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Verse of the Holly Quran:

"Surely God enjoins justice, kindness and the doing of good,to kith and kin; and He forbids all that is shameful, indecent,evil, rebellious and oppressive." InnaAllah Yamuru bil adel,wal ehsane, wa itae zil qurba; wa yanha anilfuhshae, wal

munkari walbaghi; yaizukhum lallakum tazakkaroon.(Quran 16:90)

Fuhsha:

Al-Munkar

Al-Baghi

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God isAgainst Pornography (Fuhsha) whether Open orHidden

"Tell them (O Muhammad): 'My Lord has only forbiddenindecent acts, whether overt or hidden".. (Quran 7:33).

AllahAsks Us Notto Even Go Closeto It

"Say to them (O Muhammad!) do not even draw near tothings shamefulbe they open or secret; " (Quran 6:151partial)

Those who Propagate ShamefulthingsamongtheBelievers

"Verily those who love that indecency should spread

among the believers deserve a painful chastisement inthe world and in the Hereafter. Allah knows, but you donot know." Quran 24:19

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Don't follow Satan

At several places in the Quran, God warns us not to

follow the steps of Satan: "He will incite you for

shameful things (fuhsha) and encourage you to do

universally accepted wrong things (al-munkar) Quran

24:21

Restrain Your Gaze & Guard Your Private Parts

"Enjoin believing men to restrain their gaze and guard

their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is

well aware of all what they do.

And enjoin believing women to restrain their gaze and

guard their private parts and additionally not to reveal

their adornment except that which is revealed of itself."

Quran 24:30-31

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Sayings ofthe Prophet: Hadith

Don't expose your thigh to anyone and don'tlook at the thigh of any person even if s/he isdead. Narrated Ali ibn abi Talib. Ibn e Maja,Abi Dawud, Darqutani. Tafseer Kabeer

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Scholarly Perspectives

"If someone is looking at someone committing Zina (sex

outside of marriage) whether it is in movies or pictures or the

actual thing, it's all Haram," he adds.

"Pornographic pictures and movies are haram (prohibited).Muslims should not watch, sell or make such movies. The

Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is reported to have

said: 'The eyes commit adultery, the tongue commits adultery,

the hands commit adultery, the feet commit adultery and then

the private parts confirm it or deny it." (Reported byAhmadIbn Hanbal)

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Thenational criminal code ofPakistanpunishesacts ofSodomy

withapossiblelifesentenceand has otherprovison

Article 292 - Prohibits the sale, distribution, exhibition,

ownership or importation of any, "obscene" books,phamplets, or other literature or images.

Article 294 - Prohibits any "obscene" public acts, songs, musicor poems.

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punishment

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, theSudan, and some of the northern states ofNigeria practice a very strict form of Sharialaw.

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punishment

In Pakistan, adultery is a crime underthe Hudood Ordinance. The Ordinance sets amaximum penalty ofdeath, althoughonly imprisonment and have ever actuallybeen imposed