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In India, which has the third-largest Muslim population in the world, and where Islam is the largest minority religion, the largest Islamic seminary (Darul Uloom Deoband) has vehemently opposed recent government moves [119] to abrogate and liberalize laws from the colonial era that banned homosexuality. [120]
Mukhannath (مُخَنَّث; plural mukhannathun (مُخَنَّثون); "effeminate ones", "ones who resemble women") was a term used in Classical Arabic and Islamic literature to describe effeminate men or people with ambiguous sexual characteristics, [6] who appeared feminine and functioned sexually or socially in roles typically carried out by women. [8]
In Islamic literature, the Classical Arabic term mukhannathun is used to describe "effeminate men". The term has sometimes been equated to transgender women, [66] gay men, members of a third gender, or intersex individuals, [67] [68] although it does not neatly fit into any of those categories. [16] [17] [69]
During the Islamic Golden Age, the Abbasid dynasty is known for being relatively liberal regarding homosexuality. [25] This is due to a variety of factors, notably the move towards a more bureaucratic Islamic rule and away from literalist adherence to the scripture. Many Islamic rulers were known to engage in, or at least tolerate, homosexual ...
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Symbols of the world's largest religions displayed on rainbow flags at the Queer Easter, Germany. The relationship between religion and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality, bisexuality, non-binary, and transgender identities.
Saudi Arabia has no criminal code.The primary source of law in Saudi Arabia is the Sharia (Islamic law), which is derived from the Quran.Specifically, prohibition of same-sex sexual acts is based on the Quranic story of the prophet Lut and traditions of the teachings of Muhammad contained in the Sunnah. [17]
Homosexuality in Islam: Critical Reflection on Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims is a book by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle. It was published in 2010 by Oneworld Publications . See also