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Assalamoalaikum,
1. In Quran ,is there any mention of Enunchs(Neither male nor female).?

2.It is mentioned in Quran that we have made every thing in pairs So how come human being are of 3 types,male ,female and Enunchs.?

Please guide me. 

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Answer:

Eunochs and pairs

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: In Quran ,is there any mention of Enunchs(Neither male nor female).?
To the best of our knowledge, there is no mention of ‘eunuchs’ in the Glorious Quran.

Your Question: It is mentioned in Quran that we have made every thing in pairs So how come human being are of 3 types,male ,female and Enunchs.?

First and foremost, contrary to popular belief, ‘eunuch’ is not a gender, but the term is derived from the Greek language for men whose testes are removed or are non-functioning….and such men were ideally employed by Oriental rulers to guard the bedchambers of the ‘royal’ womenfolk.

Thus it would be erroneous to believe that Allah Subhanah created three genders; but the nature of genders bestowed on all living things are only two: male and female.

36 Glory to Allah Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind, and (other) things of which they have no knowledge.

Perhaps you wish to refer to some amongst the human beings who are born or possess both male and female sexual organs, normally referred to as ‘transvestites’. These beings are only but a phenomena of nature, like those who are born with one arm, or one leg, or one eye, or physically handicapped, etc……as a Sign and trial from the Lord that Had He Willed, He could have taken away the sense and balance of proportion from one amongst His creation….and so that those who are bestowed with balanced proportion are grateful for the favors of their Lord.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan