What does the Quraan says about transgenders?
Published as Transgenders in Islam
Question
What does the Quraan says about transgenders?
Answer
If you are referring to people who willfully change their gender then such people live under divine curse.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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