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Homosexuality
[Sodomy and
Lesbianism]:
by Naseer Ahmad Faruqui
Taken from: The Light (August 24, 1981); pp. 7-9.
Had I not been asked by an esteemed
and learned friend from England to write on this subject, I
would not have done it. Firstly, because it is, to me at
least, such a shameful subject to discuss. Secondly, it is
such an obvious perversion that it has been described in
legal books and other literature as an "unnatural offence".
However, I feel that the subject should now be discussed
openly because:
(a) It has now been legalised
in certain prominent countries, some of them known for
their conservatism in the past.
(b) Even before this legalisation,
it had recently come to be practised openly and
shamelessly.
(c) I confess that sitting here in
Pakistan I am not fully aware of the public reaction to
the flagrant and growing indulgence in this vice. But so
far as I am aware, neither the Press in the West nor the
Church has condemned it. In fact when this unnatural
offence was being legalised in a certain hitherto
conservative country, I was surprised to read that the
Church had lent support to the legalisation. Is the
Church's attitude consistent with the teachings of the
Bible which calls it a "very grievous sin" (Genesis,
18:20) and describes it as being the cause of the Divine
wrath and destruction of the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah?
(d) The Holy Quran requires
us to raise our voice against all evils. It condemns
the Israelites of the pre-Islamic period thus: "They
forbade not one another the hateful things they did. Evil
indeed was what they did" (5:79).
And it was one of the reasons why
the then Israelites were cursed "on the tongue of David
and Jesus" (5:78).
(e) Very few people have the fear
of God. But most people are afraid of the public opinion.
So that when public opinion goes corrupt and does not
forbid glaring evils like homosexuality, in fact
legalises it, then the conscience of such people is
really sick, if not dead.
Causes of
Homosexuality:
Homosexuality is pretty
ancient, the earliest historical case being that of the
people to which the Prophet Lot was sent, namely, the
residents of Sodom and Gomorrah (about 3,500 years ago). But
it probably existed, although to a small extent, in almost
all times. There is no notice in history of such cases,
because it was always considered to be an unnatural offence
of shame, except of course among the people of Sodom and
Gomorrah who indulged in it blatantly as has now,
unfortunately, become the case in the West.
In certain regions, the evil was
attributed by those who tried to justify it, to the shortage
of women or their being in seclusion. However plausible a
reason it may look for certain regions, it is certainly
not true of the West.
The only reasons one can surmise of
for the growth of the evil in the West are:
(a) The living together of
boys and adolescents in schools and colleges, especially
in the hostels.
(b) Perversion, due surprisingly to
over-indulgence in natural sex. Such sex as one gets in
married life is not over-indulgence. What I mean is
promiscuous sex indulgence outside marriage, made
possible in the West by the huge preponderance of women
over men -- particularly after the two World Wars, and
the free-mixing of the sexes in and outside the homes,
indulgence in sex being whipped up by novels, erotic
poetry, films, nudity and obscenity all
around.
Over-indulgence in natural sex
leads to a stage where man loses enjoyment in natural sex
and seeks variation and diversion, which he is told could be
had in homosexuality.
Lesbianism:
This sex indulgence among
females was not at least known publicly or openly talked
about until recently. Now women in the West themselves talk
about it, no longer in whispers, and cases are openly
reported in the Press. And nobody seems to consider it an
evil, for those openly accused of Lesbianism go about none
the worse for it. Nobody even thinks of prosecuting
indulgence in unnatural offences (Sodomy or Lesbianism) for
public opinion has come to tolerate it even where these
evils are not legalised. Lesbianism, again, starts from
schools and colleges, particularly the hostels. But its main
cause is the huge preponderance of women over men in the
West. When women cannot find the natural way of satisfying
their sex impulses, whipped up as they are by novels, erotic
poetry, films, nudity and obscenity, they "make their own
sex " as the Lesbianists say.
Polygamy:
The answer, of course, is
polygamy, which Islam prescribes for a society where women
preponderate in numbers over men. Polygamy is
pooh-poohed by those in the West, but the same people
do not mind illegal polygamy (extramarital
sex-indulgence) which is being practised freely. What is
better for the society, even women, than a proper home life,
security and legitimate children! And for those who still
care for morals and spiritual welfare, legal polygamy is the
only choice, rather than the illegal polygamy with all its
evil consequences, including the slow decline of the
institution of marriage. In any case, the Mormons in America
allow polygamy and their women are certainly more happy than
the poor women who have to submit to adultery because they
cannot find husbands.
The British judge Lindsay's book "A
Case for Polygamy" is one, which those who care for the
moral, spiritual and social health of their society should
read.
General
Remarks:
Generally speaking, whether it
is the promiscuity in sex-indulgence or perversity
(Homosexuality and Lesbianism), some of the remedies suggest
themselves in the above discussion. Other than those, the
following general remedies are a must:
(a) Public condemnation
rather than tolerance and legalisation of these
evils.
(b) But public opinion can itself
become perverse as in countries where these evils are not
only tolerated but also legalised and publicly practised
without any repercussions.
(c) So, the only answer is
religion. If Christianity has failed in its appeal
to the people of the West let them study Islam. Let them
also take note of the fact that these evils do not
prevail in the Islamic countries.
(d) In the last resort, it is not
the public opinion, nor the legal consequences, which can
put an end to these evils, but a living faith in a Living
God that can restrain people from all evils. And such a
living faith and a Living God can be found in Islam, if
mankind is to save itself from annihilation.
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