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nakibistan · 1 year

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LGBTQIA+ Imams, Clerics & Faith leaders:

Classical Imam An-Nawabi

South Africa & World's first Openly Gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks

Algerian-French Imam Ludovic Mohamed Zahed opened an Unity Mosque in Paris

Canada's First Openly Gay Imam El-Farouk Khaki

America's First Non-binary Imama Amina Wadud

US's First Openly Gay Imam Daaiyee Abdullah

US's First Trans Male Imam Tynan Power

US's first Trans Woman Imama Mahdia Lynn

Unity Mosque's founder & Imam Frank Parmir

Queer Imam/Imama Trina P. Jackson

Black Non-binary, Queer Imam Taylor Amari Little

Tamsila Tauqir from Inclusive Mosque Initiative (IMI) lead the first Inclusive Congregation in UK. She was also a leader of Safra Project, a LBTQ Muslim support group.

Pakistani Transgender Maulvi Jameela Begum/Maulvi Jameela

Bangladeshi Gay Imam Suleman

Pakistani Gay Imam Sameer

Pakistan's Khawaja Sara/Transgender Imam Muhammad Khan

Pakistan's Islamic Transgender madrasa founder Miss Rani Khan

Indonesian Transgender Madrassa's Founder Shinta Ratri lead prayers for Transgender

Italian Genderfluid, Queer Imama Sveva Basirah

Jordanian Former Gay Imam & Sheikh Khalaf Yousef

Somali-Australian Imam Nur Warsame

Iranian Queer Mullah Taha performed Same-Sex Weddings for gays - BBC News

Tanzanian-Indian Intersex,Transgender Imam & Scholar Sheikh Hussein Mustafa Parmar

German Sufi professor & Imam Rahal Eks

German's Bisexual Liberal Imama Seyran Ates

German's Openly Gay Imam Christian Awhan Hermann

➡️ See Also :

https://www.thelocal.no/20170620/norwegian-muslim-plans-liberal-mosque-in-oslo

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5263255/Imam-caught-trying-meeting-boy-15-Grindr.html

https://76crimes.com/2023/05/25/gay-muslim-leader-murdered-in-bangladesh/

https://minivannewsarchive.com/society/six-men-and-an-imam-arrested-for-homosexual-activity-956/comment-page-1

https://5pillarsuk.com/2019/05/02/controversial-mufti-abu-layth-mocks-classical-scholar-imam-an-nawawi-on-homosexuality/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/muslim-worship-leader-raped-boy-at-mosque-2182791.html

https://www.channelionline.com/amp/madrasa-teacher-arrested-for-molesting-a-child-student/

https://www.khaama.com/mullah-imam-arrested-for-raping-child-in-ghazni-province-02516/

#queermuslims #lgbt muslim #queerimam #transimam #womanimam #femaleimam #queer faith #queering islam #religious queer #transmuslims

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lgbtqiamuslimpedia · 11 months

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Mukhannath

Mukhannath/مخنثون (plural: Mukhannathun) was a gender & sexual-diverse community of Pre-Islamic & Classical Islamic Societies. Transgender & gender variant identities & practices are diverse and vary across different cultures and societies, including within Muslim communities. In Classical Arabia, these people were refer to as 1.)Effeminate men, 2.) people of ambiguous sexual characteristics and gender non-confirmity, who appeared as more feminine, 3.) who socially had roles typically played by women. There is no monolithic interpretation or understanding of gender identity or expression within Islam, as the religion encompasses a wide range of beliefs and cultural contexts. The existence of mukhannathun has been acknowledged in many historical islamic texts, and their status within Islamic society has been subject to varying interpretations.

Etymology

According to the lexicographers, the term mukhannath derived from the verb Kha-na-tha in the first form means to fold back the mouth of a waterskin for drinking. Derived term develop the basic idea of bending or folding in the direction of pliability,suppleness,languidness,tenderness& delicacy.

According to 9th century Arabic scholar, philologist Abn Ubayd mukhannathun were so called on their account of effeminacy (takassur, elsewhere usually paired with tathanni,suppleness).[citation needed]

Later lexicographers define the term mukhannath as a man who resembles or imitates as woman in the languidness of his limbs or the softness of his voice.This definition rose to prominence among Islamic scholars until medieval times, when the term became associated with passive homosexuality.

While the term "Mukhannath al-Jins" has been used to refer to individuals who do not conform to traditional gender norms associated with their assigned sex.

History

Pre-Islamic Arab Society:

Mukhannathun's gender expression & existence were much tolerated in Pre-Islamic Arab world.Mukhannathun from the city of Medina (Saudi Arabia), are frequently mentioned in the hadith literature & in the works of many Early Arabic and Islamic writers.Mukhannaths were used as domestic worker,domestic helper,hairdresser in the early days of Islam.Mukhannath were allowed to access in both male & female quarters.Al-'Ayni quotes from al-Tabarani that in the days of the Prophet Muhammad,the mukhannathun spoke languidly,dyed their hands and feet (with henna), but were not accused of immoral acts (fahisha).

In the Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates, various mukhannathun of Medina established themselves as celebrated entertainers,artists.One particularly prominent mukhannath, Abū ʿAbd al-Munʿim ʿĪsā ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Dhāʾib, who had the Arabic name Ṭuwais ("Little Peacock"), was born in Medina on the day Prophet Muhammad died (8 June 632).

Ṭuwais is described as the first mukhannath person to perform "perfect singing" characterized by definitive rhythmic patterns in Medina.He was also known for his sharp wit and his skill with the tambourine (which had previously been associated only with female musicians).No sources describe his sexuality as immoral or imply that he was attracted to men.But it is reported that he was married with a woman.

While Ṭuwais is typically described as the leading mukhannath musician of Medina during his lifetime.Another Mukhannath who was known by the name al-Dalāl ("the Coquettish") is mentioned as one of Ṭuwais's favorite pupils.He is portrayed as a witty but sometimes crude man who "loved women," but did not have sex with them.Unlike Ṭuwais, some tales involving al-Dalāl do suggest that he was attracted to men.Furthermore Ṭuwais and other mukhannathun musicians formed an intermediary stage in the social class most associated with musical performance: women in pre-Islamic Arabia, mukhannathun in the Rashidun and early Umayyad caliphates, and mainly non-mukhannath men in later time periods.

In the early Umayyad period, Mukhannathun enjoyed an exceptional visibility and prestige in Medina & Mecca.Religious persecution of mukhannathun first started at the reigns of Caliph Marwan I. The governor of Mecca serving under al-Walīd I “issued a proclamation against the mukhannathun”, in addition to other entertainers. Two mukhannath musicians named Ibn Surayj and al-Gharīḍ are specifically referred to as being impacted by this proclamation. Mukhannath al-Gharīḍ fled to Yemen and never came back to Saudi Arabia.The most severe instance of persecution is typically dated to the time of al-Walīd I's brother and successor Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, (7th caliph of the Umayyad caliphate).According to several variants of this story, the caliph Sulayman ordered the full castration of the mukhannathun of Medina.Some versions of the tale say that all of them were forcefully undergo the castration procedure. Consequently, mukhannath or queer folks of Medina & Mecca begin to fade from historical sources, and the next generation of singers and musicians had few mukhannathun in their ranks.

Abbasid Period

During the Abbasid caliphate, the word itself was used as a descriptor for men who are entertainer and submissive or effeminate gay.Mukhannath were employed as dancers, musicians, comedian & guards of Abbasid harems.In later eras Mukhannath term has been mostly associated with effeminate homosexuality.

Safavid Period

Safavid Dynasty (1501–1736) was a Twelver Shia dynasty of Iran.Mukhannathun also appeared in Safavid Era.

Acceptance of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals within Islam can be highly influenced by cultural, social, political & regional factors. Different Muslim majority countries & communities may have differing attitudes towards gender identity and expression, ranging from acceptance to stigmatization.

Hadith Literature

Almost all references of ahadith literature justifies animosity toward queer people & have been quoted out of context; Islamic clerics,scholars wrongly condemn trans folks, despite so many major Islamic scholars having argued that the Hadith actually refer to cross-dressers (who want to deceitfully gain access to women’s spaces).

According to Sahih Bukhari 4324, Narated by Umm Salama narrated that ''Prophet (ﷺ) came to me while there was an mukhannath (Hit) sitting with me, and I heard him (i.e. the effeminate man) saying to `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya, "O `Abdullah! See if Allah should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow,then take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) as (she is so beautiful and fat that) she shows four folds of flesh when facing you, and eight when she turns her back." The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "These (effeminate men) should never enter upon you (O women!)."

Al-Tabari (1978) took it as an example that the Prophet did not forbid a particular mukhanath, Hit, from entering the women’s quarters until he heard Hit giving a description of the women’s bodies in great detail.Hit was later prohibited from the house because ze had breached the trust of the Prophet, but not because of her gender identity or expression.According to Dr. Scott Siraj Kugle the mukhannath hadiths were so grossly taken out of context by many muslim conservatives,that what appeared to be a prophetic wisdom of protecting and sanctifying the privacy of women’s spaces; devolved into a punitive condemnation of gender & sexual diversity.

Its also known that Prophet Muhammad protect a Mukhannath (or trans woman) from death sentence.

According to a Sunan Abu Dawud 4910,narrated by Abu Hurayrah that,

''A mukhannath who had dyed his hands and feet with henna was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ).He asked: What is the matter with this man? He was told: "Messenger of Allah! He imitates the look of women." So he issued an order regarding him & he was banished to an-Naqi. The people said: Messenger of Allah! Should we not kill him? He said: I have been prohibited from killing people who pray.

According to Abu Usamah said: Naqi' is a region near Medina and not a Baqi ''.

According to Progressive Muslim scholar Mahdia Lynn, ''One group interprets this hadith as a transgressor banished: this person being sent away clearly teaches us that gender diverse people are not welcome in the Prophet’s community. According to this interpretation, living out the prophetic example today means that excluding gender and sexual diversity from Islam is right and good.

Another group looks at this story and sees a life saved: it’s clear there was a group of men ready to murder this person and so the Prophet saved their life by sending them away (to an-Naqi, a location between Mecca and Medina, which is interpreted to mean “within the bounds of Islam”). Living out prophetic example means not only accepting gender & sexual diversity as a valid part of the ummah, but being called upon to protect LGBTQI+ Muslims.''

Opinions

Within Islamic history and scholarship, there have been discussions and debates surrounding gender identities and expressions that transcends the gender binary.In the pre-modern period, muslim societies were aware of several gender non-confirmities: this can be seen through figures such as the khaasi (eunuch), the hijra (non-binary,trans), the mukhannath (trans-feminine),the mutarajjilat (trans male), the mamsuh (agender),the bissu (non-binary, polygender),the sida-sida (bigender) and the khuntha (intersex). Some Islamic scholars have explored the concept of "mukhannathun," which actually refers to individuals assigned male at birth but who exhibit feminine characteristics or behaviors.

Several scholars such as Mehrdad Alipour (2017) & Everett K. Rowson (1991) point to references in the Hadith to the existence of mukhannath: a man who carries femininity in his movements,in his appearance, and in the softness of his voice.Western scholars Aisya Aymanee M. Zaharin & Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli see the term mukhannath as referring to men who are behave like women,but do not want to undergo sex reassignment surgery,in contrast to transgender or intersex people.

Mukhannath term may use as an umbrella term for gender & sexual diverse.While sometimes Mukhannath classified as transgender people,the Mukhannathun as a group do not neatly fit into the western categories of gender or sexuality.There was too much variety from one Mukhannath to the next to establish a specific label for their gender or sexual identity, & the meaning of the term has changed over time.The Arabic term for a trans woman is Mukhannith, as they want to change their sex, while mukhannaths presumably don't.

In Popular Culture

Books

The Effeminates of Early Medina - Everett K. Rowson

Homosexuality,Transidentity and Islam -Ludovic Ahmad Zahed

Before homosexuality in Arab-Islamic World - Khaled El-Rouayheb

Sexual Ethics and Islam - Kecia Ali

Living Out Islam:Voices of Gay, Lesbian & Transgender Muslims - Scott Siraj Kugle

Homosexuality in Islam:Critical reflection on gay, lesbian & transgender muslims - Scott Siraj Kugle

Que(e)ring Religion:A Critical Anthology - Gary David Comstock, Susan E. Henking

Islam and Homosexuality - Samar Habib [volume 1], [volume 2]

Sexual and Gender Diversity in Muslim World - Vanja Hamzić

Islamic Homosexualities - Stephen O. Murray, Will Roscoe

Islamicate Sexualities:Translations across Temporal Geographies of Desire - Afsaneh Najmabadi,Kathryn Babayan

Queens, Eunuchs and Concubines in Islamic history - Taef El-Azhari

The Diesel (الديزل) by Thani al-Suwaidi

The Delight of Hearts - Ahmad Al-Tifashi

Governing Thirdness: State, Society and Non-Binary Identities - Muhammad Azfar Nisar

Films & TV

Allah Loves Equality - Wajahat Abbas Kazmi

Be Like Others - Tanaz Eshaghian

#gay muslim #transsexual muslim #transmuslim #queer history #queer islam #Hijra #Mukhannath #Mukhannith #khanith #transgender #non binary #genderqueer #gender ambiguity

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transx-mogai-cafe · 2 years

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TransMuslim

TransMuslim: a transreligious/transfaith identity whereby one desires to be of the Islamic faith or identifies as being part of the Islamic faith despite not being so, and/or identifies as being part of a Muslim family despite not being so.

#transx #transid #transreligious #transfaith #transmuslim #transx coining

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transid-cultureis · 15 days

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transid culture is EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS TRANSID LMAO

my first sister is transMuslim & transblack, my second sister is transblack & transChristian, my brother is transAsian, and my mother is trans double amputee, transGerman and my step father is transRussian! i love them all so much

- @milkqueerer

Transid culture is...

#transid culture #transid safe #transid community #pro transid #transid

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anti--transid · 9 months

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LETS SEE HOW MANY PARTS I CAN DO OF "Unhinged bullshit radqueers have said", PART THREE TIME BAYBEE

As always, tw for radqueers, pedophilia, racism, ableism, blackface, nazi mentions, cult mentions

"I wish I could trade my DPD for somebodys PPD cuz Im transPPD"

(... Does this bitch think its a trading card game???)

"Im a jewish transnazi!"

(H E L L O??? I just know your ancestors are severly disappointed in you)

"Being anti transharmful/transhateful is the same as being an exclus!"

(how am I like an exclus for being anti "transmurderer" exactly?)

"Im pro-contact for necrophilia and pedophilia!"

(somebody check this persons hard drive.. 😨)

"AAMs should be allowed to date MAPs!"

(No words..)

"Antis are a cult"

(Thats rich coming from a cult that grooms kids and promotes pedophilia, zoophilia, necrophilia, ableism and blackface 💀)

"Transspecies is radqueer!"

(No its not, me being transspecies isn't radqueer <3)

"Minors should be allowed to participate in kink and nsfw spaces with adults!"

(NO, NO THEY SHOULD NOT)

"Im transreligion!"

(this person claimed to be transmuslim)

"Im transskill!"

(JUST LEARN THAT SKILL)

#🎀 {talking}.#🎀{not the host}.#anti radqueer #anti ship #anti trace #anti transabled #anti transage #anti transid #anti transx #anti transautistic #former radqueer

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sophieinwonderland · 1 year

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Hey Sophie, have you come across transx people who use the "wants to be x" language for themselves? /genq

We always took the transx to be used in the same way as transgender (i.e. there's some internal experience of identity with). And although that can feel like 'I wish I was x' the parallel in transgender spaces would be 'I wish I was a [gender]'. Which oftentimes is a step towards realizing that someone is transgender.

And what we can recall of the "people wanting to be x" regarding transx being the same sort of bad faith transmed stuff.

Here's the transautistic Carrd.

It refers to someone who want to acquire autism/a form of autism. it can also be used to describe someone who feels they should acquire autism. Transautistic people are not necessarily allistics they can be autistic individuals who want another form of autism.

And here's a transabled Carrd's definition of transabled:

Transabled - a term describing someone who desires a specific incapability or disability (for example, amputation, paralysis, or blindness), it can also be used to describe those who internally feel as if they are or should be disabled

This does include people who identify internally as having that disability, but it's an afterthought following the definition of "desiring" the disability.

There's also a popular coining blog with terms like this:

Most of their terms follow this same format of "desires to and/or identifies as X."

Other transID blogs don't even include the option of identifying as X at all. For example, one for "transflavor:"

A transid term that describes wanting your body/soul to be a different flavor.

A related term by a completely different transID blog:

Transscent / Scentian ~! a label under the transid umbrella where one wishes to change and or adapt their natural scent.

This doesn't apply to the entire community, but there do seem to be a lot who are using "trans" to mean "wanting/desiring/wishing" to be something they're not.

#ask box #transid #transx #transabled #discourse

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rei-does-stuff · 1 year

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all of this blatant radqueer racism is just…. ugh I’m sorry. You’re awesome. If anyone ever is mean to you I will riot /aff

Thank you Reign <33

Radqueers are insane man, thankfully I haven’t seen anything like…TransPakistani or transmuslim, I think my brain would explode lmao

#rei says stuff #ask

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dmnsqrl · 5 years

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#Repost @intransitivenwa (@get_repost) ・・・ This valentine's throw the toxic out! The binary reinforces gender roles and gender stereotypes that uphold the patriarchy. The patriarchy serves to uphold white supremacy. All of our oppression is interconnected. . . #ATransValentines #Trans #inTRANSitive #valentinesday #transgender #Transwomen #TransMen #Nonbinary #gendernorms #TransLivesMatter #transyouth #QTPOC #transasians #translatinx #transimmigrants #transmuslims #blacktranspeople #intransitive #WontBeErased https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt32t_7AmqOZm6ldkrn0fuZQ05PMY7ZKseieKQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tny4tvmcdmxn

#repost #atransvalentines #trans #intransitive #valentinesday #transgender #transwomen #transmen #nonbinary #gendernorms #translivesmatter #transyouth #qtpoc #transasians #translatinx #transimmigrants #transmuslims #blacktranspeople #wontbeerased

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jace-the-fallen-angel · 3 years

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Support LGBTQIA in Islamic societies, Queer Muslims Exist 🏳️‍🌈💗 #LGBTQIA #Queer #QueerMuslim #Leftism #Freedom #TransMuslims #GayMuslim #lgbtqmuslims https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdK6GUH7ew/?utm_medium=tumblr

#lgbtqia #queer #queermuslim #leftism #freedom #transmuslims #gaymuslim #lgbtqmuslims

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queer-muslim-trans-gurl · 2 years

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Just me?

Any other hijabi just...obsessed with their hijab?! Like I love mine so much I will wear it just lounging around the house. It makes me feel like more of a woman and just...pretty! And not to mention the feeling of knowing I’m making Allah proud by showing my devotion to him everyday by wearing my hijab.

#muslim #transmuslim #lgbt #lgbt muslim

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lgbtqiamuslimpedia · 1 year

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Al-Fatiha Foundation

Al-fatiha foundation was an international queer muslim focused organization based in USA. Al-faitha advanced the civil,political & legal rights of LGBTQ+ Muslims.It was founded in 1997 by a Pakistani-American muslim gay man Faisal Alam .

Type : Non-Profit

Founder : Faisal Alam

Purpose : Raising awareness on LGBTQ+ muslims,combatting muslim homophobia

Headquarter : USA

Chapters : Al-Fatiha had 15 chapters in USA,UK,Canada,South Africa.Al-Fatiha also had offices in UK,South Africa,Spain,Turkey.

Website : www.al-fatiha.org/

History of Al-Fatiha

Al-fatiha foundation was founded in November of 1997.Initially it started as an internet listserve.The org. had members from 25 countries, & by October 1998 had developed numerous in-person chapters. Al-fatiha foundation first opened its office in New York.Al-fatiha helped to established a largest queer muslim network.Al-fatiha was a member of Global Queer Muslim Network.

Al-fatiha members hosted international retreats & conferences annually for LGBTQQIA+ Muslims.

Al-fatiha's first International Retreat for LGBTQ Muslims was held in October of 1998.

Al-fatiha convened the 1st American LGBTQ+ conference “Creating a Community,” for LGBTQ+ Muslims,LGBTQ+ people from muslim backgrounds.

Al-Fatiha organized conferences which took place in Boston, New York and London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and focused on issues such as the reconciliation of religion and sexual orientation.

In 2003, Al-faitha & Salaam Canada co-hosted the ''Salaam/Al-Fatiha International LGBTTIQQ Muslim Conference'' in Toronto.

The last conference of Al-fatiha was held in 2005 in Atlanta,GE.

International Queer Activism:

Through the first International Retreat for LGBTQ Muslims of Al-fatiha,the participants officially decided that the muslim community needed an international org. to address their concerns.

Since 1998, the Al-fatiha foundation has expanded significantly, with 15 chapters located in the United States, United Kingdom,South Africa and Canada.Furthermore, Al-faitha foundation opened its offices in UK,Canada,Spain, Turkey,Jerusalem,South Africa.The Al-fatiha-UK chapter is currently known as Imaan. Al-fatiha South Africa chapter is currently known as The Inner Circle/Al-Fitrah Foundation.

The Al-Fatiha Foundation has received extensive media coverage in the United States and around the world. Many LGBT newspapers and publications have written about its activities, featuring the organization and its members in The New York Blade, Southern Voice, The Advocate, Out Magazine and Diva Magazine, among others. Mainstream publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post also have covered Al-Fatiha’s activities. Featured abroad in Bangladesh,India,South Africa & the Far East, Al-Fatiha has been on radio programs such as BBC and National Public Radio.Al-fatiha's extensive media coverage brought visibility on Queer Muslims globally.

Closure of Al-fatiha:

Al-fatiha foundation was highly criticized by other islamic conservatives & radicalists.In 2001, Al-Muhajiroun, an international organization seeking the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate, issued a fatwa declaring that all members of Al-fatiha foundation were murtadd (apostate).The organization Al-Muhajiroun also demanded death of Al-fatiha's members.

Due to constant death threats and fear of getting shunned by their muslim communities, many members of the Al-fatiha still prefer to be anonymous so as to protect their identity.While Al-Fatiha worked to combat homophobia within Muslim communities, it also felt it faced the challenge of seeking to avoid provoking an Islamophobic reaction among non-Muslims.

After the organization's founder, Faisal Alam, stepped down, subsequent leaders failed to sustain the organization.It began a process of legal dissolution in 2011.

#queer muslim #lgbtq muslim #gay muslim #bi muslim #trans muslim #transmuslim #Homosexuality in Islam #Queering Muslim #lgbt muslims

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