Sex and Gender Identifications in the View of Islam and Western Thought

Islam maintains a binary view of sex and genders whereby individuals are identified as male or female based on their biological genitalia. Conversely, Western discourse views sex and gender as non-identical, where the former does not merely represent the gender roles he or she represents, igniting a new debate named gender dysphoria. Thus, this study examines Islam's unique approach to addressing gender dysphoria debates, highlighting its divergence in terms of sex and gender identifications. To achieve the research objective, this study employs a qualitative research approach by analysing secondary data, including books, journals, policies and study cases. The findings indicate that Islam has been consistent in proclaiming a definitive standard for sex and gender identifications since the era of revelation. The principles of Islam in this topic are not against the modern practise of medical science disciplines, rather both could potentially be harmonised and integrated.