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Islam has strongly emphasized the concept of decency and modesty and chastity; besides the lawful sexuality, priority is given to modesty and chastity both inside and outside the marital relationships. The Quran warns against immoral lust , [14] [15] and the hadith literature, modesty has been described as "a part of faith". [16]
Islam has used its effects to regulate the interest. [25] [26] According to Islam, sexual relations limited in some aspects to secure the situation for the present society or the next generation, and in this regard, Islam has taken measures that do not lead to feelings of deprivation and failure and suppression of the sexual instinct. [12]
In Islam, lust is considered one of the primitive states of the self, called the nafs. In sufi psychology , according to Robert Frager, nafs is an aspect of psyche that begins as our worst adversary but can develop into an invaluable tool.
In Islam, masturbation (Arabic: استمناء, romanized: istimnā’) is forbidden or makruh (discouraged) according to the majority of scholars' opinions. However, a minority viewpoint within some Islamic schools of thought permits masturbation as an alternative to zina (fornication), or if one is unable to marry.
The Koran refers to homosexuals as Lot's people (quam Lut), Lot being the Islamic prophet who preached against homosexuality in the cities of Sodom and Gomorra. [11] According to Kligerman, "In the Qur’an, Lut questions, ‘How can you lust for males, of all creatures in the world, and leave those whom God has created for you as your mates?
This is a list of spiritual entities in Islam. ... Awar, a devil of lust, tempting into adultery. (Devil) Azazil, leader of angels punishing demons, Satan. (Archangel ...
Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500–1800 is a 2005 book by Khaled El-Rouayheb, published by the University of Chicago Press. El-Rouayheb had written a PhD dissertation on the subject of homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic world, and this dissertation was supervised by Basim Musallam. [ 1 ]
Islamic scripture does not specifically mention masturbation. Like most people prior to the morals of the Age of Enlightenment, pre-modern Islam faced masturbation mostly with indifference. [51] A few hadiths underline this view. Muhammad is reported to have said that "it is your fluid, or your member, so do whatever you like, as it were."