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 News Right Now: Deviant Paths

As salamu alaikum and welcome to News Right Now... ’Deviant Paths’

Though it may seem that the view on homosexuality is an accepted global viewpoint it only takes the release of a single film to highlight the cracks in this façade; from countries in the Middle East out right banning it due to material that promotes homosexuality to countries such as Singapore raising its age restriction for the first time in a movie of this genre due to its homosexual references. The Jiangsu province in China has recently ruled homosexuality as a psychological disorder even though it has been decriminalized since 1997 and ceased to be a mental illness as of 2001.

Meanwhile, in Europe simmering disputes between Brussels and the arch-conservative governments in Poland and Hungary are rapidly coming to a head. Polish lawmakers are working on a law that could ban gay pride parades. Italy’s rejection of the anti-homophobia law happened in a country that remains Western Europe’s biggest holdout on same-sex marriage. France, far-right challenger of the current administration Éric Zemmour is toeing a less inclusive line. “It is a desecration of marriage,” Zemmour recently declared about same-sex marriage...”

In America, Boston Globe columnist, Renée Graham wrote that a conservative lawmaker in Texas is looking into whether same-sex marriage can be undone within the state using a similar legal lever as the state’s strict abortion law.

Homosexuality is contrary to the Islamic view of procreation instinct where Allah Azza wa Jal clarifies the purpose of the procreation instinct and role of men and women in it, although the sensual pleasure is inseparable when men and women engage in it within the scope of marriage.

Allah (swt) says:

(يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاء وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءلُونَ بِهِ وَالأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا)

“O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Hawwa), and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs. Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you.” [An-Nisa: 1].

Nevertheless, let us not under-estimate the influence of the media. American television shows and cinematic movies, at first glance, appear like a harmless way to entertain ourselves. However, Western government institutions use entertainment to influence world intellectual and political opinion, including that of the Muslim World. Entertainment influences minds, justifying erroneous and strange concepts to normalize them.

Hollywood is particularly effective in normalizing homosexuality, whilst giving its movies a touch of comedy or thrill, such as “The Eternals,” “Brokeback Mountain” or “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.” As for television, the immensely popular Friends sitcom aired a marriage of homosexuals, on 18 January 1996, just five weeks after the sitcom Roseanne did. There was initial widespread condemnation within the US. Regions such as Port Arthur, Texas and Ohio even refused to air the episode. However, over time, the episode contributed to a wave that led to reforms in legislation, media and education. Now the marriage of homosexuals is normalized, whilst there are now efforts to normalize incest.

Intellectually, entertainment promotes a core concept of the Western way of life, which is hedonism. Hedonism is a Western ethical theory that pleasure by any means is the highest good and the proper aim of human life. It arose as a reaction to restrictions by the Church in Western society upon personal conduct. Hedonism’s core lesson is that there must be no restriction to the personal pursuit of pleasure by religion, as long as you do not harm others. American entertainment increasingly determines forms of entertainment in the Muslim World.

Hollywood’s latest promotion of LGBTQI via the Marvels franchise, Eternals, is ironically tasked with protecting humanity from a race of monsters called Deviants. Conversely, a pundit on beIN Sports, Aboutrika – one Egypt's high profile ex footballers -- said homosexuality "is not compatible with Islam." "Our role is to stand up to this phenomenon, homosexuality, because it's a dangerous ideology and it's becoming nasty and people are not ashamed of it anymore." "They (the Premier League) will tell you that homosexuality is human rights. No, it is not human rights; in fact, it's against humanity." He received swift backlash from anti-discrimination organisations and the Premier league ranging from criticising the fact that he brought ‘theology’ into the frame to condemning his views.

Western entertainment has an agenda throughout the world, but has a particular slant in the Muslim World. The cultural invasion takes place because the West wants to present its way to live life as an attractive alternative to the Islamic way of living. Youth brought up on the right path upon the mother's lap are being invited to follow the Western way of life, through entertainment. The message of Western entertainment is to follow our lusts and desires, rather than the commands of Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw). It is to impress upon us that as long as we are not harming anyone else, we can pursue any Haraam pleasurable activity.

The liberal idea of personal freedom had created devastating impacts in the Western societies like broken family units, decrease in the number of marriages, increase in divorces, misplaced roles and responsibilities of men and women on the pretext of gender equality, increase in children that do not know their father and many other social ills. Thus the West has corrupted the entire social structure that regulates the relationship of men and women and yet boasts that these flawed ideas are the benchmark of the civilized society.

Allah (swt) says:

(وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لاَّ يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لاَّ يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لاَّ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا أُوْلَـئِكَ كَالأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْغَافِلُونَ)

“Indeed, We have destined many jinn and humans for Hell. They have hearts they do not understand with, eyes they do not see with, and ears they do not hear with. They are like cattle. In fact, they are even less guided! Such ˹people˺ are ˹entirely˺ heedless.” [Al-A’raf: 179].

Islam is not the way of hedonism, in which man indulges and abstains on the basis of his likes and dislikes. Islam determines the performance and abstinence from things and actions on the basis of what Allah (swt) has decided and not according to our desires. Allah (swt) warned,

(وَأَنِ احْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَاحْذَرْهُمْ أَن يَفْتِنُوكَ عَن بَعْضِ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ)

“And judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their desires. And beware, so they do not lure you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you.” [Surah al-Maidah 5:49].

Islam is the only system that is sent by the Creator of whole of Humankind that shows the correct path for prosperity in this world and our accountability on the Day of Judgement is only based on commands and prohibitions that is commanded by Him. In the Khilafah (Caliphate) media will propagate the Truth of Islam, the tranquility and happiness it brings to both individuals and the community, the justice it establishes and the military superiority of the state. Moreover, the Khilafah’s media will expose the falsehood and corruption of man-made systems, as well as the weaknesses of the enemy’s military forces. As such, the media will play a major contribution towards spreading Islam through the world. It is upon Muslims to work for the Khilafah (Caliphate) on the Method of Prophethood, which will ensure the media plays its role to take humanity out of the darkness of hedonism, to the light of Islam.

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