He’s been condemned by other Muslim
leaders, and some local imams have even
refused to greet him.
But Imam Daayiee Abdullah – believed to be
the only openly gay imam in America– is
proud of his story.
According to Aljazeera, Imam Abdullah was
born a Christian, born and raised in Detroit,
where his parents were Southern Baptists.
But at age 15, he told his parents he was gay.
At 33, while studying in China, Abdullah
converted to Islam, and went on to study the
religion in Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
But as a gay man in America, he saw that
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Muslims had unmet spiritual needs, so he
decided to become an imam to attend to their
needs.
“Sometimes necessity is the mother of
invention. And because of the necessity in our
community, that’s why I came into this
particular role,” he told America Tonight
about his journey.
His first act as an imam was performing
funeral rites, Muslim body cleaning ritual for
a gay Muslim who died of AIDS.
Pained Abdullah said:
“They had contacted a number of imams, and
no one would go and provide him his janazah
services. This pained me.
“I believe every person, no matter if I
disagree with you or not, you have the right
as a Muslim to have the proper spiritual
[rites] and rituals provided for you.
“And whoever judges you, that will be Allah’s
decision, not me.
“The beautiful thing about God is that when
you change your attitude, and say, ‘God, I
need some help,’ and mean it sincerely, God is
always there for you,”
Abdullah serves as the imam and educational
director of the Light of Reform Mosque in
Washington, D.C.
A mosque he helped form more than two
years ago, to be a safe space for values and
practices that other mosques may eschew.
In his mosque, women and men kneel side-by-
side and women are allowed to lead prayers –
actions that have sparked controversy even
among American Muslims.
His mosque’s congregants are diverse and
represent a wide range of cultures, religious
upbringings and sexual orientations.
For its LGBT congregants, the Light of Reform
Mosque is a rare safe space. But not all of
them are gay. Many are just Muslims looking
for a mosque that accepts all kinds.
Not everyone is happy with the mosque
though.
Some local imams have refused to greet
Abdullah, and many others across the country
argue his work performing same-sex marriage
is not legitimate, and that he should control
his “urges.”
But Abdullah is firm in his belief.
“Being an openly gay imam and having been
identified as such, I do get a lot of feedback
and also kickback, but that’s OK,” he said.
“I think that when people are unfamiliar with
things, they tend to have an emotional knee-
jerk reaction to it.
Abdullah has hope that the message he is
working to spread will continue to resonate:
“It is our relationship with God and our
relationship with each other that really
establishes our faith. Not whether you are gay
or straight.”

source: iReporters

Yekpa! End time Imam!

Allhuakbar!! Alhamdullilah!!

Hmmmm, Oni rungbon tue tue

SODOMY AND LESBIANISM
In more than one place in the Holy
Koran, Allah recounts to us the story
of Lot's people, and how He
destroyed them for their wicked
practice. There is consensus among
both Muslims and the followers of all
other religions that sodomy is an
enormity. It is even viler and uglier
than adultery.
Allah Most High says: "Do you
approach the males of humanity,
leaving the wives that Allah has
created for you? But you are a
people who transgress" Koran
(26:165-66)
(1) The Prophet (saws) said: (1) "Kill
the one who sodomizes and the one
who lets if be done to
him." (Tirmidhi, a sahih (authentic)
hadith)
(2) "May Allah curse him who does
that Lot's people did." (Ibn Hibban,
sahih (authentic))
(3) "Lesbianism by women is adultery
between them." (Tabarani, sahih)"
Taken from the Reliance of the
Traveller, transltaed by Nuh Ha Mim
Keller, p 664-665.

Richiy: Yekpa! End time Imam!

....baba nla end time..!

the imam is an Cia agent,even if anybody prays with him u better believe they are agents.

amiskurie: the imam is an Cia agent,even if anybody prays with him u better believe they are agents.

hmmmm....dts posibu o

Just when I was thinking gay and Imam could never go together.

Like seriously,I can't help but smile each time I hear this silly American phrase "Let God be the judge,do not judge..bla.bla.bla"....(yea right,it's an american phrase cos it's comon among them,we just adopted it cos it suits us)...most times,they say it just to continue with their perversive nature,what are they even thinking self?that we should keep quiet while they keep doing whats wrong and hereby encouraging others? HELL NO we won't keep quiet.Deep down he knows what he is doing is wrong.

This is purely haram