Dear Nura, Alaykum assalam,
Thank you for sharing your view on this matter,
Even in our days, many hermaphrodite knows later (at the age of puberty or later and sometimes never) that they have intersex anatomy.
I do totally agree that Allah can do any miracle he wants, whether there is a logical/scientifical explanation or not.
Joseph article talking about miracle clarified things for me :
http://quransmessage.com/articles/miracles%20and%20laws%20FM3.htmhttp://quransmessage.com/articles/science%20miracles%20FM3.htmYet, when reading the verse 3:35-36, the fact the Allah in his book the Quran emphasis (focus) on the gender of Mary could/may be a clue.
Quran 3:35-36
[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah ]."There is a reason for Allah to mention any event in the Quran, this one IMHO seems to match the "intersex" explanation, specially when he says
"And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered", like there is some denial on the fact that she is (only) a female,
Also the another interesting/"could be related" verse :
Quran 42:49-50
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.
"Or He makes them [both] males and females", and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.
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Or He makes them [both] males and females : Is this talking about Humans that have intersexe anatomy ? we could argue that it matches also
We must be aware that Humans who have "intersexe" represent a considerable percent of the population of the earth, they are Human and creation of God in the same level as any gender, but with intersex anatomy, there is no reason to see the explanation that Mary the Mother of Jesus as she has an 'intersex anatomy' as hurtful/offensive/inappropriate, it's rather thinking so which could irritate/offend anyone who is "intersex". By the way, this verse could represents another great miracle of the Quran.
Of course, Allah knows best
With peace,
Mehdi