On 28/02/2012, usual broadcast of AOL appeared, first call was of a lady, she asked what is the message of Islam about eunuchs and how should they be treated in a society? Moulvi sahib commenced his statement with application of hadith “Curse on those who follow appearance of opposite sex” on eunuchs …. He denied the medical ground congenital, genetic and inheritance defects which bring the pathology.
“Jahan tak mere ilm main hai ye log Mard hote hain magar tashbeeh karte hain aurtoon ki …. ALLAH Pak ne aise tamam logon per lanat bheje hai” This statement, mindset and attitude is a naked, open and blatant expression of ignorance.
I beg all Ulma e Deen , for God sake , believe this that Quran is a book of guidance. It’s not a medical or scientific anecdote neither book of finance, or arts. For learning any of this we have to consult modern education. This obscurity of knowledge for modern sciences has marginalized us already, distanced further madressah and school.
Everyone knows that Y chromosome is a determinant of male sex. Every child is phenotypically a female until and unless fetal di hydroxyl testosterone (DHT) produced and differentiates into prostate and external male genitalia.
In some conditions phenotype and genotype does not match.
Like in testicular feminization – because; Function less fetal DHT and testosterone – external genitalia remains female (vagina ends as blind pouch) Testicles stay under-developed. Estrogen is present- cause feministic behavior. We are lost in gross darkness, how much time these Ulma karam will take to realize that present-day learning is crucial. This is the main reason that they are despised on large scale due to this ruthless behavior towards modern day.
It is so important that we take up the knowledge as unbiased as we can, and this only will lead us to the truths that we are seeking. You have very rightly said Quran is a code of life and gives us principles to follow and we should not consider it as a Book of science and medicine. The principles of Quran are eternal whereas the knowledge of science depends on quality of experiment and information available, which is bound to change with time and greater knowledge. This is an Interesting and valuable post.