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Muslims and HIV/AIDS #4

Date: December 01, 2002 | 26 Ramadan 1423 Hijriah
Blog: veiled4allah
Subjects: hiv, aids
In my previous three posts about Muslims and HIV/AIDS I stressed the importance of compassion to those who have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS. Allah SWT will forgive any sin that is sincerely repented for and we should strive also to show mercy and kindness to those who are struggling both with AIDS and with trying to lead an upright life according to the tenets of Islam.

But we also need to look at the aspect of prevention. Among the major risk factors for infection are sexual promiscuity (heterosexual as well as homosexual) and intravenous drug use.

Islam commands believers to follow a rule of chastity, which means celibacy outside of marriage, and fidelity in it. The Islamic social code is set up to make it easier for us to follow this strict rule by limiting the avenues of temptation. By observing modest dress and by avoiding privacy, unnecessary physical contact, and intimate conversations with members of the opposite sex that we are not married or related to, inshallah we will find it easier to uphold the rule of chastity.

Another thing that Islam prohibits is all forms of intoxicants, both alcohol and drugs.

By following these rules ourselves and by encouraging others to follow them as well we can, by permission of Allah SWT, put the brakes on the spread of AIDS into Muslim communities.

Here are two articles about this, one from an Islamic scholar and one from a Muslim doctor.
~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 05:11 PM

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bint Abdul Lateef said: Total comments: 1  

as Salaam alaikum Jazakallahu kharian for your words, it seems that muslims with HIV are regarded as being guilty of something wrong. We should not forget the element of Qadr in all our affairs. May Allah subhana wa ta 'ala have mercy on us all and keep us steadfast in the face of the trials He has set us all, Ameen. I just wanted to also make the comment that the support groups i have come across seem to geared at muslims with 'alternative' lifestyles. Where do muslim men and women who are practising and in need of the support of their community go? Are they to be left alone with the smiling pitying faces of the non-believers as their only source of human comfort? Alhamdulillah we are not tested more than we can bear may Allah subhana wa ta 'ala make things easy for the Ummah, Ameen.

once again Jazakallahu Kharian

wa Salaam

~ Posted at March 11, 2003 04:13 AM | Comment Permalink
fatimah said: Total comments: 1  

Originally posted by bint Abdul Lateef -

as Salaam alaikum Jazakallahu kharian for your words, it seems that muslims with HIV are regarded as being guilty of something wrong. We should not forget the element of Qadr in all our affairs. May Allah subhana wa ta 'ala have mercy on us all and keep us steadfast in the face of the trials He has set us all, Ameen. I just wanted to also make the comment that the support groups i have come across seem to geared at muslims with 'alternative' lifestyles. Where do muslim men and women who are practising and in need of the support of their community go? Are they to be left alone with the smiling pitying faces of the non-believers as their only source of human comfort? Alhamdulillah we are not tested more than we can bear may Allah subhana wa ta 'ala make things easy for the Ummah, Ameen.

once again Jazakallahu Kharian

wa Salaam

 thank you for your comments........as a convert muslimah i am desparately seeking support group for positive females...it is true we are regarded as doing something wrong but they never question our past marriages and consequences...i also feel so guilty because i feel i am a negative role model for my religion-i dont want other muslimahs to be thought of in such ways as people are judging me...unfortuantely i was diagnosed ten years after my spouse passed away and i continue to struggle. along the way i found islam and a new life partner alhamdulilah but sometimes a muslimah needs outreach or support groups that can relate to our beliefs and i dare not tell any other muslimahs that i meet! if you know of any place in nyc that offers support or guidance and comfort PLEASE insha'allah send me the information. I will be happy to receive emails from other muslimahs in my situation and also in any other situation as I also offer my listening and caring skills. thank y ou

~ Posted at April 25, 2003 01:42 PM | Comment Permalink

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