Intersex gender determination in classical Islamic law and modern medicine: an analysis for Integration

• Main Authors: Mohd Badrol, Muhammad Afif, Awang, Abdul Bari, Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018
• Subjects: KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects; KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66965/1/66965_Intersex%20gender%20determination%20in%20classical%20islamic%20law_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66965/2/66965_Intersex%20gender%20determination%20in%20classical%20islamic%20law_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66965/13/66965_Intersex%20gender%20determination%20in%20classical%20Islamic%20Law_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66965/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/751/345
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Intersexuality is a biological fact of human birth. Unlike the normal birth of human species as boys and girls, instances of babies born with ambiguous sexual denomination has been part of human procreation since time immemorial. In the context of Islam, Islamic law contains both regular laws and...