One the many common misunderstandings about Islam is that Islam teaches people to hate people who are homosexual - not true. Islam is a message of love. God is loving.
I have found many people who are homosexual/bisexual to be interested in Islam and I would never want to get in their way in learning more about it. I write this short article to not only encourage gay/lesbians to look into Islam but also to create an awareness amongst Muslims who may have harboured hate for anyone who is homosexual, that hate for anyone is against the spirit of Islam.
Islam does discourage homosexuality. Every guidance offered by Islam, which is based on the deepest understanding of human psychology and physiology, is for you own happiness. Which means, although it may not seem so at first, my friends who are lesbian/gay, homosexual behaviour is not inductive to your happiness (sorry for using the word "inductive", I don't normally talk/write is such a posh/formal way... just a bit late and it's the first word that comes to my head). Islam works on a principle that guides people towards tendencies that are healthy, make you happy and develop your spirituality. Homosexual relationships tend be transient, not always, but often, and so bad for mental health. Just like drinking alcohol, can be good for you, but, by in large, is not. Sexually transmitted diseases like AIDs are prevalent in homosexual relationships, nature's way of saying such behaviour is not healthy. It may not be good for children to be raised by two mums or dads, because nature requires a child to be born through heterosexual sex, meaning that involvement from both sexes are necessary for good mental health.
I would also like to Islam does not deny that homosexual feelings occur, in fact, it suggests they can be developed if, especially in an age when you are going through puberty, when your mind and feelings are being developed, if you often look at the genitals of a person of the same sex, explore sexual parts or have a sexual experience with a person of the same sex, you can be inclined to homosexuality.
Finally, I quickly want to mention that if animals have been shown to be homosexual, that doesnt prove that it is good for animals or humans to do it. Animals can be put in situations, either by diet, the nature of their captivity or posssibly some other circumstances, where they indulge in homosexual behaviour.
Actually, finally, I write none of this to be horrible to anyone who is homosexual. Just because we don't agree on a point, doesn't we can't be friends. I think in the West, many people don't have good, deep and challenging conversations because they are so worried that people will not like them if they say something disagreeable.
I have found many people who are homosexual/bisexual to be interested in Islam and I would never want to get in their way in learning more about it. I write this short article to not only encourage gay/lesbians to look into Islam but also to create an awareness amongst Muslims who may have harboured hate for anyone who is homosexual, that hate for anyone is against the spirit of Islam.
Islam does discourage homosexuality. Every guidance offered by Islam, which is based on the deepest understanding of human psychology and physiology, is for you own happiness. Which means, although it may not seem so at first, my friends who are lesbian/gay, homosexual behaviour is not inductive to your happiness (sorry for using the word "inductive", I don't normally talk/write is such a posh/formal way... just a bit late and it's the first word that comes to my head). Islam works on a principle that guides people towards tendencies that are healthy, make you happy and develop your spirituality. Homosexual relationships tend be transient, not always, but often, and so bad for mental health. Just like drinking alcohol, can be good for you, but, by in large, is not. Sexually transmitted diseases like AIDs are prevalent in homosexual relationships, nature's way of saying such behaviour is not healthy. It may not be good for children to be raised by two mums or dads, because nature requires a child to be born through heterosexual sex, meaning that involvement from both sexes are necessary for good mental health.
I would also like to Islam does not deny that homosexual feelings occur, in fact, it suggests they can be developed if, especially in an age when you are going through puberty, when your mind and feelings are being developed, if you often look at the genitals of a person of the same sex, explore sexual parts or have a sexual experience with a person of the same sex, you can be inclined to homosexuality.
Finally, I quickly want to mention that if animals have been shown to be homosexual, that doesnt prove that it is good for animals or humans to do it. Animals can be put in situations, either by diet, the nature of their captivity or posssibly some other circumstances, where they indulge in homosexual behaviour.
Actually, finally, I write none of this to be horrible to anyone who is homosexual. Just because we don't agree on a point, doesn't we can't be friends. I think in the West, many people don't have good, deep and challenging conversations because they are so worried that people will not like them if they say something disagreeable.
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