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Hi there! I just found your blog and was wondering if u or ur followers had any advice!

I wasnt raised very religiously, but Ive been wanting to explore my spirituality more deeply. Ive been drawn to Islam and Christianity, but I honestly dont know a lot about either, let alone figuring out which one is right for me. Any advice on how i should explore this? Thanks and have a wonderful day! :)

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Probably Islam, since it does away with the Ridiculous notion of the Trinity

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Hello! I have seen some people say that while homosexual desires are innate and dont count as sins, but acting on those desires are sins. Could you please explain if same-sex/gay marriages are halal or not? Why would Allah SWT forbid someone from marrying a person from their same-sex but allow hetero marriages? Werent we all created equal in the eyes of our Creator?

This tends to be a difficult question - partially because there are so many interpretations on queer marriage in Islam.

I dislike using the terms halal or haram for use outside of food, because as many scholars will tell you, they are so extreme as terms that calling something haram or halal is quite confining [for food there are usually less nuances].

But here's a breakdown of the main interpretations around queerness in the islamic world:

Queerness is a choice and is sinful

Queerness is not a choice but is sinful if you act upon it

Queerness is fine all round but anal sex is sinful

Queerness is sinful but is not to be criminalised

Story of Lut was about rapists

Story of Lut was about straight men exhibiting power structures

Story of Lut was about inhospitality

Story of Lut was about not believing in Allah (SWT)

As you can tell the interpretations of the story of Lut and homosexuality in Islam is varied.

My personal belief is 5 and 7 merged. This is primarily based on the organisation of the Quran being split between Meccan surahs and Medinan surahs. Meccan surahs are surahs which are about monotheism and faith, while Medinan surahs are about moral principles, legislation, warfare, and other religious legalities. All the the surahs which mention the Story of Lut are Meccan surahs - so they're more about faith than morality and legality of certain attributes.

While this isn't complete proof that homosexuality is halal - it suggests that calling it haram is quite disingenuous.

Now does this mean gay marriage is always gonna be in an ambiguous zone? Nope. Queer marriage has been a part of all the Islamic countries at some point in history. Typically what changed is usually colonisation or extreme opposition to what is depicted as "Western". E.g. Egypt's messy history with queer marriage involves it being accepted and specifically celebrated by the Ottomans and then criminalised by the British, which a majority of Egyptians specifically rebelled against by accepting queerness, which lasted until 9/11 after which the government burned libraries of queer literature.

Overall gay marriage shouldn't neccessarily be haram - however I'm unfortunately unable to give a concise solidified answer. I'm very sorry about dodging the question so much, but i haven't undertaken the education necessary to be a scholar, so i suggest doing your own research and to ask actual queer scholars to really find a solid answer.

Of course that is if you can find queer scholars, many have been drowned out by homophobic muslims with the rise of tiktok sheiks. I also realised a lot of the sources i used to use for these types of asks in the past have been deleted, most likely due to the fear of being shunned or attacked, or because their research has been taken down due to frequent reports by homophobes.

Its a scary time to be a queer muslim

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Sarah fully veiled, in satin abaya and niqab. I love this color blue.

Sharing is appreciated 😘

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Are you a Sapphic Muslim too?

Another Sapphic Muslim or am I mistaken

hi yes i am a sapphic muslim ! :) hi

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Its complicated but personally I find appreciating the beauty of Nature and listening to comforting Scripture helps

How do you all reconnect with God?

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"Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allāh determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it (1) and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’ān.

He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan.(2) And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."

1: "Allāh has known that if they were to continue in such long periods of worship each night, the people would be caused much hardship."

2: "In the form of charities and contributions to His cause."

Qur'an 73:20 (Surah Al-Muzammil) Trans. Saheeh International

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I am, I have found very few, tried looking for Queer Muslims I found like 2, and I've found I think 4 Queer Christians, Ive found a lot of Queer Jews but I think most of them are non-practicing

So which of my religious queer comrades are on Bluesky now? And what feeds do you recommend following?

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..... So I think I may have found a modern Islamic scholar to study the teachings of....

He was mentioned in my audiobook "Inside the Soul of Islam"(fantastic book btw highly recommend) and there was an exert of a like speech he gave against extremists and I just did a quick glance on his views.... They interest my own.

I think that when I have the brain power to do some dedicated study reading, I shall look into any publications of his theology.

This is exciting!

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Yay :D

Another Sapphic Muslim or am I mistaken

hi yes i am a sapphic muslim ! :) hi

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the word punishment is mentioned 117 times in the Quran, and the word forgiveness is mentioned 234 times.

exactly two times more than punishment.

سبحان الله 🤍

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God Is listening tho, but their Instructions are already here there is little for them to say that has not already been said

Why is God so quiet?

because it’s your turn to talk

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Mary/Maryam's Gender

Very different from many Islamofascist discourses and even discourses of modern remnants of Muslim traditionalism, both the Quran and classical Islamic philosophy and theosophy hold that gender is something quite dynamic. Genders are not different by essence but are ontologically and teleologically related due to their common root in a unity of being.

“O mankind, be aware of your Caretaker who has created you from one single self and He created from it its mate and sent forth from it many men and women; and be aware of Allah whom you ask about, and the relatives. Allah is watcher over you.” (Quran 4:1)

“Your creation and your resurrection is as one single self, truly Allah is He Who hears and sees.” (Quran 31:28)

Gender is in the Quran seen as a manifestation of a primordial “duality in unity”, similar to the Chinese idea of Yin/Yang, but just like the Chinese idea of Yin and Yang we can not reduce this primordial duality to simple material entities.

“It exists within every fraction of creation, even within our own selves. And of everything we have created pairs, so that you may contemplate.” (Quran 51:49)

It by far transcends any biologisms and it is itself transcended by the final unity of being. In classical Quranic exegesis it is Maryam (Mary, the mother of Jesus) who is most often seen as the person whose life expresses this principle in the best way. I´d like to cite some quranic verses, a wellknown and wellrespected Sunni tafsîr (exegesis) and the quote of a wellknown Sufi writer with regards to this.

When the woman from the house of Imran said: “My Caretaker, I have vowed to You what is in my womb, dedicated, so accept from me, You are the Hearer, the Knower.”

So when she delivered she said: “My Caretaker, I have delivered a female,” but Allah knew well of what she delivered, for the male is not like the female. ���and I have named her Maryam, and I seek refuge for her and her progeny with You from the outcast devil.”

So her Caretaker accepted her a good acceptance, and made her grow into a good growth, and charged Zachariah with her. Every time Zachariah entered upon her in the temple enclosure, he found provisions with her. He said: “O Maryam, from where did you get this?” She said: “It is from Allah, Allah provides for whom He wishes without reckoning.” (Quran 3:35-37)

And the angels said: “O Maryam, Allah has chosen you and cleansed you, and He has chosen you above the women of the worlds.”

“O Maryam, be dutiful to your Caretaker and prostrate and kneel with those who kneel.” (Quran 3:42-43)

Next, a longing for a male child arose in her heart. Thus her imagination, firm resolution and expectation exercised an influence upon the fetus. Consequently, Maryam was born blessed with a virile disposition.[…] Maryam was a woman with the qualities of a man, as there are also men with an effeminate nature. This because by nature she looked out for Allah and centred all hopes in Him.

– From the Tawîl al Ahadîth of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi (1703-1762 CE)

“When tomorrow on the Day of Resurrection the call goes up, ‘O men!’, the first person to step into the ranks of men will be the virgin Maryam.”

– From the Tadhkirat al Awliyâ of Fariduddin Attar (ca. 1145-1221 CE)

🛑 This article was written by Leyla Jagiella on her website website in 2009.

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Why is God so quiet?

because it’s your turn to talk

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Muslim lesbians have two moods and it's either "it's a great day like love women!!! Glory be to Allah!!:3" or "my mother cries as she watches her little girl contort and twist into the thing she shed her own blood to kill"

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cant pray my way out of it but i can pray my way through it thats how this works