Muslim beliefs about sexual relationships.

In Islam sexual intercourse is seen as an act of _____________. It should fulfil _____________ and physical needs as well as being the means of having children. Through having _______________ people take part in Allah's creation. Sexual intercourse is therefore a very ___________ ______________ from Allah and should only take place within marriage.

Muslims realise that men and women will be ____________ to have sexual relationships outside marriage and an Hadith (saying of Muhammad (pbuh) ) forbids a man to be alone with a woman because _______________ will be the third person present. Within marriage men and women have a ______________________ to fulfil each others' needs.

Any sexual relationship outside marriage is wrong. _____________ is a serious crime and can be punished with flogging. Homosexual and _________________ relationships are unnatural. In practice homosexual relationships are often ignored although some lawyers have said they should receive the ____________ penalty.

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