Gender categorization between Islam and science: the problem of integration from Islamic jurisprudence perspective
Modern science anatomically categorizes human babies at birth into four categories: male, female, true hermaphrodite and pseudo hermaphrodite. This binary juridical classification of humans into male (dhakar) and female (untha) concords mainly with the conclusions of science. Nevertheless, hermaph...
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Research Management Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/51753/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51753/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51753/1/Hermaphrodite.pdf |
| Summary: | Modern science anatomically categorizes human babies at birth into four categories: male, female, true
hermaphrodite and pseudo hermaphrodite. This binary juridical classification of humans into male (dhakar) and
female (untha) concords mainly with the conclusions of science. Nevertheless, hermaphrodite`s (khuntha)
configuration in Islamic jurisprudence presents a problem where some discordance can be observed between
science and Islamic law. Likewise, traditional approach in Islamic law in managing hermaphrodites is
challenged by their medical management. Therefore, this paper, while comparing the categorization of
hermaphrodites from fiqh and scientific perspectives, points to the importance of fiqh procedures in managing
hermaphrodites medically.
Sains moden secara anatomi mengkategorikan kelahiran bayi manusia dibahagikan kepada empat kategori:
lelaki, perempuan, hermafrodit tulen dan hermafrodit pseudo. Pengelasan jurudikal perduaan bagi manusia
kepada lelaki (Dhakar) dan perempuan (untha) dirukunkan mengikut kesimpulan sains. Walau bagaimanapun,
konfigurasi hermafrodit (khuntha) dalam jurisprudens Islam memberi satu masalah di mana berlaku
ketakselarasan yang dapat diperhatikan di antara sains dan undang-undang Islam. Pengurusan hermafrodit
ditentang oleh pihak pengurusan perubatan mereka seperti pendekatan tradisional dalam undang-undang Islam.
Oleh itu, kertas kerja ini menekankan kepentingan prosedur fiqh dalam menguruskan perubatan hermafrodit
serta membandingkan pengkategorian hermafrodit menurut perspektif fiqh dan saintifik. |
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