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[quote]With the name of Allah, the most beneficent and gracious.

Assalamu Alaikum,

The fact that one-hundred percent of the human race is born selfish and sinful neither proves that God made us that way nor automatically gives us the right to be selfish and sinful. As we are the product of this sex, have this inborn selfishness and character in all aspect of life, and change of this immaturity or selfishness that is not impossible, in every aspect of life, includes the man in the category of “Ashraful-Makhluqaat” (best of the creatures) 
          
There are three primary needs of man i.e. hunger, sex and security, which demand fulfilling in the checked natural way. This checking system is our religion, Islam. For example the nature compels to eat till no further capacity of the stomach but Islam interferes to stop eating earlier and it is perhaps same with the sex.
        
Our sexuality is natural and an incredible gift from God that carries with it both tremendous privilege and tremendous responsibility. Becoming so much true pious or pseudo pious, however, is to profane, pollute, defile, stain, and corrupt the gift of God. The aim is to experience it within the limits as the Shariah permits.
        
It must be remembered that sexual perversions are triggered only and only by the mind. If whenever we think corrupt, sinful thoughts and reinforce such thoughts with corrupt, sinful behaviour, we move one step closer to the impurity that is ever ready to ensnare and enslave us. Sexual impurity is a series of bad decisions on our part, a result of immature and selfish character.

Summarizing the all, as with every other aspect of our being, we are called to subject our sexuality to the authority and direction of God. Because it is such an ingrained part of our human nature, at times our sexuality can feel very overwhelming but that is no reason to put it into a category all its own and exempt it from either criticism or control. If anything, its tremendous power demands tremendous wisdom and tremendous self-control. In so doing, we reinforce our belief that emotions in general and anger in particular, as powerful as they can be, are to be kept under control. It is precisely because our sexuality, regardless of its particular bent is such a powerful, driving force that we can, should, and must control it. We are no longer at our own but God as He is nearer to our Jugular vein.

Regards![/quote]

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