Editing Lot in Islam (section)

==Homosexuality==
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Many [[maddhab|schools of Islamic jurisprudence]] state that homosexual sex is a sin, based in part on the story of Lot.<ref name="BeforeH">{{cite book|title=Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500-1800|last1=El-Rouayheb|first1=Khaled|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2005|chapter=Sodomites}}</ref> Because the Qur'an states that Lot berated his people for sexually pursuing men, in addition to attempting to assault strangers, the incident is traditionally seen as demonstrating Islam's disapproval of both rape and homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Islam and Homosexuality|last=Habib|first=Samar|year=2009|isbn=9780313379000|page=206|publisher=Abc-Clio }}</ref> Lot's struggle with the people of the twin cities is seen as either concerning homosexuality in general or specifically homosexual anal sex. These interpretations have sometimes widened to condemn homosexuality beyond the physical act, including psychological and social dispositions.<ref name="BeforeH" />{{undue weight inline|date=March 2024}}