Comments on: Dealing With Homosexual Urges: Yasir Qadhi to Muslim Student http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tahre http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-100282 tahre Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:49:45 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-100282 May Allah help those suffering from it May Allah help those suffering from it

]]> By: Muslimaa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-97025 Muslimaa Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:33:46 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-97025 Well put. Well put.

]]> By: Muslimaa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-97024 Muslimaa Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:29:54 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-97024 If you have read my note properly, I said the same thing you are repeating again. Homosexuality, fornication, adultery and other big sins have been in existence before our time, I mean way long ago. Acting on them is a sin then and now. Randomly hooking up with other people and living in Zina is the norm now. When bad things get so rampant, people get so desensitized and unashamed of joining in. Does that make it right in Islam, no. Haram is always Haram and halal will remain as is. I am not saying that since someone is a Homosexual they are the worst Muslim, no. Allah said he can forgive all sins except shirk. But the worst kind of sin is one that a person does or flaunts publicly. Just because you are gay does not mean that you can impose other people to oblige and accept it as normal or Halal behavior.The imposing acceptance that is in the West is what is wrong. Allah knows best. If you have read my note properly, I said the same thing you are repeating again. Homosexuality, fornication, adultery and other big sins have been in existence before our time, I mean way long ago. Acting on them is a sin then and now.
Randomly hooking up with other people and living in Zina is the norm now. When bad things get so rampant, people get so desensitized and unashamed of joining in. Does that make it right in Islam, no. Haram is always Haram and halal will remain as is.
I am not saying that since someone is a Homosexual they are the worst Muslim, no. Allah said he can forgive all sins except shirk. But the worst kind of sin is one that a person does or flaunts publicly. Just because you are gay does not mean that you can impose other people to oblige and accept it as normal or Halal behavior.The imposing acceptance that is in the West is what is wrong. Allah knows best.

]]> By: anonymous http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96620 anonymous Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:24:10 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96620 @Muslimaa: I think we need to stop blaming all evils on the West. The West didnt create homosexuality, it has existed and continued to exist in traditional Muslim lands from day 1. The longer we fail to realize this, the less we understand that this is a universal human anomaly that we must treat as equally likely to manifest in the West as it is in Saudi Arabia (where it is very prevalent, I might add). @Muslimaa: I think we need to stop blaming all evils on the West. The West didnt create homosexuality, it has existed and continued to exist in traditional Muslim lands from day 1. The longer we fail to realize this, the less we understand that this is a universal human anomaly that we must treat as equally likely to manifest in the West as it is in Saudi Arabia (where it is very prevalent, I might add).

]]> By: Muslimaa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96595 Muslimaa Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:15:06 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96595 First of all, brother Taahir, your comments stayed with me for a long and I hope and pray that Allah lift your burden and ease the urges and temptations. I truly believe that yes people can have urges and tendencies that they will face almost everyday in life. I am a single woman, and every now and then, I do come accross a man that I wish and fantasize things about I would never reveal to anyone. I do wish sometimes I was not alone in my house, in my bed...but that doesn't mean that I act on these urges. As long as I am not married to a man, I promise they will not know me in an intimate way. I wish that I was having intimate relations whenever I wanted, but self control is what separate faithful Muslims from the unfaithful. Nothing can make acting on homosexual tendencies, fornication or adultery right and that is that. Islam is a way of life and living in the west is really corroding our minds away from this. Gayness has been here for a long time and now they are getting very powerful and popular. Just because something has become a norm does not make it right in the eys of Islam. The Quran has not changed by even one letter and definition of sin hasn't either. Its so sad, how complacent and patronizing we Muslims are becoming as a result of the western culture. How can we call ourselves human beings or Muslims for that matter if we have a need to act out every need, urge or tendency, just think about that for a minute! First of all, brother Taahir, your comments stayed with me for a long and I hope and pray that Allah lift your burden and ease the urges and temptations.
I truly believe that yes people can have urges and tendencies that they will face almost everyday in life. I am a single woman, and every now and then, I do come accross a man that I wish and fantasize things about I would never reveal to anyone. I do wish sometimes I was not alone in my house, in my bed…but that doesn’t mean that I act on these urges. As long as I am not married to a man, I promise they will not know me in an intimate way.
I wish that I was having intimate relations whenever I wanted, but self control is what separate faithful Muslims from the unfaithful.
Nothing can make acting on homosexual tendencies, fornication or adultery right and that is that. Islam is a way of life and living in the west is really corroding our minds away from this. Gayness has been here for a long time and now they are getting very powerful and popular. Just because something has become a norm does not make it right in the eys of Islam. The Quran has not changed by even one letter and definition of sin hasn’t either.
Its so sad, how complacent and patronizing we Muslims are becoming as a result of the western culture.
How can we call ourselves human beings or Muslims for that matter if we have a need to act out every need, urge or tendency, just think about that for a minute!

]]> By: A http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96406 A Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:55:07 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96406 Salaams brother, JAZAKALLAH KHAIR!!! Seriously, thank you so much. Salaams brother,

JAZAKALLAH KHAIR!!!

Seriously, thank you so much.

]]> By: Siraaj http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96395 Siraaj Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:56:25 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96395 1. Go to the email in your inbox. 2. Open the link and click the "Manage Subscriptions" link. 3. Unsubscribe from this thread on that link. Hope it helps :) Siraaj 1. Go to the email in your inbox.
2. Open the link and click the “Manage Subscriptions” link.
3. Unsubscribe from this thread on that link.

Hope it helps :)

Siraaj

]]> By: Luky http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96393 Luky Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:29:44 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96393 Yes books can be modified. But isn't it amazing the Quran hasn't changed in 1400 years. People may debate about the source, but everyone knows not a single letter has been changed. If only all scriptures were in their original state... Yes books can be modified. But isn’t it amazing the Quran hasn’t changed in 1400 years. People may debate about the source, but everyone knows not a single letter has been changed.

If only all scriptures were in their original state…

]]> By: A http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96379 A Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:49:43 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96379 Is it possible for the moderators of this forum to turn off all notifications for this specific thread that people receive in their emails? or can this thread now be closed? It has been OVER 2 YEARS since this article was posted and if we checked the little box to receive email notifications when people commented (replied), we've been having to deal with it up until now... At some point, we all get sick of hearing people's banter for or against this subject. PLEASE HELP! Is it possible for the moderators of this forum to turn off all notifications for this specific thread that people receive in their emails? or can this thread now be closed? It has been OVER 2 YEARS since this article was posted and if we checked the little box to receive email notifications when people commented (replied), we’ve been having to deal with it up until now… At some point, we all get sick of hearing people’s banter for or against this subject.

PLEASE HELP!

]]> By: Leilani http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/#comment-96358 Leilani Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:34:23 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=4363#comment-96358 Actually...the APA does have a way of helping people cope with homosexuality when it is against their religious beliefs. Perhaps Muslims could get a few ideas from this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Identity_Therapy Actually…the APA does have a way of helping people cope with homosexuality when it is against their religious beliefs. Perhaps Muslims could get a few ideas from this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Identity_Therapy

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