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Miniature illustration from the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the story A Father Advises his Son About Love. Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Anal sex (or sodomy) is identified in Islam with liwat, the "sin of Lot's people."[1] Although the Quran expresses clear disapproval of lutis (described as male homosexuals rather than as sodomites), it does not contain a specific punishment or guidance for a luti. Many hadiths, the reported sayings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, prescribe harsh punishments for homosexuality, and this is reflected in the majority of shariah, the Islamic legal codes. In practice, only a few Muslim countries actually carry out such punishments, and cultural norms in different Muslim countries vary from acceptance to condemnation.
Texts and law: Quran, hadiths and shariah
Quran
The basic text of Islam is the Quran, believed by Muslims to represent the direct revelation of Allah (i.e., God) to his prophet Muhammad. While the Quran clearly disapproves of the sexual practices of the "people of Lot," ("What, of all creatures do ye come unto the males, and leave the wives your Lord created for you?"),[2] only one passage, sura 4:16, can be interpreted as taking a particular legal position towards such activities, and even then the punishment is restricted to members of the Islamic community: "As for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both; and if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo, Allah is relenting, merciful."[3]
Hadiths
The hadith are reports of Muhammad's sayings and deeds from those close to him in his lifetime. Hadiths on the subject of homosexuality are clear that it is strictly forbidden. Hadiths are secondary to the rulings provided in the Quran.
Law (shariah)
Islamic law, or shariah, developed during the 8th and 9th centuries in several different "schools" based on varying interpretations of the Quran and the hadith.[4]
Shariah distinguishes between liwat (penetrative male-male sexual activity, the "sin of Lot's people") and non-penetrative male same-sex activity, considered only a minor sin; however, even the minor sin is regarded as a temptation to penetrative liwat, and therefore requiring chastisement.[5] Generally speaking, since sexual relations under shariah are only permissible within heterosexual marriage, it follows that sex outside such marriage is adultery and/or fornication, both of which attract punishments.[6] Homosexual sodomy, defined as adultery or fornication or both, thus attracts the same penalties as those crimes (flogging or death), although the exact punishment varies with schools and scholars.[7] In practice, few modern Muslim countries have legal systems based fully on shariah, and an increasing number of Muslims do not look to shariah but to the Quran itself for moral guidance.[8]
The position regarding male/female sexual intercourse is not clear-cut, but no less important a figure than Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the highest Shiite cleric in Iraq, has stated that heterosexual anal intercourse, although undesirable, is permissible.[9] The majority of Shiite interpreters hold that (1) anal intercourse, while strongly disliked, is not haram (forbidden) provided the wife agrees, and (2), if the wife does not agree, then it is preferable to refrain: "Woman is a means of your pleasure, therefore do not harm her."[10]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Dialmy, Abdessamad (2010). Which Sex Education for Young Muslims?. World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists.
- Habib, Samar (1997). Islam and Homosexuality, vol.2. ABC-CLIO.
- Jahangir, Junaid bin (2010). "Implied Cases for Muslim Same-Sex Unions". In Samar Habib (ed.). Islam and homosexuality, Volume 2. ABC-CLIO.
- Schmitt, Arno; Sofer, Jehoeda (1992). Sexuality and Eroticism among Males in Muslim Societies. Haworth Press.
- Schmitt, Arno (Volume IV, 2001-2002). Liwat im Fiqh: Männliche Homosexualität?. Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies.
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- Van Jivraj, Suhraiya; de Jong, Anisa (2001). Muslim Moral Instruction on Homosexuality. Yoesuf Foundation Conference on Islam in the West and Homosexuality – Strategies for Action.
- Wafer, Jim (1997). "Mohammad and Male Homosexuality". In Stephen O. Murray & Will Roscoe (ed.). Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature. New York University Press.