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المثلية الجنسية

At a Glance

According to search-discovered classical Islamic scholarship, the Quranic narrative of the People of Lut (Qawm Lut) serves as a divine warning against transgressing natural and moral boundaries. Classical commentators, with universal consensus, identify their primary transgression as the act of sodomy, which the Quran terms 'al-Fahisha' (a lewdness or abomination) and describes as unprecedented in creation (Quran 29:28). [12, 13] Ibn Kathir explains that Prophet Lut was sent to the city of Sodom to forbid this act where men sexually approached other men instead of the wives Allah had created for them (Quran 26:165-166). [1, 17] This specific sin, as Al-Qurtubi clarifies, was part of a broader societal decay that included public shamelessness and highway robbery (Quran 29:29). [6, 25] The synthesis of scholarly interpretations across all relevant verses establishes that their destruction was a consequence of rejecting their Prophet's guidance and persisting in a state of open corruption and defiance against the natural order established by Allah.

📖 Quranic Context

Serves as a primary Quranic example of a nation destroyed for rejecting prophetic guidance and transgressing divine and natural moral boundaries.

Illustrates divine justice, the consequences of unrepented sin, and the protection of the prophets and their followers.

References: Key passages include 26:165-166, 27:55, 29:28-29, detailing the specific transgressions and Prophet Lut's warning.

💭 Theological Perspective

Highlights the capacity for humans to invent new forms of sin against the natural order (fitrah).

Demonstrates how unchecked desires can lead a community to collective corruption and deafness to guidance.

Emphasizes the pattern of sending prophets to warn nations and the severe consequences of their rejection.

Serves as a warning against arrogance, public sinning, and the rejection of divine limits.

📜 Hadith Perspective

The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) warned his nation against committing the act of the people of Lut, indicating its severity.

  • The prohibition and gravity of the specific sexual acts of the people of Lut.
  • The fear of this sin appearing in the Muslim Ummah.

Universal agreement (ijma) among all schools of Islamic law on the prohibition of the acts for which the people of Lut were known.

💎 Deeper Insights

Search grounding reveals a critical link between the private sin and public societal collapse. While the act of sodomy is the focal point, Quran 29:29 ('...and you commit evil in your meetings') is interpreted by scholars like Al-Tabari to mean their sins were not hidden but had become a defiant, normalized part of their public life. This transforms the narrative from merely being about a forbidden act to a warning about how unchecked private immorality inevitably spills over into public corruption and the breakdown of social order.

Al-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi

Cross-scholar synthesis shows that the 'unprecedented' nature of their sin (29:28) is theologically significant. Ibn Kathir emphasizes they *invented* this sin. This highlights not just disobedience, but a creative act of rebellion against the divine order. It wasn't merely choosing a forbidden path, but carving out a new path of transgression, which scholars see as a deeper level of defiance against the Creator's wisdom regarding the nature of humanity (fitrah).

Ibn Kathir, Al-Tabari

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