Hi
deeronjepsuhn I want to say that I have talked to Muslims about this topic in person and online and my understanding is that if you convert/revert to Islam and you don't go back to the sin of Homosexuality you can and will be forgiven by Allah so don't worry you can go to a Mosque/Masjid also I don't go around asking what people's past sins were because that would be mean or rude in my opinion however there are Converts to Islam online and in person both Men and Women who have told me they commit sins in the past before converting such as Sex Outside of Marriage Homosexuality and or other forms of Zina or Maturbating anyway my point is you're past sins should not stop you from becoming a Muslim also you don't have to tell people you're past sins it is wrong to try to take pride or boast about you're sins if it comes up or but it is in fact you should not you don't need to. Every Muslim I have talked to say we can give Dawah to Sinners which includes Homosexuals I believe Homosexuals can change even if Homosexuality can be caused by a Person's Environment you can give up Homosexuality just like People can give up Drugs and or Alcohol or Maturbating. There are in fact Ex and or Former Homosexuals in the World which would make no sense if People were born Homosexual don't you agree ? I will make Dua for you I hope you convert to Islam thank you for you're time please reply my advice to you is convert to Islam and try to find a Woman to marry and be happy just like a Man who had issues with Maturbating should try to Marry in fact Single Men in general should try to Marry but you get my point thank you have a nice day if you need to see a Psychiatrist do it. There were
Enemies of the Prophet Muhammad that converted to Islam during his life time he forgave a man who killed his Uncle also in the Quran the P
haraoh was invited to Islam also don't forget that the people of Lut or Lot were given a change to change and repent so I don't see why you can't convert you can.
Description: The Islamic understanding of homosexuality.
By
Aisha Stacey (© 2013 IslamReligion.com)
Throughout history particular cultures and societies have treated homosexuality in a number of ways. Homosexual behaviour has variously been encouraged, approved of, tolerated, punished, and banned. The three so called Abrahamic faiths Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have generally viewed homosexuality as sinful.
Greg Quinlan, president of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), says, “I, as a former homosexual, along with tens of thousands of others who left homosexuality, [am] proof that it is not immutable; you can change." and "It is not innate; you are not born that way." There are also a number of Islamic ex-gay groups aimed at attempting to guide homosexuals towards heterosexuality; including the Straightway Foundation, a UK based ex-gay organization which works with homosexual Muslims seeking to eliminate their same-sex attraction.
Homosexuality is considered the sin of the people of Prophet Lot
[3] and its Arabic word is
lutiyya.
Liwat is the word for sodomy, under which heading the topic of homosexuality is found in the books of Islamic jurisprudence. Under Islamic law both the (same-sex) sodomizer and sodomized are condemned to death. However it must be pointed out that the death penalty is applied only under strict conditions and rules of evidence, and only in places that live under Islamic law. There is no fixed prescribed punishment for lesbianism since sexual intercourse does not take place, however it is undoubtedly prohibited and sinful.
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/5272/
Adultery/fornication and Homosexuality.
He committed zinaa then he became Muslim; should he be subjected to the punishment?
If a kaafir commits zinaa (unlawful sexual intercourse) then he becomes Muslim, should the hadd punishment be carried out on him?
Praise be to Allaah.
If a dhimmi (Jew or Christian living under the protection of the Islamic state) commits zinaa then becomes Muslim, and there is evidence to prove that he did commit zinaa, the hadd punishment is no longer to be applied to him; he should not be punished by either hadd (punishment specified in sharee’ah) or ta’zeer (punishment to be specified by the qaadi or Muslim judge in a particular case). This was the view of al-Shaafa'i, based on the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief), their past will be forgiven” (al-Anfaal 8:38).
“Islam wipes out whatever came before it.” (Narrated by Muslim from ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas).
The Qur’aan also states that the punishment for a thief or bandit is no longer applicable if they repent, so this reprieve is more applicable in the case of a kaafir (who becomes Muslim). Moreover, enforcing the punishment would put people off Islam. This is the same reason which is given by scholars for stating that a person who enters Islam does not have to make up the prayers that he has missed. And Allaah knows best.
Fataawa al-Imaam al-Nawawi, 223
http://islamqa.info/en/8895
I don't want to post the link but it is a good story.
I am an American convert to Islam. I made my
Shahada, or Profession of Faith, at a mosque in Kansas City on June 4th, 1993, in the presence of several Muslim brothers after due instruction and a great deal of personal research and soul searching.
Childhood was difficult, filled with poverty, abuse, alcoholism, and tragedy -- the deaths of parents, a sibling, and that of a close childhood friend in an accident at age 10 in which I survived and he did not -- which lead to a life of drugs, hustling, booze, a nervous breakdown and several suicide attempts. It took years of counseling to sort out the mess that was my life.
At that time, in Kansas City, most Muslim converts were Black. I was not. I was quite frequently the only white face staring up at the Iman during his sermons. Given the racial tensions of the time, I expected to be kept at arm's length, but I found just the opposite: these Black men, these Muslim converts like myself, made no issue of race. I was welcomed as any other Muslim would be.