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Does the Qur'an 75:39 ("He made of him a pair, male and female?") exclude the possibility of people who are neither male nor female?

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> Does man think that he will be left alone, unquestioned? Was he not a drop of ejaculated semen, then he became a clot, and then Allah made it into a living body and proportioned its parts, **and then He made of him a pair, male and female?** --- Qur'an 75:36-39 In the top answer to https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8664/17163 there is the assertion that Qur'an 75:39 implies there's exclusively males and females. However, strictly speaking, it's not a logical consequence on this ayat. If someone made, say, a lock and a key, that doesn't mean there's no other means of securing a door closed that neither involve a lock nor a key. **Question**: Does the Qur'an 75:39 (or another ayat) exclude the possibility of people who are neither male nor female? Yes, Allah made males and females, and the vast majority of people in this world fit comfortably in these categories, and this is probably practically important for the continued existence of man. But did Allah make anything else? Personally, I don't like to ascribe limitations to Allah, so, in general, I tend to have a "He could do that" attitude. In the setting of this question, I also have non-binary and intersex friends.
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones (20998 rep)
Aug 23, 2016, 12:23 AM
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