#69 - On Revisionist Arguments (Part I)

A Way Beyond the Rainbow

This is part I of a 2-episode series with Br. Mobeen Vaid addressing revisionist arguments pertaining to homosexuality within Islam.
In this episode, Mobeen and I discuss the sociocultural backdrop of this kind of revisionism, particularly within Islam, and we address relevant arguments related to terminology as well as the story of the people of Prophet Lut (PBUH). What are the broader assumptions taken for granted by revisionist narratives? Does the Qur'an explicitly and unequivocally prohibit same-sex sexual acts? What were the people of Lut (PBUH) condemned and punished for according to textual proof? Do the themes of "rape" and "consent" have any room in the interpretation of the relevant verses? These and other questions are explored in this episode.
Resources used and references mentioned in the episode:
- "Can Islam Accommodate Homosexual Acts? Quranic Revisionism and the Case of Scott Kugle" by Mobeen Vaid

Chapters

1. #69 - On Revisionist Arguments (Part I) (00:00:00)

2. Episode Introduction (00:00:39)

3. On the Sociocultural Backdrop of Revisionist Movements (00:02:20)

4. Arguments Related to Terminology (00:19:06)

5. Arguments Related to the Story of the People of Lut (PBUH) (00:28:42)

6. Ending Remarks (01:08:13)