Islam and the Prohibition of Homosexuality - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Islam and the Prohibition of Homosexuality 2021-06-19 627 Views Islam, Islamic Rulings, Homosexuality Notwithstanding the fact that in the West, where sexual uncleanness is extraordinarily excessive and such indecencies are not regarded as reprehensible, the spread of such indecencies can never serve to diminish the hideousness associated with them. And their moral, psychological and social evils continue to exist as before (it has been heard that in some countries like England this issue has been legalized on the basis of a law that has been, with great impudence, ratified by parliament). At times, some materialists who are tainted with such uncleanness, in an effort to justify their acts, state: We have not come across any medical prohibition in connection with it! But they seem to have forgotten that fundamentally, every kind of sexual deviation tends to affect all the mental and physical structures of human existence, disrupting its balance and equilibrium. Explanation: Man, by nature, possesses a sexual inclination towards the opposite sex – this inclination being one of the most fundamental of human impulses and one, which guarantees the continuation of his lineage. Any act that serves to divert this inclination from its natural course generates disease and brings about a psychological deviation within man. Neither a male, who possesses an inclination towards the same sex nor one, who indulges in such an act is a complete male. Books dealing with sexually related issues mention homosexuality as one of the most dominant of deviations. Continuation of this act gradually kills one’s sexual inclination towards the opposite sex and the person indulging in such acts tends to develop feminine sentiments, eventually coming to suffer from an excessive sexual debility, technically referred to as frigidity, such that after a period he loses the ability to perform natural sex (sexual intercourse with the opposite sex). In view of the fact that the sexual sentiments of a man and a woman influence their physical organization as well as the moral and mental conditions specific to them, the harmful influence upon a person’s body and soul as a result of losing their natural emotions is all too evident. It is even possible that individuals, suffering from such a deviation, come to acquire a measure of sexual debility to the extent that they lose the ability to procreate. These individuals are usually psychologically unsound and, experiencing a sense of strangeness with respect to their own selves and also with respect to the society in which they live, gradually lose their willpower (a precondition for every kind of success) causing a kind of indifference to creep into their souls. If they do not resolve to mend their ways soon, refuse to seek the help of a medical practitioner or a psychologist despite the need for it and this act transforms itself into a habit for them, it would be extremely difficult for them to abandon it. Nevertheless, it is never too late to give up this obnoxious habit – what is required is resolution and application. In any event, this mental vagrancy gradually leads them towards drugs, intoxicants and other moral deviations and this is another great calamity. Interestingly, Islamic traditions have alluded to these evils by means of short but pithy expressions. A person once questioned Imam as-Sadiq (a.s) “Why has Allah prohibited sodomy?” The Imam (a.s) replied: “Had sex with boys been lawful, the men would have become independent of women (and disinclined towards them) causing man’s lineage to become terminated and natural heterosexual intercourse to come to an end, and this would have brought about great moral and social evils.”(1) Significantly one of the punishments, stipulated by Islam for individuals who practice these acts, is that it is forbidden for the ‘doer’ to marry the sister, mother or daughter of the person, subjected to sodomy. That is, if the act were to occur before marriage, these women would become forbidden for him, eternally. (2) Notes: ____________________ 1. Wasa`il ash-Shia, vol. 14, pg. 252 2. Tafsir-e-Nemuneh, vol. 9, pg. 194 Cancel. * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I. 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