This teaching comes not from human beings, but from the Creator of all
humans. God tells us in His own words how He punished the people of
Lot for their homosexual behaviour.
The story of prophet Lot, on whom be peace, finds mention in several
Qur'anic passages, especially Chapter 26:160-175 which reads:
"The people of Lut rejected the apostles. Behold, their brother Lut
said to them: "Will ye not fear (God)? "I am to you an apostle worthy
of all trust. "So fear God and obey me. "No reward do I ask of you for
it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds. "Of all the
creatures in the world, will ye approach males, "And leave those whom
God has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people
transgressing (all limits)!" They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut!
thou wilt assuredly be cast out!" He said: "I do detest your doings."
"O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!" So
We delivered him and his family,- all Except an old woman who lingered
behind. But the rest We destroyed utterly. We rained down on them a
shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were
admonished (but heeded not)! Verily in this is a Sign: but most of
them do not believe. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might
Most Merciful."
From these passages we learn that God saved Lot and the righteous ones
of his family, and rained on the rest a shower of brimstone, so they
were utterly destroyed. This is mentioned in the Qur'an not only for
the sake of information, but mainly to serve as a warning to anyone
who dares to repeat such acts.
Muslim believe that every human action leads to consequences. Good
actions entail good results, and evil actions entail evil
consequences. Some of these consequences may not become known for many
years after a certain action. The consequences of some actions will
become manifest only after death when one enters a new, everlasting
life.... A common mistake among humans is that if they don't see any
negative consequences for their actions they consider it harmless.
Human experience has taught us that a source of superior knowledge can
be of tremendous benefit to humans.... God, the source of all
knowledge, warns us of His punishment if people perpetrate homosexual
acts. Let us pay attention and learn the easy way.
Some will say that a person may be born with homosexual tendencies. We
say that everyone is a free agent. God lays before us two paths and
has given us knowledge of where these paths lead. One is the path to
which the devil call us. We must avoid that. One is the path leading
to paradise. We must stick to that one. Everyone experiences evil
prompting from time to time. We must resist those with all our might.
If one feels a tendency to do something that God prohibits, he or she
should seek help from a community of loving, caring, believers who
would understand his or her difficulty and help him or her overcome
it.
A common ploy of the devil is to convince people that they cannot
avoid sin. Then they do not even try. But God promises that the devil
can have no lasting power over those who sincerely seek God (see
Qur'an 15:42)
Finally, our bodies are given to us in trust from God. One should not
use his or her body contrary to the user guide provided by its Maker.
Consenting adults also need God's consent.
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