The bane of homosexuality

 

The bane of homosexuality

 

Allah Most High is the creator and the Lord of the whole universe.  He gave existence to everyone and everything and He gave a natural system for all.  Whenever this natural system is broken, chaos set in.

 

Allah Most High has kept the natural system of sexual relations between men and women, which grants physical and mental solace and gives material and spiritual pleasure.  It also acts as the means of propagation of the human race.  As a result of which the society remains at peace and happy.

 

On the other hand, men forming relationships with men and women with women is a serious crime, which is disliked by each and every religion and by every cultured person.  These kinds of relations harm the society, give rise to and spread fatal diseases like AIDS and destroy humanity as a whole.

 

Homosexuality is such a serious sin that it is a compendium of all other types of immodesties.  This is nothing but a revolt against nature.  It is a sign of being away from the mercy of Allah Most High and arouses His wrath and anger.

 

The nation which was involved in this, the Ummah of Hadhrat Lut (May peace be upon him), was punished by Allah Most High in different ways.  In the last part of the night, an angel gave such a shout that it annihilated them.  A population of 4 million was lifted up to the sky and thrown down head-first.  Then stones were rained on them which wiped away their names from the slate of existence.

 

The Holy Quran mentions this incident in many places.  The reason is that people should realize that they are also involved in this sin the wrath of Allah Most High will destroy them as well.  Allah Most High says:

 

And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime! Surah A’araaf – (7:84)

 

It is given in Surah Ankabut:

 

And (remember) Lut; behold he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you. Surah Ankaboot (29:28)

 

To highlight the disgusting and nasty nature of homosexuality the Holy Quran uses the word Al-Faahisha.  At another place, for adultery, the word Faahishatun has been used.  The intended meaning is that adultery is one of the types of immodesty and indecency, but homosexuality is the very compendium of all types of immodesties.  This disgusting act has been termed as Al-Faahisha 3 times in the Holy Quran:

 

We also (sent) Lut: he said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? Surah A’araaf (7:80)

 

In Surah Naml:

 

We also sent Lut (as a messenger): behold, he said to his people "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)? Surah Naml (27:54)

 

In Surah Ankaboot:

 

And (remember) Lut; behold he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you. Surah Ankaboot (29:28)

 

This is such an act of immodesty that all religions, cultures and cultured persons hold it to be against nature.

 

Apart from this Allah Most High has declared homosexuals to be those who break the rules of Allah Most High and Islam.  Allah Most High says:

 

"Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males. (165) "And leave those whom Allah Most High  has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!" Surah Shuara (166)

 

And in Surah A’araaf:

 

"For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds." Surah A’araaf (7:81)

 

Among all the evils of the society and the kinds of immodesty, there is none worse than homosexuality. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has given strict warnings about this act:

 

Translation:  It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (May Allah be well pleased with them) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: May Allah Most High curse the person who does what the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) did.  May Allah Most High curse that person!  He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) repeated this thrice. (Musnad Imam Ahmad, Hadith No: 2677)

 

There is a Hadith in Kanz Ul ‘Ummal:

 

Translation: The nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) was punished because of 10 bad practices.  My Ummah will be involved in one more bad practice.  They had homosexual relations between men and men and this Ummah will have homosexual relations between women and women.  (Kanz Ul ‘Ummal, Hadith No: 13014)

 

There is Hadith in Jame Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah and Mustadrak ‘Alas Sahihain:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: What I most fear about My Ummah is the act of the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him). (Mustadrak ‘Alas Sahihain, Hadith No: 8171)

 

Homosexuality – Takes one away from the Mercy of Allah Most High

 

There is a Hadith in Al Mojam Kabeer and Majma Uz Zawaaid:

 

Translation: Hadhrat Jabir bin Abdullah (May Allah be well pleased with them) narrates that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: When the Dhimmis (non-Muslims under Islamic rule) are oppressed, then the enemies will rule.  When adultery become prevalent, then there will be too many prisoners and when those who do what the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) did, then Allah Most High will remove His hand of Mercy (i.e. withhold His Mercy) from the creation.  Then He will not care in which valley they are killed.

 

There is a Hadith in Mojam Ausat, Shu’abul Iman and Majma Uz Zawaaid:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: There are 4 persons whose days and nights are spent in the anger and wrath of Allah Most High.  Among them is the man who has sexual relations with another man.

 

There is a Hadith in Jame Tirmidhi and Sahih Ibn Hibban:

 

Translation: Allah Most High does not even look at the person with mercy who has homosexual relations with men or women. (Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith No: 4418)

 

There is a Hadith in Mo’jam Tabarani and Majma Uz Zawaaid:

 

Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Allah Most High curses 7 person from His creation from above the seven heavens and repeats His curse thrice on each one of them.  Those who do what the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) are cursed, those who do what the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) did are cursed, those who do what the nation of Lut (May peace be upon him) did are cursed. (Mo’jam Ausat, Hadith No: 8734,Majma ‘Uz Zawaaid, Vol. 6, Pg No: 272)

 

Personal and social loss of homosexuality

One among the wisdoms of keeping marriage as permissible is that the race of humans, which is the cream of all creation should not end.  If human beings satisfy their sexual desires through some other way, then this benefit of the Shariah will not be gained.  These kinds of relationships may prove to be beginning of the end of the human race.

 

Sexual relations between men and women are not only for fulfilling sexual desires, but children are sought through it.  Satisfying sexual desires through homosexuality is to fall from the heights of humanity to the nadir of animalism.

 

Imam Raazi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in the exegesis of verse no: 81 of Surah A’araaf:

 

Translation: The Wise Lord has granted extraordinary strength to the womb of the women to absorb the semen.  When a man performs this act (in the natural way), then all the drops of semen are absorbed by the womb of the woman.  However, when a man does this with a man, then as the anus of the man is not granted this strength, some drops of semen still remain in the genital organ, because of which the organ swells and (the person) suffers from many diseases.  These details can be known only through the science of medicine. (Tafseer Kabir, Surah A’araaf, verse no:81)

 

Giving legal status to homosexuality is to push humanity towards destruction. At this stage, when AIDS is already devouring innocent people, providing legal status to homosexuality is to promote AIDS.  Humanity is struck with astonishment as to how the new generation will survive when men will marry men and women will marry women, that new generation, who is the future of the nation and the world. If the fig leaf of legal status is granted to this revolt against nature, then new problems will be created in the society which will shake the very foundations of the society.  Many sections of the society are supporting the decision of the government and are declaring it as modern culture, free thinking, etc. When this is what being cultured means, we don’t even want to know what being uncultured means.

 

It is the responsibility of each and every religion and person along with the government to curb these attempts to build a virtuous and harmonious society.