Understanding the story of Lot and homosexuality
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Greetings and Peace, all group
My comments are in red for easy reading.
- Lot was speaking to his people as a group & a community, not just isolated cases of homo-sexual-intimacy.
Great! This means this example is NOT a valid reason to bother individuals.
This would be the reason why Lot states "No one has ever done before"..... We do not know of a community, before Lot's people, in the Quran that practiced widespread homosexual intimacy.
Maybe not in the Qur'an, but such societies have existed. Mesopotamia comes to mind...
Your women are like a Fruit-bearing Crop. You may come to them (I.E Have sex with women), in anyway you want, so long as you maintain righteousness..." (2223)
This applies to women, no mention is made of men. If you want to split hairs, two men or two women can't even have sex together--call it what you will, but it isn't ~really~ sex in a biological sense.
God created the anatomical penis that would produce sperm, and the only rightful place that sperm belongs is in the anatomical vagina.
Actually, the penis does not produce sperm--you mean the testicles. The only "rightful place" is a matter of opinion. But are you arguing that men that don't produce sperm can have sexual relations with any willing participant, or that such people must cease all sexual relations? The argument that sexual acts revolve around sperm is ludicrous.
You need to be married in order to have sex, and there is no mention of Same sex marriage in the Quran
Maybe there ~is~ mention of same sex marriage in AQ. It would seem that many of the translations are skewed towards a traditional understanding rather than literally translated. For instance, the use of "spouse" instead of the more accurate "mates." I don't really see why the Qur'an would mention same-sex marriage anyway, because it has little to do with the Deen--that is what AQ is about, yes?
I state again,
3) God has specifically commanded us Laws about whom we can and whom we cannot marry, these laws cannot be understood without having a hetero-sex couple. If we superimpose 2 people from the same sex, these laws would be invalid, (e.g you cannot marry your mother or two sisters, but what about marrying your father or marrying two brothers ! ) Same Sex Marriage would thus not work if we superimpose the Quranic Marriage laws on top, because the standard was always between men and women, and, anything beyond that standard is a transgress.There is no mention of many things in AQ. We are told that we would hate to eat the flesh of our dead brother, but cannibalism is not specifically forbidden. I care little for traditional standards, that is like saying that one will follow what a father followed. We are told to avoid sin, what is evident and what is subtle, and that covers many extremes. I'm not sure that same sex incestuous marriage is/was/is likely to ever even be an issue, ISA! I call strawman on the same sex incest marriage argument.
Show me one piece of evidence of Marriage Contract (Nikaah, Zawaaj) is between two men or two women from the Quran.... can two brothers marry each other, or a brother and a father? what about two men from the same nursing mother, explain the mariage laws & prohibitions in 423
No need. Take a look at the connected 424...
Sincerely,
A concerned, chaste Individual.Concerned? confused Why be concerned about something very unlikely?
424 And the independent from the women, except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex. As for those whom you have already had joy with, then you shall give them their dowries as an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
So, is a homosexual relationship beyond this, or not? Yes or no, please.
235 And they keep covered their private parts.
236 Except around their mates, or those who are maintained by their oaths, they are free from blame.http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg341097#msg341097
May ALLAH see fit to Guide all seekers.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
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I am not sure the term aszwaj in the Qur'an can be given any meaning. As i have said previously, the relevance of any sexual relations between people of different sex is the fact the reeproduction of the species comes from that, therefore it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, it is not a choice for the species collectively as such, since it is so, it is only logical and understandable that the Qur'an, that any real revelation should put so much stress, should speak so long and should go into detail regarding that kind of relationship, because without that there is no humanity.
Sexual doings between any other kind of people or masturbation are absolutely inconsequential except at a private level. Lust as such evil inclination, like drunkardness, are social evils, since when we come to things like prostitution and seduction and rape and violence they are perversions that damage the individuals and the society. Desire is human and is good in itself, but acting regardless of the own wellbeing or the wellbeing of others is not good, but that is exactly what the people of Lut did. Humilliating by sex is a very much used tool of tyrany private and open. In fact as we well know, sex is a weapon. Or can be used as a weapon whcih come to the same.
I do not think that utting these kind of questions in the context of hetero or homo is of any use. We should put it into the context of reproduction and the honour and guarantees that should go to it. And in the context of private feelings and desires. Like many deseases have common symptoms but we cannot treat them the same, because the causes may be very different. We have to go in depth to find out which is the desease that causes those symptons and treat the disease if there is a treatment that does nto do more harm than the disease itself, but we cannot blanket and keep forever dealing with the symptoms. And sometimes there is no solution and we do have to live with a disease as best as we can.
Also why would be worse to be indecent with a person of the same sex than to be indecent with a person of different sex? If we use a person as a use and throw thing, does it make it better or worse that that person is of the same or of different sex? I do not think so.
I think that having a partner of different sex is more fulfilling because simly we contribute, or at least attempt to contribute to further the species. In fact it is holy bound, even if people say that sex is not marriage, the fact is that marriage is precisely that, the possibility of furthering the species, of worshiping the One through furthering the species He has created and which is entrusted to us. That is the sacredness of marriage, with or without papers, whether we feel that responsibility or not, in fact that is what it is.
That cannot happen no matter how much sex we may have with somebody of the same sex no matter how much we love him or her. Because that kind of sex is simly inconsequential. Brings no honour, means no "sacred" task, it is a personal private feeling and may be satisfaction but of no concern whatsoever to anybody else, except of course, that the persons involved might have other commitments and were cheating on them.
I do think that the Qur'an goes into that kind of thing because it is of no much consequence. The same as having a meal that we like very much may be very satisfactory or may be very harming and we may vomit or whatever, but that is no social consequence if we do not use other people for it. Why should the Qur'an bring sets of rules on the kinds of foods that we may eat or not. We get very general things, like the carrion, the pig, etc. But it doe snot get minute.
We get the same, do not get near fahisha. Do not demean yourself or make a gutter of you personal life, etc.
Again, homosexual sex is not the equivalent of heterosexual sex. Although when women are past the age of procreation in fact they are also beyond the procreation sex. At that age, also, whatever they do with their sexual life is of no much consequence. Does it mean that they could engage in whatever?
It means, just like any other person, one should not get near fahisha, for one's own sake, for others' sake. We are nto animals.
But the Qur'an does nto have to go into the minute. I think we all know erfectly well when we indulge in getting near fahisha and when we do not. What happens is that we are all traumatised by over moralizing or over trivialising and we do not keep a healthful balance in our attitude to somethign that in itself is nto complicated. We make it so.
Salaam
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Peace Abdul-Hadi,
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if possible.424 And the independent from the women, except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex. As for those whom you have already had joy with, then you shall give them their dowries as an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
So, is a homosexual relationship beyond this, or not? Yes or no, please.
Are you saying that 4/24 makes homosexual marriage legal? nope
From you
This applies to women, no mention is made of men. If you want to split hairs, two men or two women can't even have sex together--call it what you will, but it isn't ~really~ sex in a biological sense.
If not sex, what do you call it.
By the way, The surah you quote is "The Women".
The context is such
Prohibited for you (in marriage) are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, the sisters of your fathers, the sisters of your mothers, the daughters of your brother, the daughters of your sister, your nursing mothers, the girls who nursed from the same woman as you, the mothers of your wives, the daughters of your wives with whom you have consummated the marriage?if the marriage has not been consummated, you may marry the daughter. Also prohibited for you are the women who were married to your genetic sons. Also, you shall not be married to two sisters at the same time?but do not break up existing marriages. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Also prohibited are the women who are already married, unless they flee their disbelieving husbands who are at war with you. These are GOD's commandments to you. All other categories are permitted for you in marriage, so long as you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain your morality, by not committing adultery. Thus, whoever you like among them, you shall pay them the dowry decreed for them. You commit no error by mutually agreeing to any adjustments to the dowry. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.
Those among you who cannot afford to marry free believing women, may marry believing slave women. GOD knows best about your belief, and you are equal to one another, as far as belief is concerned. You shall obtain permission from their guardians before you marry them, and pay them their due dowry equitably. They shall maintain moral behavior, by not committing adultery, or having secret lovers. Once they are freed through marriage, if they commit adultery, their punishment shall be half of that for the free women. Marrying a slave shall be a last resort for those unable to wait. To be patient is better for you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
God bless
peace
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Peace hawk99,
Are you saying that 4/24 makes homosexual marriage legal? nope
That is right, my brother. The relationship is intended to follow God's design and the way God is formulating Himself indicates that it is supposed to be followed in that manner.
For the individual it is difficult to understand the issue of homosexuality in people and why it emerges so discussing the dilemma is hard as it is nearly impossible to reach a consensus without further scientific discoveries about the phenomenon. It seems as if homosexuality is innate in some people, i.e. they were born that way without their own will to be that way, but it could also be an own internal conflict within their minds because of some factors of their childhood. But like I said it is difficult to analyze and the topic is nearly taboo.
For someone who is straight with the typical "gender-mind" it is extremely hard to understand the mind of a homosexual and how, for example, a man can be turned on by another man and the first thought that comes up is that someone who is aligned that way must be mentally ill. It ought to be some developmental problem that causes homosexuality to arise because it is "against nature" as it is against the anatomical design. Such homosexual intercourse is unproductive and in natural ways it leads nowhere except into twisted pleasure.
A bisexual person can choose the right path because they seemingly are attracted by both genders and can thus follow God's design.
Yet mankind cannot read the minds and understand certain behavior so homosexuality is limited in understanding.
Whether a mental disease or innate birth defect we cannot oppress those who are homosexual, but it is arguable if we should openly encourage the behavior and cause it to be a widely accepted doctrine. It serves no purpose and why should homosexual marriage thus be initiated?
God bless you
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Greetings and Peace, all group
My comments are in red for easy reading.
424 And the independent from the women, except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex. As for those whom you have already had joy with, then you shall give them their dowries as an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
So, is a homosexual relationship beyond this, or not? Yes or no, please.
235 And they keep covered their private parts.
236 Except around their mates, or those who are maintained by their oaths, they are free from blame.http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9605924.msg341097#msg341097
May ALLAH see fit to Guide all seekers.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
You clearly have no knowledge of the Arabic, 424 is talking about Women, from the start of the verse, all the way to the end.. So the answer is Yes--a homosexual relationship is beyond this.
424 And the independent from the women (feminine), except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex (feminine). As for those (feminine) whom you have already had joy with (feminine), then you shall give them (feminine) their dowries as an obligation (feminine). There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
What constitutes marriage is a A spouse= A Mate, Definition of Mate
Spouse = Zawj
Mate = Zawj ( i.e it is Same word, people translate them differently, Spouse = Mate (Arabic Zawj) )"It is He who created you from one soul (MASCULINE) and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her (FEMININE). And when he covers her (i.e sex), she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good , we will surely be among the grateful." (7189)
God Created TWO PAIRS of of spouses, One male (zakar) and one Female (Onthaa).
5345 He is the One who created the two Mates, male and femaleThus the union and Marriage is between male + Female.
In fact, opon believers There is a punishment for homosexual activity for men, which is very peculiar because it is a different punishment than for adultery, and separated from regular punishment (i.e it does not call for lashings)
"The two of you (2 Masculine figures/ Masculine Dual) who commits lewdness shall be admonished. If they (masculine Dual) repent and reform, you shall leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Most Merciful." (416)
So Believers with same-sex attraction need to practice self control and keep their chastity, unless they want to give marrying women a try.
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Greetings and Peace, all group
Peace Abdul-Hadi,
Commenting inside the box does not make your reply easier to read, please comment outside of the box
if possible.Are you saying that 4/24 makes homosexual marriage legal? nope
From you
This applies to women, no mention is made of men. If you want to split hairs, two men or two women can't even have sex together--call it what you will, but it isn't ~really~ sex in a biological sense.
If not sex, what do you call it.
By the way, The surah you quote is "The Women".
The context is such
Prohibited for you (in marriage) are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, the sisters of your fathers, the sisters of your mothers, the daughters of your brother, the daughters of your sister, your nursing mothers, the girls who nursed from the same woman as you, the mothers of your wives, the daughters of your wives with whom you have consummated the marriage?if the marriage has not been consummated, you may marry the daughter. Also prohibited for you are the women who were married to your genetic sons. Also, you shall not be married to two sisters at the same time?but do not break up existing marriages. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Also prohibited are the women who are already married, unless they flee their disbelieving husbands who are at war with you. These are GOD's commandments to you. All other categories are permitted for you in marriage, so long as you pay them their due dowries. You shall maintain your morality, by not committing adultery. Thus, whoever you like among them, you shall pay them the dowry decreed for them. You commit no error by mutually agreeing to any adjustments to the dowry. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.
Those among you who cannot afford to marry free believing women, may marry believing slave women. GOD knows best about your belief, and you are equal to one another, as far as belief is concerned. You shall obtain permission from their guardians before you marry them, and pay them their due dowry equitably. They shall maintain moral behavior, by not committing adultery, or having secret lovers. Once they are freed through marriage, if they commit adultery, their punishment shall be half of that for the free women. Marrying a slave shall be a last resort for those unable to wait. To be patient is better for you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
God bless
peace
I would call them sexual acts, but not sex.
It is REALLY reaching to claim that a title modifies the contents. In law, titles of codes are for convenience only and do not modify the codes. Look at the various titles in AQ...do they all likewise modify the contents?
http//www.quranbrowser.com/html/chapter_names.html
I find nothing in 423-425 that prevents homosexual relationships.
Anyone who prevents two people from getting married seems to be encouraging adultery. I'd recommend making sure that one is on the firmest of grounds (NOT shaky tradition) before interfering between two mates.
From the perspective of fairness, it is flat wrong for a government to prefer heterosexual mates to homosexual mates. Is there to be equality for all, or are some people created more equally than others? Should we stand for fairness, or for bias?
ALLAH knows best.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
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Greetings and Peace, all group
You clearly have no knowledge of the Arabic, 424 is talking about Women, from the start of the verse, all the way to the end.. So the answer is Yes--a homosexual relationship is beyond this.
Thank you for clarifying. Homosexual relationships are beyond what is mentioned, and beyond what is mentioned is permitted. What do you know, the Arabic IS clear and easy to understand.
424 And the independent from the women, except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex. As for those whom you have already had joy with, then you shall give them their dowries as an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
ALLAH knows best.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
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Peace hawk99,
That is right, my brother. The relationship is intended to follow God's design and the way God is formulating Himself indicates that it is supposed to be followed in that manner.
Peace Man of Faith,
I have great respect for your intellectual acumen, and your synopsis of the Quran, but in matters such
as personal relationships, "The Book"/narration/ inspiration/gift into the mind/heart is clearly devoid of homosexual
relationships. The ayats of the Quran are "legs to stand on"/support a position, therefore I say the people of Lot
who engaged in sexual perversions were non-repentant 25/56. Is this mindset of arrogance and non-conformance a
characteristic of some gay folk? Is God in his wisdom telling us in Quran that there are some homosexual people who
are determined to follow their lusts no matter the consequences? Is it pointless to address their decision
to indulge in such behavior? However, if faith and pleasing God is more important than risking God's condemnation
would it best to abstain from such behavior? 16/97Lot said to his people, "How could you commit such an abomination, publicly, while you see?
"You practice sex with the men, lustfully, instead of the women. Indeed, you are ignorant people."
The only response from his people was their saying, "Banish Lot's family from your town;
they are people who wish to be pure."Consequently, we saved him and his family, except his wife; we counted her among the doomed.
We showered them with a certain shower. It was a miserable shower upon people who had been warned.
Why Didn?t God Forbid Gay Marriage? (422-424)
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My answer to why God did not forbid same sex marriage is that when it comes to homosexuals and their
homosexuality (and perhaps only when it comes to their homosexuality), those who are openly gay are
unified and determined (1179) in their offensive (780), anti-establishment (781), lustful, passionate,
hot-tempered (117, arrogant (1179) short sighted, selfish (26166) confused, immature,
self-destructive (2755), unapologetic, unconscionable (2754), rebellious (117, threatening,
aggressive, (1570) wildly senseless, distracted (1572) corrupted, unethical, and Godless (2929).
And discriminating against them will not only cause us to loose our moral authority, but it will morph
us into hypocritical bigots by betraying our beliefs in freedom, justice, and equality (2256, 4135)
but it will also, as we have seen, backfire by bringing homosexuals attention and sympathy from
those who are not homosexual but who do not share our belief that homosexuality is wrong. And
fighting homosexuals will not only fail to solve the problem of homosexuality but it will continue
to exacerbate it (1179, 2174, 26166, 2754, 2929).God bless
peace
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Peace.
While everyone is entitled to their opinions, Selective or partial application of certain verses has been a disastrous practice to confuse the teachings and the commands for us and invent teachings or guidelines that have never been taught by God..
Partial or selective application of the scripture has been misguiding many recipients and has been used as a mean to justify certain opinion! In this forum and in many other forums I am seeing this practice?
We need to heed examples from the past
It was a consequence of their violating the covenant that we condemned them, and we caused their hearts to become hardened. Consequently, they took the words out of context, and disregarded some of the commandments given to them. You will continue to witness betrayal from them, excepting a few of them. You shall pardon them, and disregard them. God loves those who are benevolent.- The failure to defend the infallible word of God is nothing but a failure to validate the Truth and support God. We witness this failure by those who are weak in faith and character. They resort to silence, waver and tolerate nonsense about the word of God in times when they are supposed to stand for the truth only to gain social privileges and portray themselves as gracious and kind believers!
When we claim to speak for GOD and Qoran, we must be sure of our claims.
GOD bless .
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Peace hawk,
That is right and I think you slightly misunderstood what I wrote as I did not mean anything other than what you said.
God bless you
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Greetings and Peace, all group
Thank you for clarifying. Homosexual relationships are beyond what is mentioned, and beyond what is mentioned is permitted. What do you know, the Arabic IS clear and easy to understand.
424 And the independent from the women, except those maintained by your oaths; the book of GOD over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are seeking with your money to be independent, not for illicit sex. As for those whom you have already had joy with, then you shall give them their dowries as an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree on after the obligation. GOD is Knowledgeable, Wise.
ALLAH knows best.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
You clearly misunderstood my response. I was meaning that Homosexual intimacy is Beyond the standard of God of marriage.
424 is Talking about women, and "what is beyond this" IS DIRECTED AT WOMEN, NOT MEN
You can marry what is beyond that OF WOMEN, and the "you shall give them their dowries" is Plural and FEMININE = directed at women, NOT men!
You have no hope for finding support of same-sex marriage from the Quran, because I have tried to look for it, but I never found it, and in fact found that the only marriage is between men and women, not men and men, not men and animals, not men and children. -
Peace hawk,
That is right and I think you slightly misunderstood what I wrote as I did not mean anything other than what you said.
God bless you
Peace Man of Faith,
Yes I misunderstood you, but alas my comments were general, and not directed to you but to the thread.
God bless
Thank you for clarifying. Homosexual relationships are beyond what is mentioned, and beyond what is mentioned is permitted. What do you know, the Arabic IS clear and easy to understand.
Peace Abdul-Hadi,
As you know context is very important when it comes to understanding the Quran, as I mentioned earlier,
the surah you quoted is titled "The Women" This is the context, It is not titled homosexuals. The ayat 4/24
if read with preceding and succeeding verses becomes abundantly clear unless the reader decides for
personal reasons to alter their meaning.God bless
peace
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Peace Abdul-Hadi,
As you know context is very important when it comes to understanding the Quran, as I mentioned earlier,
the surah you quoted is titled "The Women" This is the context, It is not titled homosexuals. The ayat 4/24
if read with preceding and succeeding verses becomes abundantly clear unless the reader decides for
personal reasons to alter their meaning.God bless
peace
The problem that I have with using titles to define the content is that this is not done with all of the titles. Does "The Cow" give special meaning to the 2nd surah--or "The Bee" (which is mentioned exactly once in surah 16)? hmm There is much in surah 4 that does not pertain to women exclusively, look at 416 and 429 for instance. A title is NOT a context, context is better provided by the surrounding ayahs.
I find the immediate context to be of marriage and relationships, not women. Bear in mind that many same sex relationships are between women. Going along with the understanding that the context of surah 4 is women should also give the understanding that same sex relationships between women are clearly allowed.
Either same sex relationships are "what is beyond this," or they are not. It seems clear that they are "what is beyond this," especially if they aren't addressed.
ALLAH knows best.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
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The problem that I have with using titles to define the content is that this is not done with all of the titles. Does "The Cow" give special meaning to the 2nd surah--or "The Bee" (which is mentioned exactly once in surah 16)? hmm There is much in surah 4 that does not pertain to women exclusively, look at 416 and 429 for instance. A title is NOT a context, context is better provided by the surrounding ayahs.
I find the immediate context to be of marriage and relationships, not women. Bear in mind that many same sex relationships are between women. Going along with the understanding that the context of surah 4 is women should also give the understanding that same sex relationships between women are clearly allowed.
Either same sex relationships are "what is beyond this," or they are not. It seems clear that they are "what is beyond this," especially if they aren't addressed.
ALLAH knows best.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
You clearly don't understand that Arabic has a separate Feminine tense. You rely on English translations which strips the preciseness of the Arabic. 424, "what is beyond that" is directed at women, the wording is feminine.
FYI In 416 HOMOSEXUAL activity between two men is addressed, and is to be punished. The wording is Masculine DUAL ( 2 Men, Together, having sex)..... Need I say more?
You will never find support for Same sex marriage from the Quran, Trust me I know because I looked and it is clear as day and night that God created Men for women.
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Peace,
It is dangerous to say that something should be punished by religious law. One has to research carefully. That homosexuality was made incompatible by God is obvious, but we must be careful advocating a punishment in the name of God, or we may be no better than the "hadithers" that only conjectured and, for example, created the stoning punishment and many other ones.
Just because you extract a meaning from the context based on faulty dictionaries does not warrant that it is the true interpretation. The matter with ketab and d -r - b is a reason to be wary of how words are understood in dictionaries. One may know grammar well, but it does not matter if words have been changed in meaning so that even dictionaries misrepresent them. Then it does not help even if you are an expert. We have to exert caution and apply logic and reason and also compare a root word's all applications within the discourse.
God bless you
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FYI In 416 HOMOSEXUAL activity between two men is addressed, and is to be punished. The wording is Masculine DUAL ( 2 Men, Together, having sex)..... Need I say more?
Not really. It is dual generic or masculine, it might be talking about two males or it might be talking about a male and a female. And there is no hint whatsoever that it is talking about homosexual sex. Just as there is no hint whatsoever that in the previous aya 4.15 it is talking about homosexual female sex. And why should in 4.15 be using the plural and in the next aya de dual to speak about both sexes? And say very different things?
No, there is no foundation to understand it as homosexual sex. Rather 4.15 is referring to public soliciting by prostitutes, and the next aya 4.16 is referring to the prostitute and the client. And that is related to the last part of aya 4.34 where it is talking about the nushuz of women and of the injuonction to the community of investigating about them (advice them, leave them in their places of sleeping and solve their problem).
Clearly in 4.15 four witnesses are required to determine that in fact the women are doing what the are said to be doing, and once determined tha community os commanded to take them off the street and put them in proper houses till they have another way to provide for themselves and thir families or till death. But they are not to leave in in the street to fend for themselves. And the prostitute and the client are to be shown the wrongness of their doings and helpe them to repent and stop it.
No word about homosexuality neither in 4.15 nor in 4.16. If anything is said it is just conjecture.
Prostitution is a very common thing in almost all societies. It would be surprising if the Qur'an did not say a word about it, when it is public and wellknown. Well those two ayas seem to speak about it.
Salaam
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The problem that I have with using titles to define the content is that this is not done with all of the titles. Does "The Cow" give special meaning to the 2nd surah--or "The Bee" (which is mentioned exactly once in surah 16)? hmm
Peace Abdul-Hadi,
The titles have a wisdom for the reader 2/67-2/74, 16/68-16/69.
Please read the ayats pertaining to the titles to obtain the wisdom therein.There is much in surah 4 that does not pertain to women exclusively, look at 416 and 429 for instance. A title is NOT a context, context is better provided by the surrounding ayahs.
True, but surah 4 is an exception and for you to miss the context of the surrounding ayats of 4/24 leaves you
with an interpolation created by you without foundation!I find the immediate context to be of marriage and relationships, not women. Bear in mind that many same sex relationships are between women. Going along with the understanding that the context of surah 4 is women should also give the understanding that same sex relationships between women are clearly allowed.
Please provide evidence! Can a man receive a dowry from another man?
Either same sex relationships are "what is beyond this," or they are not. It seems clear that they are "what is beyond this," especially if they aren't addressed.
They are not. Using your exclusionary argument what is beyond this could be animals, statues, the ground etc.,
no, there is no "if two men decide to marry....................... or if women want to marry each other................"
these things that you propose are not found anywhere.The context closes thusly
4/25 And whoever among you has not within his power ampleness of means to marry free believing women, then (he may marry) of those whom your right hands possess from among your believing maidens; and Allah knows best your faith you are (sprung) the one from the other; so marry them with the permission of their masters, and give them their dowries justly, they being chaste, not fornicating, nor receiving paramours; and when they are taken in marriage, then if they are guilty of indecency, they shall suffer half the punishment which is (inflicted) upon free women. This is for him among you who fears falling into evil; and that you abstain is better for you, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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Not really. It is dual generic or masculine, it might be talking about two males or it might be talking about a male and a female. And there is no hint whatsoever that it is talking about homosexual sex. Just as there is no hint whatsoever that in the previous aya 4.15 it is talking about homosexual female sex. And why should in 4.15 be using the plural and in the next aya de dual to speak about both sexes? And say very different things?
No, there is no foundation to understand it as homosexual sex. Rather 4.15 is referring to public soliciting by prostitutes, and the next aya 4.16 is referring to the prostitute and the client. And that is related to the last part of aya 4.34 where it is talking about the nushuz of women and of the injuonction to the community of investigating about them (advice them, leave them in their places of sleeping and solve their problem).
Clearly in 4.15 four witnesses are required to determine that in fact the women are doing what the are said to be doing, and once determined tha community os commanded to take them off the street and put them in proper houses till they have another way to provide for themselves and thir families or till death. But they are not to leave in in the street to fend for themselves. And the prostitute and the client are to be shown the wrongness of their doings and helpe them to repent and stop it.
No word about homosexuality neither in 4.15 nor in 4.16. If anything is said it is just conjecture.
Prostitution is a very common thing in almost all societies. It would be surprising if the Qur'an did not say a word about it, when it is public and wellknown. Well those two ayas seem to speak about it.
Salaam
416 is about homosexual sex because
- It is a different punishment than Adultery (no lashes)
- the wording of "punish/admonish them" is dual, so dual masculine figures, committing lewdness, and both dual masculine figures get punished, and IF THEY REPENT, then we are to LEAVE THEM ALONE.... Notice how the punishment should be continued UNTIL they stop what they're doing (i.e "and IF the repent"..... this is clearly about homosexual acts because it is different than regular punishment for Zina/adultery
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Not at all, what is being done is fahishaand that is what the Qur'an says that they are doing. It does say it. Nowhere it is said that anybody is doing anything with somebody of the same sex. Zina is one thing, fahisha is something else. May be homosexual acts can be fahisha, but by no means fahisha is synonim of homosexual acts. And here is no punishment. It is said that people should be admonised or signalled the uglyness of their doings but nowhere is a punishment alloted. If they repent you stop pointing out what they are doing that is ugly. That is all, there is no judicial punishment for it. just as there is no judicial punishment in 4.15.
The dual has the same form whether it is a male and a female or whether it is two males. You cannot affirm from that that it is talking about two males. It might be or it might not be. If the Qur'an was talking about homosexual acts and was meaning it has the means to make it unequivocal.
Salaam
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Not at all, what is being done is fahishaand that is what the Qur'an says that they are doing. It does say it. Nowhere it is said that anybody is doing anything with somebody of the same sex. Zina is one thing, fahisha is something else. May be homosexual acts can be fahisha, but by no means fahisha is synonim of homosexual acts. And here is no punishment. It is said that people should be admonised or signalled the uglyness of their doings but nowhere is a punishment alloted. If they repent you stop pointing out what they are doing that is ugly. That is all, there is no judicial punishment for it. just as there is no judicial punishment in 4.15.
The dual has the same form whether it is a male and a female or whether it is two males. You cannot affirm from that that it is talking about two males. It might be or it might not be. If the Qur'an was talking about homosexual acts and was meaning it has the means to make it unequivocal.
Salaam
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I stated that the punishment is DIFFERENT than Zina, but there is still a punishment for it, and a peculiar punishment because it is not the regular punishment of "zina", so here we have a different role (meaning this is NOT a heterosexual sexual misconduct !, this would be a homosexual sexual misconduct)
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416 is clearly MASCULINE and Dual, thus 2 males, check for yourself
"Alazaan" (The two of you) is a masculine dual relative pronoun
http//corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=4&verse=16#(4161)
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