Denial of Similitude: The Exegetical Concern with Gender in “And the Male Is Not Like the Female”

Abstract

This chapter, written by Dr. Abboud in “Knowledge and Education in Classical Islam: Religious Learning between Continuity and Change” book, explores the Quranic phrase "And the male is not like the female" from Maryam's infancy story, examining its implications within the framework of gender binaries in Quranic linguistics and grammar.