- Transgender ought to be changed with intersex in terminology.
- Adopting options of the reverse intercourse is forbidden in Islam.
- Gender dysphoria is a psychological situation, not an identification.
ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, on Thursday, mentioned that Islam prohibits intercourse reassignment surgical procedures for people whose organic intercourse is clearly outlined, The Information reported.
Talking throughout a gathering, Dr Naeemi clarified that surgical interventions could also be thought-about permissible in instances of ambiguous organic intercourse to deal with the situation medically.
The convention was organised with the collaboration of Council of Islamic Ideology and Delivery Defect Basis. The CII chairman maintained it is usually forbidden in Islam for a person or girl to undertake or show bodily options or look of the other intercourse.
Dr Naeemi additionally harassed that using the phrase ‘transgender’ just isn’t applicable and it ought to be changed with the phrase ‘intersex’.
Explaining the explanations, he mentioned that the phrase transgender is utilized by males or girls whose intercourse is evident however they contemplate themselves belonging to the other intercourse due to their hidden or inner emotions.
“Islam doesn’t permit any self-perceived identification of gender as that’s already determined naturally by Almighty Allah”, Dr Naeemi mentioned.
He additionally maintained that altering sexual identification due to hidden or inner emotions can be in opposition to the Shariat and the identical is because of a psychological illness referred to as ‘gender dysphoria’ and it ought to be handled.
Allama Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, ex-CII Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz and Allama Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi additionally spoke on the event. They mentioned kids having any delivery defect shouldn’t be ousted from the household or subjected to bodily or psychological torture.
The mother and father, they mentioned, ought to be sure that they continue to be united with the household. Additionally they maintained it’s forbidden for males or girls to show the bodily look or options of the other intercourse.
Such an indulgence, they noticed, is a giant sin including there’s a have to create public consciousness on this regard. Additionally it is in opposition to the Shariat that one could resolve his or her sexual identification apart from that one has by delivery, they mentioned.
Dr Ansar Javed, Chairman of the Delivery Defect Basis, and Tahir Javed Chaudhry talked about totally different delivery defects and illnesses. Additionally they mentioned the distinction between transgender and intersex.
The individuals of the assembly have been apprised {that a} transgender is a very wholesome individual with none medical defect however begins contemplating himself belonging to the other intercourse as a result of gender dysphoria for which they need to be psychologically handled.
Then again, they mentioned intersex folks have a delivery defect which may be handled surgically.