June the 26th silently witnessed an event in the city of Islamabad which was bound to raise many eye-brows and activate the religious organizations due to its controversial backdrop. An event of a very minor gathering of just a few hundred yet it was labeled as 'cultural terrorism'. An event which made one of the leading religious organization in Pakistan – Jamiat-e-Islami – to carry out several protests within a week's span. An event which surely was one of its first kind in a country which was created in the name of religion - Islam. Homosexuality has been a taboo in our society and religion. An event which was organized by the US Embassy for the rights of Homosexuals in Pakistan was rightly termed as cultural terrorism, but more than that, it was a religious explosion.
Movement for Gay rights is not a new one. Several movements have been launched throughout the western world and there are many countries where same-sex marriages have been legalized. Pakistan is a fresh destination for these activists. An Islamic country by ethnicity, yet the Gay Right Activists can find their supporters in Pakistan, as can be the case with any other country.
It is really sad to see the influence of Gay Activists in our society; an alarming situation indeed. A prime example of their influence is the occurrence of such an event openly in an Embassy of an Islamic state, against the law of sharia. Another example is very disturbing for me. When you type 'Islamic references against Homosexuality' in Google, it shows up all the links having fabricated references of Islam and Homosexuality. In the era where Google is like the Bible of Information, such fabricated references which actually try to prove that Islam allows homosexuality (which is not true of course) can lead to confusion in the minds of young Muslims. Let us consider a few relevant references showing true Islamic teachings against Homosexuality.
Almighty Allah has created every living being in pairs; male and female. It is the nature of the universe that opposites attract and likes repel. Same is the natural phenomenon in case of marriages. A male must marry a female for the continuity of life. The Quran is very strict and straight-forward against this unnatural act. The Quran mentions the story of people of Prophet Loot (Lot) who were indulged in this filthy act and how they were punished by Allah. Here are some verses from this thought-provoking real incident from the Holy Quran:
“And (remember) Loot (Lot), when he said to his people: ‘Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)?” [al-A’raaf 7:80]
Verily, you practice your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)’” [al-A’raaf 7:80-81]
“Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Loot (Lot), them we saved in the last hour of the night” [al-Qamar 54:34]
Sodom and Gomorrah were the towns at the time of Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) at around 2000 B.C. They were the pioneers of Homosexuality hence this act is also known as Sodomy. Prophet Loot (A.S) was sent to warn them against their immoral act but they refused. The towns were showered by lava of an erupted volcano. The towns were lifted high up the sky to fall upside down along with stoning from the sky and the earthquake. Pompeii, and ancient city of Roman Empire was also destroyed for the same reason and their bodies are still present as a sign from Allah. This was how Almighty Allah perished the wrong doers.
Holy Prophet (PBUH) has also declared homosexuality as a gravest sin. Following are a few hadith regarding homosexuality:
It was narrated that Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘There is nothing I fear for my ummah more than the deed of the people of Loot.’ (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1457; Ibn Maajah, 2563).
And also: '…cursed is the one who does the action of the people of Loot'
According to the first Hadith, even Prophet (PBUH) feared that this act would corrupt his Ummah. The Gay Rights activities In the Muslim state of Pakistan which gathered many supporters is a prophecy fulfilled. This shameful and unnatural act has been growing its roots in the Muslim Ummah for a while now. Religious and Moral awareness is important in order to save people from indulging in the act of Sodomy.
A Gay lives an unnatural life. He abandons familial, moral, ethical and religious values which are essential for being a successful person in this world and the life hereafter. Gay-marriages are completely un-Islamic, uncivilized and unnatural. I completely oppose the Gay rights and I can see this wave of movements as a pre-planned attacked on Islamic beliefs by the foreign powers. There is a Hadith which mentions that homosexuality will be common near the End of time.
Islamabad-- meaning the City of Islam – is geologically at the epicenter of one massive earthquake. Like Sodom and Gomorrah which were destroyed due to their shameful acts by volcano eruption and an earthquake, the City of Islam is inviting the curse of Allah towards itself by allowing immoral and unethical events to happen regularly without any opposition.
May the name of Islam always prevail and may we value our religion and ethics in order to avoid to be treated like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Ameen.
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