of North America. Hear him: “Some heretics have tried to attack Islam and its rulings. They have denounced divorce and plural marriage and permitted alcohol. When they rejected divorce, murder took its place. When they rejected plural marriage, men started taking mistresses instead. When they took alcohol, all kinds of shameful and immoral actions became widespread. Gays and lesbians go against the natural disposition (fitra) which Allah has created in mankind and animals, where the male is inclined towards the female and vise versa. The spread of homosexuality has caused mankind diseases… Even if the only result of this disease is AIDS, which attacks the immune system in humans, that would be enough. It also causes the break-up of the family and leads people to give up their works and study because they are preoccupied with these perversions. Since the prohibition has come from his lord, the Muslim should not wait until medicine proves that harm befalls the one who does that which Allah has forbidden. Rather he must believe firmly that Allah only prescribes that which is good for people and modern discoveries should only increase his certainty in the greatness of Allah’s wisdom.”
He continued: “Homosexuality is a moral disorder, a disease and sin. No one is born gay, just like none is born a thief, a liar or murderer. People acquire these habits due to lack of guidance and education. There are many reasons why homosexuality is forbidden in Islam. It is dangerous to the health of individuals and society. It is the main cause of one of the most harmful and fatal diseases. It’s disgraceful. It’s degrading. Islam teaches that men should be men and women with women. It deprives men and women of their manhood and womanhood respectively. It’s the most unnatural way of life and destroys family life.”
Though he didn’t say how this happens, he ended his rant thus: “I don’t know if many people know about this but on the internet, there are some pages about Muslims who are homosexuals. It is one thing to be a Muslim and a homosexual and to try to justify this choice. The first point to make clear is that as Muslims, we are to accept Allah and his prophet as the authority and final word on what is wrong or right.” Then he called on gay Muslims in countries where the death penalty for homosexuality is not enforced to do an honorable act of committing suicide.
The above, no matter how silly, attests to the fierce objection of Islam to homosexuality. But wait till you read this:
WHEN IT’S OKAY TO HAVE GAY SEX IN ISLAM
Notwithstanding the above, facts in history have shown that Islamic leaders justify the indulgence in gay sex or are involved in it themselves.
Quaran 56: 17, 52: 24, 76: 19: “…and immortal boys will circulate among them, when you see them you will count them as scattered pearls (boys).” Objectively speaking, the mere presence of boys doesn’t mean sex, but it is strongly implied by the emphasis on effeminacy, handsomeness and “freshness” of the boys. The female virgins of Alijana (paradise) are also compared to pearls (boys), Quaran 56:23. The above verses suggest that there will be gay sex in the Muslim heaven as Allah’s reward to faithful martyrs.
In 1453, when Mehmud, a Muslim general, conquered Constantinople in a Jihad, he demanded the 14-year-old son of one of the city’s Christian leaders as his sexual concubine. Father and son chose death instead. Subsequently, the Ottoman administration also engaged in homosexuality with boys of conquered populations as alternative payment of tax from parents who could not afford the poll tax on non-Muslims but would rather give their children up for gay sex rather than accept Islam.
Another Islamic cleric, Sheik al Qasab issued a fatwa endorsing homosexuality as a means of widening the anus in order to load it with enough explosives for suicide bombings. Hear him: “Jihad comes first, for it is the pinnacle of Islam. If it can only be achieved through sodomy, then there is no wrong in it.” Most disturbing is the raping of men by ISIS and Boko Haram with the aim of using the video record to blackmail them to join the militant groups.
Still in the quest on finding an answer to the question, “Does God forbid homosexuality?”, I have collated the above for us to read, think on and answer. The next two articles focusing on Islam will be brief, and then we will look at Christianity and Buddhism, before arriving at a conclusion.
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37 Comments
DeadlyDarius
February 08, 08:06Islam hates homosexuality…..shocker
trystham
February 08, 09:01Is there something, someone or some country it doesn’t hate??? *rme
Chuck
February 09, 01:46Be careful about generalizing about a group of people. #extremistassumptions
Pete
February 08, 08:08Religion has done more harm than good
Lord II
February 08, 08:12Wow wow wow!!!! Do the honourable thing and kill yourself abi??? That would be the only way to get to Allah’s heaven full of ‘fresh’ boys….hmmm.
Increasing the anus to put the pipe bomb??? Now what else won’t we hear from these jihadists!
Chizzie
February 08, 08:16Didn’t bother finishing this..cause all it did was provoke me. its a warm Sunday morning and I’m in bed getting some much neeeded rest, the last thing on my mind is what a draconian, medieval,sexist religion that is a constant torn in the flesh globally,thinks about my sexuality.
Mercury
February 08, 08:20So I guess, Islamic leaders are allowed to do it then. Cool.
IVANKO
February 08, 09:00Wow…
Metrosexual
February 08, 09:01“Another Islamic cleric, Sheik al Qasab issued a
fatwa endorsing homosexuality as a means of
widening the anus in order to load it with enough
explosives for suicide bombings.”
Mehn…. That’s really extreme. Little wonder why they are always called ‘extremists’.
simba
February 08, 09:11Hmmmm..Gad u try joor… homosexuality is one of the oldest thing ever.. so it’s going nowhere lol
Gad
February 08, 10:58That,s exactly the point. Homosexuality is as old as man. It,s origin is can be traced to the day blood started flowing in the blood vessels of men.
tobby
February 08, 09:22What do I care about what these pigs have to say anyway?.. Primitive Chauvinists
chestnut
February 08, 10:01Wow,Gad…
Peak
February 08, 10:13Great read Gad, very insightful.
Knocking off other religion to make urs look better is not the way to go. The series that Gad is putting out is actually geared towards exposing the hyppocrisy of religion and religious leader, not to pich religion against religion. We really need to make an effort in “Keeping our minds open” here
Gad, I’m a fan of ur research so far. I ve read a couple of stuff about islam’s history with homosexuality. I’m hoping u expand ur search light to include Africa’s history with homosexuality. PP did something on that last year, would like you to include that in ur scope and build on his previous effort.
Gad
February 08, 11:04Peak thanks for your encouragements and that timely clarification. Your request is noted.
MacArdry
February 08, 12:42I remember we did something like that last year on nairaland,focusing on same sex relationships in pre-colonial Igbo and Hausa societies.Unfortunately,the crash did a lot of damage.We lost that thread of more than 14 pages.
obatala
February 08, 12:06Another Islamic cleric, Sheik al Qasab issued a fatwa
endorsing homosexuality as a means of widening the
anus in order to load it with enough explosives for
suicide bombings.
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what happened to strapping the explosives on your torso?
pinkpanthertb
February 08, 14:23To avoid detection by airport security perhaps? 🙂
obatala
February 08, 12:06luscious pearls…hmmmmm
Dennis Macaulay
February 08, 12:38This was a good read. Thankyou gad! Religion causes more harm than good.
But wait, bombs? In the anus? This is just wrong men
Ace
February 08, 14:12This is one of the most educative post yet. Good job Gad. I took time one day to research on homosexuality and prehistoric times. I discovered that Homosexual activities were considered somewhat normal before the advent of religion. In some communities, like ancient Japan and Rome, it was not strange for an older man to take in a younger man as a partner; training him in the fishing, acts of war and so on. Religion came in and burned it all to the ground.
Masked Man
February 08, 15:15I can’t wait to read christianity’s take. Hehehe
Brian Collins
February 08, 15:40So bombs now come in anal-bead sizes?
Lord II
February 08, 20:04Brian not actually but they have to FATWA homosexuality so that the anus would be WIDER and then fit in the very BIG bomb and booooooooooooooooooooooooooom! Off it goes via the anus and str8t to ‘fresh’ boys ‘heaven’ (all puns intended biko)! Hian!
Gad
February 08, 20:20I was thinking you will tell us of your intention to de camp to Islam in order to partake in the orgy of fresh boys in Alijana.
Pete
February 08, 20:45Lord,you see the hypocrisy of organized religion but if we say the same about xtianity, you will open the gates of hell on us ala Bishop Oyedepo
pinkpanthertb
February 08, 22:12Lmao! Pete leave am o.
Lord II
February 09, 05:38Decamp to where biko???? Ha mba nuooo the God that loves me UNCONDITIONALLY knows me and created me and won’t place bombs up me anus to give me a spaceship ticket to pearl boys ‘haven’….na Dats not his style..
Lord II
February 09, 05:42And sorry but Pete I don’t preach ‘organized religion’…Dats your mistake…
Rather I preach JESUS…he isn’t anything about religion biko he is ALL about LIFE!!! Get your facts right and your head str8t biko!
pinkpanthertb
February 09, 05:45Lol. You preach Jesus. Lol. You’re hilarious. Honestly. You’re a funny, funny man.
Gad
February 10, 12:50Why do you think he is funny for preaching Jesus?
pinkpanthertb
February 10, 13:04Gad, I’ve moved on from this thread. You should too
Lord II
February 09, 19:14Funny as can be but still ALL about JESUS ha! Eat your heart out…
pinkpanthertb
February 09, 23:06My dear my heart is where it should be, complete with its honesty. Cant say the same for you
jamie
February 08, 15:43Gad as usual mesmerises me with this lovable, intriguing piece. You know, how it feels to read an unbiased post that examines the foolishness of someone with both distaste and pity… People need to consider what another human said (even when humans have been known to make lots of mistakes) or what someone said a god said, and work with their conscience… Thumbs up! Nice piece!
Homosexuality: The Hypocrisy Of Islam
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I. L.
October 06, 18:22Really Educating post, too bad the Muslims aren’t here to learn.