Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach

Disorder of Sex Development defined as congenital conditions in which the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical. In Islam, gender decision of khunsa is difficult since it still relies on the traditional approach of observing how people urinate and observing the physical fe...

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Main Authors: Susilo, Edi, Zahro, Ahmad, Santoso, Budi, Faradz, Sultana MH
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/1/Edi-Susilo-IJIT-Vol-21-June-2022-224.pdf
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author Susilo, Edi
Zahro, Ahmad
Santoso, Budi
Faradz, Sultana MH
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Zahro, Ahmad
Santoso, Budi
Faradz, Sultana MH
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description Disorder of Sex Development defined as congenital conditions in which the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical. In Islam, gender decision of khunsa is difficult since it still relies on the traditional approach of observing how people urinate and observing the physical features that emerge, whereas gender identity must be determined early because it affects every day worship activities. The goal of this research is to use a medical method to examine the renewal of khunsa gender determination in Islam. The descriptive qualitative analysis method is used in this study. The findings of this study suggest that in Islam, determining khunsa gender through a medical approach is warranty. In Islam, the importance of gender identity is particularly significant in issues of worship, such as congregational prayers, inheritance, aurat limitations, and marriage. Understanding and adjustment of medical diagnosis issues, community culture, and religious law need to be synchronized to improve the quality of life for people with gender ambiguity that do not deviate from religious principles and can be accepted in society without discrimination. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study of combine Islamic law and modern medicine.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:192092022-08-04T07:20:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/ Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach Susilo, Edi Zahro, Ahmad Santoso, Budi Faradz, Sultana MH Disorder of Sex Development defined as congenital conditions in which the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical. In Islam, gender decision of khunsa is difficult since it still relies on the traditional approach of observing how people urinate and observing the physical features that emerge, whereas gender identity must be determined early because it affects every day worship activities. The goal of this research is to use a medical method to examine the renewal of khunsa gender determination in Islam. The descriptive qualitative analysis method is used in this study. The findings of this study suggest that in Islam, determining khunsa gender through a medical approach is warranty. In Islam, the importance of gender identity is particularly significant in issues of worship, such as congregational prayers, inheritance, aurat limitations, and marriage. Understanding and adjustment of medical diagnosis issues, community culture, and religious law need to be synchronized to improve the quality of life for people with gender ambiguity that do not deviate from religious principles and can be accepted in society without discrimination. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study of combine Islamic law and modern medicine. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/1/Edi-Susilo-IJIT-Vol-21-June-2022-224.pdf Susilo, Edi and Zahro, Ahmad and Santoso, Budi and Faradz, Sultana MH (2022) Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach. International Journal of Islamic Thought ( IJIT ), 21 . pp. 46-53. ISSN 2232-1314 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/volume-21-june-2022/
spellingShingle Susilo, Edi
Zahro, Ahmad
Santoso, Budi
Faradz, Sultana MH
Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title_full Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title_fullStr Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title_full_unstemmed Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title_short Gender decision dilemma of Disorders of Sex Development (Khunsa) in Islamic Law with medical approach
title_sort gender decision dilemma of disorders of sex development (khunsa) in islamic law with medical approach
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19209/1/Edi-Susilo-IJIT-Vol-21-June-2022-224.pdf