We have chosen to use the widely-used Common Era (also known as Christian or Gregorian) calendar, rather than the Islamic Hijri (AH) calendar. It can not provide a perfect equivalent, however, because some Arabic sounds do not exist in English. The pronunciation key is intended to give English-speaking readers a close approximation of the word in Arabic. Kugle’s work shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Muslims do indeed deserve a place in Islam. He shows that common punishments for homosexuality in Islamic countries have no basis in the Qur’an or sunnah (the record of the exemplary life of the Prophet Muhammad). Kugle shows that Islam supports many kinds of diversity-and that sexual and gender diversity in particular were acknowledged in the Qur’an and by the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH). Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle in Progressive Muslims (ed. This is adapted from the chapter “Sexuality, Diversity, and Ethics in the Agenda of Progressive Muslims” by Dr. For more Islamic LGBT+resources, please visit their website. Reproduced by kind permission of Muslims for Progressive Values. Email Is there room in Islam for LGBT+ Muslims?
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