Should Quran 42:50 "Or He makes them [both] males and females" be interpreted as referring to intersex people?
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> To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males. **Or He makes them [both] males and females**, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent. -- Qur'an 42:49-50
These ayat came up in my previous question https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35022/17163
*Question*: Should "Or He makes them [both] males and females" be interpreted as referring to intersex people?
It seems plausible that this instead refers to instances of male-female twins.
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones
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Aug 24, 2016, 12:45 AM
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