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Homosexuality in a Fast-Changing World: What Science and Islam Say?

15Sep

By Sayyid Jasim IllyasNo Comments

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Homosexuality in a Fast-Changing World: What Science and Islam Say?

(Source: ArtStation) The speed at which the world is traveling today towards the future at times makes us stand in complete awe. But at times we are also too stunned to even realize the changes happening around us that we just go with the flow regardless of the steep dangerous fall that awaits us. The changes in our society, especially relating to homosexuality is of prime concern in terms of the consequences it has on our life. While some people fall into the direct pitfalls of homosexuality most others become sympathetic onlookers only because of their lack of knowledge and misunderstandings about it. Understanding homosexuality becomes inevitable in one's life. Until the 1970s homosexuality was considered by psychiatrists around the world to be a mental illness for which the p...

INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

A Kin-Analysis on Islamic Capital Punishments and Feasibility /Part 1 Introduction Sharia law provides a complete system of laws affecting every facet of life. The Quran and Sunnah (which are the customs and traditions of the Messenger Muhammad) are the main sources of sharia law whereas, Ijma'a (the consensus of Muslim scholars) and Qiyas (reasoning by legal analogy) are two secondary sources.[1] It is noteworthy that sharia law is not uniformly applied and that Muslim countries have different approaches to the use of the death sentence. It could be more accurate to refer to them as manifestations of the will of Muslim governments, which are grounded in each nation's policies and cultural ideas. Furthermore, devout Muslims are expected to follow heavenly laws. Consequently, co...

Marital Age of Women: Subject to Change Or Not?

The practice of matrimony is clearly one of the most notable social and relevant systems on the crust of the earth once and for all. At the heart of most families lies the social and honest relationship between a man and a woman. As this process is considered as part and parcel of society, it has a clear outlook at every turn, especially in marriage as society aims at many goals in a marriage process, such as giving birth to a new generation, shaping an exemplary society, providing comfort and peace to mind and body. Unfortunately, nowadays Islam is facing a plethora of sharp edged-accusations from different walks of life on the certain misunderstanding that Islam is promoting child marriage. As a matter of fact, what they are doing is barking up the wrong tree. It is sure...