MAY A MUSLIM WHO HAS UNDERGONE SEX-CHANGE SURGERY IDENTIFY AS THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Question: A man at our mosque had sex-change surgery before his conversion to Islam and now identifies as a woman; He wears women’s attire and is allowed to pray in the women’s prayer space. Those around him affirm him in his
A MESSAGE TO ALL “ZAYTUNA” HATER-LOVERS (Abdullah bin Hamid Ali)
We were told by the Prophet--upon him Allah’s blessing and peace--that as man’s time on earth draws to an end, we would witness the pontifications of the Ruwaybidah. When asked “What are the Ruwaybidah?” he responded, “Trifling men (al-tāfih) who