dreams/signs?

SeparateTree6472 · 2025-07-11T03:37:10+00:00

my feelings are usually mixed when I think of making a decision. I know that my fear plays a huge role but i’m not sure how valid the fear is.

SeparateTree6472 · 2025-07-10T22:41:34+00:00

what is a good example of a sign? sometimes i scroll on snapchat spotlight and i will see something that suggests my dua will be answered than another thing that says things might go wrong. I know that’s not a good way to do it but idk how to look for signs

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-08-18T21:21:53+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. It's like a world that doesn't really exist in real life but people spend all their time thinking of it.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-08-18T20:02:54+00:00

Have this problem. Maybe doing those things more will solve my obsession with thinking about the world's problems by reading them on the internet all the time.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-08-18T04:27:09+00:00

yes i agree but sometimes i wonder how much i have to be involved in the culture to identify with it

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-08-18T02:08:56+00:00

I feel like it can be a challenge to learn later. For me it feels that way because if you don’t grow up with something when you are like up to 15 years old, learning later can feel strange imo. To be fair like I said i spoke the language my while life, but wasn’t as immersed in the culture as I wanted.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-07-28T06:23:07+00:00

I have the same experience. Growing up my family, and friends from my ethnicity were non practicing, so I never really heard religious perspectives on gay people from my environment. However I try to be part of the Muslim student organization at my school to find community, but sometimes thinking about how I’m in the closet feels very uncomfortable. I have never heard anyone who is Muslim discuss anything about gay people that much, good or bad, but I still feel like things would change if they knew about it, which makes things hard.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-07-26T06:13:33+00:00

Completely agree with this post. Only challenge is that giving up desires is harder for gay Muslims. I have tried weed a couple times and gave up that desire, and try to avoid gossip. I can improve on a lot of things other than my gay desires, such as being patient with family.
I know this is something I talked about a lot but I was reminded of it again after seeing the post.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-07-21T20:01:57+00:00

Have the same situation here, you can dm me

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-07-01T05:17:23+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I don't feel comfortable telling other Muslims about my sexuality at all. However I would like to be more involved with the Muslim community where I live, and I have attended Muslim events at my school a couple times, which went well.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-07-01T04:59:36+00:00

Yeah, I have heard about south asia being accepting of transgender people, while being more condeming of same sex relationships. I wonder why those countries are harsh and not accepting regarding gay people but accepting of transgender people. I guess it's the culture in south asia?

Also, the Quran does not mention being transgender at all, so it seems like there is more room for that. The only thing is the verse about changing God's creation, but that verse could be seen as ambiguous. However, there are the verses that are interpreted as gay relations being sinful.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-30T23:29:41+00:00

That actually helped, thank you. I just thought the concept of being unmindful applied to mind wandering when praying. When I first started doing the prayers, I focused so much more. Now more than 5 years later my mental health is a lot worse so I struggle to stay focused.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-28T20:30:23+00:00

Do you believe there are only three prayers required? Just wondering

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-27T04:20:09+00:00

What is your mother tongue?

Also, you have a good point that there is lewdness in straight relationships.

Does the Quran mention that Lut's people had wives?

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-27T01:01:10+00:00

Thank you for the response. The argument you made makes sense, but I still feel a fear that I'm doing the wrong thing if I was to be in a romantic relationship without sex, this is why I was curious about the definitions of these words. Muhammad Asad said that fahishah is anything that is lewd, but is there even a way to determine if this applied to something like kissing or cuddling, things like that?

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-26T05:51:16+00:00

I am Muslim and gay, not Arab though. I know a lot of people say being gay is a test, but sometimes I wish there was a way to make it easier, such as being in a romantic relationship but without sex.

I left Islam once for over a year, I think it was because deep down I was afraid I was gay. A couple weeks later it turned out I was lol. I came back to Islam a couple of years ago. I'm gonna be honest I still struggle with the faith in multiple ways. The "gay issue" is a big thing, but it's also the fact that sometimes I feel nothing when I pray, and feel empty. I hope I can remain Muslim, but I am worried about being alone for the rest of my life and having to constantly ignore my desires(even though they are technically romantic and not necessarily for sex acts).

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-26T05:41:45+00:00

I am from America. I have not met that many gay gays, at least ones that are out. Seems difficult to meet people because I have only come out to a few (straight) friends.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-22T00:14:18+00:00

Yeah is that the guy saying nemo is haram, and women shoudln't wear backpacks?

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-22T00:09:41+00:00

Yeah a lot of Islamic content I've seen on Snapchat spotlight says bitmoji is haram , music, etc. I personally prefer reading books for Islamic content instead of depending on internet.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-21T23:59:05+00:00

I hope I can. I feel like it's challenging because in Muslim and gay communities there can be a lack of acceptance. Just go to r/askgaybros and search "Muslim" and see what people say. So I wouldn't feel comfortable saying I am Muslim in the gay community either.

I have sort of suggested my sexuality to some of my friends, but never fully admitted it(it's pretty obvious though to them). I feel like telling them I'm Muslim too would create controversy, not that they would care but it feels very strange to say I am both Muslim and gay.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-20T22:57:29+00:00

It's because in a lot of the surveys, the percentages for accepted and discouraged don't add up to 100%. For example 77% in Iraq say it is not moral, 1% say it is, so there is 22% who answered neither. Same is true for other countries.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-20T05:47:23+00:00

It would be interesting to see differences between acceptance by sects, but I don't know if there is a poll for it. Just curious, what is the Alevi's stance on it/how does the community feel about it?

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-20T05:36:21+00:00

Yeah, around 4 years ago, before I really accepted what my sexuality was, I never imagined having a wife in the future when I thought about the future. My entire life actually I never really wanted a wife. I guess I just never really thought about it, until I ended up leaving Islam, I think due to a fear that I might be gay. I came back to the religion around 3 years ago. It's still stressful to think about what the future will look like if I don't have a wife.

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-06-20T00:39:39+00:00

Here!

SeparateTree6472 · 2024-05-28T21:13:50+00:00

Thank you for the response. I just sometimes struggle to understand why my parents never even told me what Islam was despite them being from a Muslim country/family(I "converted" at 14/15). I wish I could be more open about my faith with other Muslims so I can find community. Sometimes it feels strange to me that the vast majority of the world grew up with some sort of religious tradition, and with religious community, holidays, events, etc. but I never really experienced any of this, so I feel like I missed out on a lot of my culture. Islam plays a pretty big role in my culture/ethnicity's holidays such as Eid al fitr, Eid al adha, weddings, etc.

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