Islam and Homosexuality: A Lecture by Paul Williams back in 2017

Blast from the past. A talk I gave back in 2017. As a Muslim I outline my understanding of Islam, homosexuality, hudud punishments, and contemporary Western challenges to Islamic teaching.
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[@ainjeffery]

your channel is one of my favorites! keep doing the good work, brother Paul.

[@Abrahamos]

You taught me so much even as a Muslim. May Allah bless you & bless us all as students of each other.

[@MohammadAWaly]

so true!

[@thinkislamcheckmychannel]

Brave man for speaking out on this topic. May Allah bless you.

[@malekodeh4328]

You’re a very sincere man with a beautiful heart. May Allah strengthen your faith and grant you mercy and forgiveness 🤲🏽 Your project impacts our lives in good. May Allah always guide us towards good.

[@TeddyBear-lb9ho]

Paul Asalaamu Alaikum, you are a great inspiration for me, a born Muslim, and a great source of pride for us all and I love you for the sake of Allah

[@ddds9921]

I love u for the sake of Alah

[@teenaakhir9105]

MasyaAllah!!.. 2017.. Bro Paul presently looks more distinguished and scholarly ..I think..he exudes such confidence and eloquence in his recent lectures and interviews..❄️

[@hoopoe9629]

Excellent lecture. Thank you for re-posting

[@safyafarooq2878]

Very interesting, brother Paul. You reposted this video, it's elder, but today it is even more relevant. In deed it's very courages of you. And you convay your topics calmly, objectivly, like a good teacher.

[@oldpondfrog788]

Very pleased to have almost met you, Dr Paul. Many Blessings.

[@kameraunik4114]

MashaAllah 2017, Allah SWT has guided you to the straight path

[@Mr_Main-event_Muhammad024]

You look Ka Ute, Ustadh Paul! The answer to the question of “Discrimination” got me admiring you for the extra, Brother Paul! Masha'Allah!

[@mamzeza]

what does that mean

[@HafsaGarcia]

I remember this! Good idea to upload it again

[@malenedietl3369]

I'm just in the first 5 min of this talk, and the word'hudud' in the introductiontext made me realize how totally drowned, influenced, am in the mindset of today. Hudud, ofcourse, we need limits, lines that cannot be crossed, there are no hudud in the west anymore. That little, big word hudud. My immediate reaction in my mind, sadly, to many things that are in it's roots a no go area with real bad consequences, is like full of counter arguments, untill I stop myself and think again. And this is all due to rhetorics in the surroundings, mainstream oppinions. As a muslim you constantly have to rethink and correct yourself. Offcourse I know better and live by the islamic rulings, but it's the constant hammering on your senses from the mainstream, that is so horrifying. It's an everlasting battle. So thank you, dear brother Paul for speaking up. Jazaka Allah khairan!

[@yassinebwih2202]

Thats why i was very happy thé day this dude reverted. I knew hé will bring more than Lionel Messi . Godspeed

[@Ibaaz33]

So much respect for you Paul. Amazing lecture.

[@JohnnieWalkerGreen]

This concise information is beneficial, primarily if delivered in less than 30 minutes, and the first 5 minutes contain the summary of the entire presentation.

[@Defeatzeus]

Mashallah brother you look sharp now and also the beard suits you well. May Allah preserve your family and give you barakah

[@xelakram]

Beard? Which beard? Where?

[@francescocerasuolo4064]

@@xelakramit's insane, people are delusional in any capacity.

[@xelakram]

@@francescocerasuolo4064 Yes indeed.

[@javadchohan]

Brilliant lecture and answers to questions, well done Paul. A brother mentioned a taxi driver who refused to serve a gay person. My response is how can you expect to do Dawah by adopting such a strict attitude, what if the gay person was secretly curious about religion? By driving them away you are not bringing them nearer to Islam in fact you are playing into the narrative of the red tabloid media. Regardless if someone is gay, lesbian, LGBT or whatever they claim to have emerged from a tadpole if you want to invite them to Islam you need to adopt a kind understanding and welcoming heart. In my local mosque in Lewisham South East London we have new Muslims taking Shadah regularly, some have tatoos, some wear shorts, some females have excessive make up, some wear their pants lower exposing their underwear but we are reminded by the Imams to be tolerant and allow them time to adjust. A smile can bring more rewards than praying all day and night

[@Darendddd]

in mus,is countries LGBT killed, even in russian region chechen republic gay tortured and killed massivly by police, islam is always about killings LGBT and always will be about violence and cut head and etc. then more will be muslims and then more they will be strong then more violnec an killing will be, it is fact

[@abdurrazzak2970]

May Almighty Allah Bless and Reward you Best in this Life and in the Hereafter.

[@rafadarwish3875]

I’m a Muslim but you are my inspiration in Islam and humanity 🤲🏽 much gratitude sir for your efforts 🦋🌻

[@zeinaakkouche7661]

MASHALLAH dear brother Paul ♥️🥰♥️ You are truly blessed with the knowledge you share 🤗🤗🤗 May ALLAHsw reward you well 🌸🌸🇦🇺

[@cfwoodworking8254]

I wouldn't have recognized him, if it wasn't for his familiar voice

[@davisfelixmeleisea]

Very informative, as well as most of the content in your channel. Thank you brother, wa laikum salam!

[@CG-zi5ku]

Your finest hour Sir. Mashallah.

[@dariusaasin5580]

Mashallah, at first I didn't recognized you. Excellent lecturer Mashallah

[@sammu]

Very good talk. You were CHUNKY before my friend. Glad to see you so healthy and energetic now. Same intellect but more confident now.

[@BloggingTheology]

thanks

[@banandababa]

Not “chunky” in capitals 😭

[@yoservs]

Lots of love to you always brother. it takes a lot of courage to fight your jihad. may Allah keep you strong on your path.

[@TheRockeyAllen]

It hurts my heart when I see Muslims my age, in Canada, being supportive of these nonsensical liberal norms. My own friends have fallen into these traps. May Allah guide us all towards righteousness.

[@bilsid]

ameen

[@fouadmas5413]

Daniel Haqiqatjou is great at pointing out those Muslim leaders who fall into that trap

[@TheRockeyAllen]

@@fouadmas5413 Yep. Alhamdulillah in UK and in Australia, we have a healthy Muslim community. But the state of Muslims in US and Canada is... in need of a lot of work.

[@ned9819]

When you send kids to school that indoctrinate them into this 8 hours a day and you see them only 1-2 hours (thats if you actual spend quality time), what do you think the result will be??? Of course the indoctrination will win 99% of the time. My advice is to home school, knowledge is not monopolised anymore by any institution

[@MarufKhan-on1rb]

@@TheRockeyAllen its bound to happen when we have institutions like Yaqeen

[@user-jg8eh8fw5z]

As salaam alakum. It is not easy speaking about these subjects in the western world. Your doing Allahs will.

[@BloggingTheology]

Wa alaykumu s-salam

[@francescocerasuolo4064]

ur disgusting backwards.

[@jya5467]

JazakAllah Khair. May Allah protect all muslims and I from all kinds of fitnah in this world, fitnah of life and fitnah of death. Aameen.

[@hebakhalifa5672]

May Allah bless you and grant you mercy in this life and the hereafter, and may Allah accept all your prayers , your persevere give us all lessons in the love of Allah and obeying him, Keep the very excellent work you do on this channel and May Allah reward you well for your troubles ❤💗❤

[@Hitler850]

🎉 Whatever be the situation, always support the truth. May Allah make you successful my brother.

[@user12345abcdeft]

Congratulation to every reverts , you are soooo lucky for having your sins washed to reborn again sin free ,,, and congratulation for us the muslims for having all of you brothers n sisters in our religion

[@sulkhan760]

رحمك الله ورفع قدرك واعلى رتبك

[@silverfoenix]

We are all forever students! keep up the good work brother Paul. May Allah increase you in knowledge & might. On that note, Islam is a "DEEN" that trains to overcome the lusts of one's self! humble thy self to your lords will. in following the Sunnah of prophet Muhammed Peace & blessing upon him you find: to not satiate you hunger fully nor over eat!!! When fasting you abstain from "Lusts" whether Halal or Haram . In addition to abstaining from Gossip, looking at Haram stuff & even intercourse with spouse !!! If you can rise above hunger & thirst you can easily leave other Haram desires including smoking, Drinking Alcohol, etc....

[@hurataimad136]

"even intercourse with spouse" OK!!!! Are you feeling OK?????

[@user-sx5qq2tc1m]

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله وبركاته Could your provide the transcript of the lecture? The audio quality isn't great

[@ruaismail3426]

Allah bless you l have learned so much from you. May Allah grant you paradise.

[@nurkeyali8325]

I am sorry for being put through this 😔

[@user-wy7ee1gj6u]

Thank you for sharing

[@Donotcare6]

Masha'Allah brother looks very different.

[@abusiddique7170]

Brother Paul, may Allah keep you strong and healthy, Aameen!

[@c.tayyar]

Brother Paul, may Allah protect you and reward you.

[@kalijasin]

Bless you Paul 🙂

[@Robertmulyo]

I am from Indonesia, I like this program.

[@muzaffarshaheen1473]

Your research on Islam is mind blowing. You are a convicted Muslim. Salaams.

[@infinitewisdom4557]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@AdhilAramam]

Barakallah feekum. 💚

[@alhdafe]

I want to be a guest one day in your channel. Innshaaallah ❤

[@sugaalblue8945]

Masha Allah brother and All Muslims

[@betulyildizer1971]

Merhaba! Öncelikle sizi twitter' dan gördüm. Ben Türkiye' den yazıyorum. Konuşmalarınızı merak ediyorum fakat dilinizi bilmiyorum. Sizden videolarınıza Türkçe dil desteğini koymanızı rica ediyorum. Tekrar Türkiye'den selamlar gönderiyorum.

[@fnfefenef1526]

Barakallahu fiik. Salam from indonesia

[@a10o0]

Jazakallah

[@786usernames]

Paul thank you for sounding so cool as you explain such a complex matter

[@mn-lt4kq]

Perefct, no better way than facing a subject head on

[@lolololo2965]

Allah bless you my brother

[@Aquacrystal78]

Is it me or brother Paul look more elegantly knowledgable and eloquent in his interview nowadays. Also lost alot of weight now.

[@HafsaGarcia]

Can anyone clarify for me what is the shariah ruling / prescribed punishment for public promotion of homosexuality? Eg if you carried out a pride march or distributed material claiming that same sex acts are halal, under Shari'ah governance what would the punishment be?

[@Knowledge-jk3ro]

it would never be allowed in Muslim country . and if you live outside muslim country there is no point of your question because no muslim rules them

[@javidseyadahmed6917]

Your ability of self reflection and integrity is inspirational and a role model for all men with homoerotic struggles.

[@francescocerasuolo4064]

there are no homoerotic struggles. nobody struggles if he is not made struggle. homosexuals are victim of a system of injustice.

[@Amine_1680]

I need the document

[@mariamevents]

Subhanallah when Allah guides you feel it ❤

[@HanifHearted]

I set notifications to "All" :)

[@INZA_M]

May almighty Allah bestow you with all happiness in duniya wal akhira...Ameen

[@Noobmaster-cz8je]

Paul brother/uncle can you make a video on free mixing and gender sergeation in Islam?

[@islamicinfowala6494]

May Allah open your heart for ISLAM ❤

[@malenedietl3369]

This is from 2017, when did he he convert to Islam. The good man.

[@IshamMohamedIqbal]

Masha allah.

[@Salieri21]

Chubby Paul🥰.

[@jnpkzwjx]

🥸

[@Salieri21]

@@jnpkzwjx I want Bukhoor from Myanmar brother😜.

[@nanashi7779]

Maybe just a little strange of a comment, but I feel you had good intentions

[@Salieri21]

@Nanashi I'm curious to know why you find my comment strange?!🤔

[@Gehri_soch2.0]

​@@Salieri21 he left Islam the next year he is an example of 4:137

[@logiic8835]

Wow you look very different mashallah 👏🏽

[@MillhouseSpeaks]

💎

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

great effort sir...i wish the audio quality were better though...the reverb/echo thing was making it hard to make out what was being said

[@lilekoe1]

Is this a old vid? You look different and also sound different. Recently you don’t really use Arabic so this is different.

[@H4R88N]

"They say" " *YOU ARE what YOU EAT* " [Behaviour in *PIGS* is sexually dimorphic as early as 1 month of age; mounting of penmates is observed more frequently for males than for females. This mounting reaches its highest frequency during the 2nd month of life and then declines to a low frequency in prepubertal pigs. During the prepubertal period (3-5 months of age), bipotentiality of sexual behaviour is apparent in boars because they will not only mount oestrous females but they *are also* *receptive to mounts by older* , *mature boars* ] [ J J Ford 1990 US dept Agriculture Nebraska ]

[@bilkishchowdhury8318]

Bruh I saw male cows doing it here is Bangladesh

[@cyberyousef7519]

@@bilkishchowdhury8318 but the pattern is all of them will end up mating with females, and they do it out of dominance and not sexuality

[@cyberyousef7519]

@@bilkishchowdhury8318 also animals do many disgusting things, doesn’t mean its natural for us to do them

[@ABID_KHAN_007]

❤❤❤

[@gulayelitas9795]

Amin.

[@ahmadsalek976]

Ayooo teacher Paul lost some weight masha'Allah

[@sychoo96]

I don't remember this, is this the first time this is uploaded?

[@hassanmusa6375]

Yes 17hr ago

[@naafas1]

Johnathan Brown has stated that homosexulity is haram, but Muslims should respect their "right" to be gay and insult the Prophets and Messengers..

[@RayOfHope8]

❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹

[@mazariqbal9514]

The fate of the people in soddam and Gomorrah should not be forgotten,allah swt sees everything..remember what happened to them, many people are bound to Hell for these sinful activity. It's disgusting behavior..

[@A.--.]

Is this an old video or did you shave?

[@Aquacrystal78]

Old video

[@shamsdoha952]

For Homosexuality, The LUT community were destryed by erruption of the Earth , ,Quran.

[@deedeee6271]

This entire lecture to me can be summed up by the following: Come to Allah. That's it.

[@xelakram]

We are all creations of God. If God created homosexuals so, then who are we to question God's creation?

[@Knowledge-jk3ro]

God did not create homosexual . Homosexuals are going agianst God creation. the same who kill and steal and rape .

[@personalprofile1939]

😂 God created the rapist too. That doesnt mean rape ismoral

[@xelakram]

@@personalprofile1939 No, it doesn't. But being queer is the way God intended queers to be. You cannot compare a queer with a rapist. How ignorant can one be? Can you compare a man with blue eyes with a rapist too? Stupid is as stupid does. You need to come out of the Dark Ages!

[@QueerCapricorn6572]

​@@personalprofile1939 rape is not created by God. It is a human habit and conditionning. Sexual Orientation is innate from womb

[@xelakram]

@@QueerCapricorn6572 Well said!

[@chekov8852]

💞💞

[@EntertainmentSupplyCo]

I always thought it was interesting how Islam acknowledges that some people may have homosexual thoughts or tendencies and that there’s no blame unless those urges are acted upon.

[@SoldierOfGod22631]

That's false

[@EntertainmentSupplyCo]

@@SoldierOfGod22631 please explain because that’s one of the things he talks about in the video

[@Ibrahim_12468]

@@SoldierOfGod22631 Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has pardoned my nation for the stray thoughts occurring within themselves, as long as they do not speak of them or act upon them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6664, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 127 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

[@SoldierOfGod22631]

@@Ibrahim_12468 Entertaining and indulging in evil desires is a sin. "And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing." Quran 7:200

[@QueerCapricorn6572]

​@@SoldierOfGod22631OK, stop wetdreaming! It is also a sin. Most consumers of pornography are Muslims ☪️ according to statistics . Without muslims, Pornography Companies close.

[@onepathask4977]

Oh you were clean shaven 😅

[@abumeshaaladwan407]

God bless you, brother Paul. This is a real jihad. You confronted me with the slogans of liberalism and communism For your information, brother Paul, at the beginning of the twentieth century, homosexuality was prohibited in the United Kingdom and criminalized, but at that time communist Russia was the first country in history to recognize homosexuals and support gay marriage. The Soviet Union collapsed because of decadent liberal ideas, and Putin was able to somehow save a Russian society by returning them to religion.

[@sarbast99]

Did I understand well that this lecture was back in 2017 while you were still Christian (or at least before reverting to Islam)?

[@karimb972]

Why don't you listen to the thing, brother. He was a muslim back then, it cannot be any clearer.

[@sarbast99]

@@karimb972 I asked because, to my knowledge, Paul embraced Islam after 2020. Maybe I was wrong 🤔🤷‍♂️.

[@mm44053]

How did you lose weight Mashallah? I’m trying but failing 😢

[@Iranawesomeprofessionalg67]

Ok

[@bracketclose]

Brother Paul I hope you are aware about what Jonathan Brown and Yaqeen Institute is upto. What he said about the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him and the right of marriage of gay people is astagfirullah, against Islam. What do you think about that?

[@logiic8835]

Tell me more

[@RaihanShaheed]

This is an old speech?Are you ageing in reverse?😁❤️

[@lahleholivia7398]

Interesting that independent non religious texts from 2000 years ago describe Jesus as a Jew.

[@zhangminghui4307]

I'm a gay and I'm a Muslim, but I never never chose to be a gay. All I know since I was a little kid is that I'm interested with man, but I never show it up. I always believe that this is the test from Allah and I hope I can be a normal guy and get married with a girl. If any girl wanna talk to me or become my friend, feel free to comment here.

[@cyberyousef7519]

Try doing activities that increases testosterone (male hormone) and get closer to allah Its thoughts from shaitan

[@javadchohan]

It would be great if you could interview Sheikh Imran Hosein please, he is on tour in the UK and his next lecture will be in Birmingham on 22 July. He is one of the learned Sheikhs who bridges ties between Islam and Orthodox Christianity, here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIS3ZXiehM-Arac

[@Aquacrystal78]

I would like to add that Allah conceals the major sin for the first time but if one is repeated offender then Allah will remove the veil from the major sin and expose the criminal and that's why the Quran says 17:32 Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way. And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala said: قُلْ اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْـفَوَا حِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَ الْاِ ثْمَ وَا لْبَـغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَـقِّ وَاَ نْ تُشْرِكُوْا بِا للّٰهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهٖ سُلْطٰنًا وَّاَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ "Say, "My Lord has only forbidden sexual immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."" (QS. Al-A'raaf 7: Verse 33) * Via Qur'an English quran-en.com

[@nomanvardag1]

I will modestly suggest to brother Paul to consider changing his first name, since Saint Paul was the main character who misguided our Christian brothers towards Trinity.

[@myloveazka]

How did you lose so much wait ?

[@n.a3642]

How everyone does. It is not rocket science.

[@bluelightmoon777]

Paul lost some weight i see 👍