Omar Suleiman – The LGBTQ Question – What Does Islam Say?

			First and foremost inshallah Thai let's start with the Hukum, the ruling in Islam. And this is sort
of the clear and unambiguous and something that no Islamic scholar or mainstream masjid or
institution would deny. Number one that in Islam any sexual relationship outside of Africa, between
a man and a woman is haram. Number two desires are not sinful, nor should people be identified or
ostracized by desires but instead every Muslim is defined by Islam, which is submission to Allah
with those desires. Number three, same * actions are unequivocally haram. Number four, the one who
acts upon those desires as sinful but within the fold of Islam so long as they don't justify those
		

			acts number five, the one who does not act upon them is actually rewarded by Allah subhanaw taala
for their moja meaning they're striving number six the one who denies its prohibition denies what is
my Lumina Dean Did Laura I think we just released the lecture that I gave on edge mount and my
Illumina deemed the dot aura which means that which is known by the religion by necessity. So the
one who denies its prohibition denies what is my alumina Dean Bharara which takes one outside of the
fold of Islam. Number seven to celebrate or support what Allah has prohibited is a form of silk and
cannot be done in the name of social cohesion or political mobility. Number eight, we have and
		

			always will condemn mistreatment and violence against people on the basis of orientation, lifestyle
or belief, but that condemnation should not be conflated with making Halal what Allah has clearly
made haram. Number nine, we should still be the best of neighbors and colleagues and show all people
the beauty of the prophetic way with our character. Number 10. We should always anchor our
understanding of any issue in the Quran and the Sunnah and Jamar and our scholars of course, use the
US use analogy when necessary to deal with any matter