Muhsin Hendricks, referred to as the arena’s first openly gay imam, was once shot and killed in South Africa over the weekend, as government examine whether or not the homicide was once a abhor crime.
In a observation got via the BBC, police stated that Hendricks was once killed Saturday morning age touring similar the city of Gqeberha in South Africa’s Jap Cape Province. His automotive was once reportedly ambushed.
“Two unknown suspects with covered faces got out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots at the vehicle,” government stated.
Hendricks based the Internal Circle, a defend haven for homosexual Muslims, in a while then popping out as an brazenly homosexual imam in 1996. He was once in the past married to a girl prior to divorcing her the similar moment that he got here out.
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Imam Muhsin Hendricks will get in a position for the beginning of the Jumu’ah devotion on the Internal Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, in Cape The town, South Africa, in 2016. (Rodger Bosch/AFP by the use of Getty Photographs)
“The Inner Circle is the longest standing, largest and most influential human rights organization in the world that deals with Islam, gender and sexual diversity from an Islamic theological perspective,” the group’s web page reads. “The Inner Circle works internationally and supports international affiliate organizations to do similar work, within an Islamic framework.”
In a observation, the Cape The town Ulama Board – a company of Sunni leaders – condemned the homicide however stated its perspectives do “not align with the views of the deceased.”
“We maintain that Islamic teachings firmly condemn violence, murder or such actions that undermine the rule of law and destabilize society,” the observation learn. “Thus, the Cape Town Ulama Board urges our communities to allow the law to investigate the incident, and by following due process, we hope to maintain peace and order.”
The Global Lesbian, Homosexual, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Affiliation (ILGA) stated in a observation that they imagine the killing “may be a hate crime.”
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Imam Muhsin Hendricks leads the beginning of the Jumu’ah devotion on the Internal Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, in Cape The town, South Africa, in 2016. (Rodger Bosch/AFP by the use of Getty Photographs)
“He supported and mentored so many people in South Africa and around the world in their journey to reconcile with their faith, and his life has been a testament to the healing that solidarity across communities can bring in everyone’s lives,” ILGA Govt Director Julia Ehrt stated. “Our condolences go out to all who have been touched by his presence in all these years.”
In 2022, Hendricks raised considerations a few fatwa condemning homosexuality issued via the Muslim Judicial Council. The ruling discovered that homosexuality is incompatible with Islam, and stated that homosexual Muslims “have taken themselves out of the fold of Islam.”
An aerial shot of Pollok Seaside in Port Elizabeth, a town on Algoa Bay in South Africa’s Jap Cape Province. (iStock)
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“While it did not come as a complete shock, it has left me sore considering that it was released when we just had Pride Month,” Hendricks stated on the date. “The phrase homosexual was only coined in the 18th century and the Qu’ran has been around way longer before that, so how can there be scriptures condemning same-sex relationships?”
Government are actively investigating the incident. Negative supplementary main points are identified at this date.
