Gender & Society

Pharaoh stands as one of the most infamous tyrants in human history. The Quran highlights a critical facet of his reprehensible ascendancy: his utilization of one of the most atrocious modes of punishment to guard his authority.

[7:141] Recall that we delivered you from Pharaoh’s people, who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, killing your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial for you from your Lord.

 وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

To maintain their grip on power, a tyrant must systematically remove any potential challengers who might undermine their authority. The most conspicuous adversaries to such a ruler would undoubtedly be men of strength and influence who could stand in opposition to their regime. Thus, by slaying the sons of the Children of Israel and eradicating their potential warriors, he attempted to neutralize the possibility of any uprising from those subjected to his persecution.

Furthermore, consider the fate of a society that loses an entire generation of males. Males constitute the warriors within a society, and with the warriors eliminated, the women would fall prey to ruthless victimization by their oppressors. Beyond this, the very essence of masculinity within that society would unravel. The collective culture would undoubtedly adopt a more feminized disposition. However, a counterbalancing dynamic would emerge—a necessity for women to assume traits typically associated with men in order to bridge the void left by their absence.

Recently, we have seen a similar phenomenon taking root where powers at be are attempting to eliminate masculinity from society and, at the same time, pushing women to become more masculine. This converging of the sexes is causing havoc for society for generations to come unless there is a worldwide awakening and corrective action is taken.

For years, there has been an ongoing propaganda campaign to classify masculinity as toxic and an active assault to suppress masculinity from men in society. This narrative suggests that the innate tendencies of boys are inherently problematic and need to be altered to align with the characteristics of girls.

Boys exhibiting exuberance, relishing in rough-and-tumble play, enthralled with toy guns, or showing fascination with themes of conflict and combat are cast as sources of concern. These tendencies are curbed, critiqued, subjected to diagnosis, and sometimes even medicated to divert them from their inherent dispositions. At the far end of the spectrum, boys are encouraged and applauded for adopting a female guise and asserting an identity as girls.

In addition to the social stigma to feminize men there is another factor at play that is causing men to become more feminine. Since the 70s, there has been a consistent generational decline in male testosterone. Testosterone is a hormone that plays a crucial role in the development and maintenance of male reproductive tissues and characteristics.

There are a multitude of causes as to why this decline is taking place, and two of the major factors are believed to be obesity and plastics. Obesity can have a significant impact on testosterone levels. Excess body fat, especially abdominal fat, is associated with hormonal changes that can lead to lower testosterone levels. In the past three decades, childhood obesity in the U.S. has more than tripled in adolescents and more than doubled in children. It is estimated that worldwide, more than 340 million children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 are obese, and 39 million children under the age of 5 are obese. In the U.S., one in six youth are obese. More specifically, 12.7% of 2- to 5-year-olds, 20.7% of 6- to 11-year-olds, and 22.2% of 12- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. are obese, reports the CDC.

The amount of plastic that is produced in the world every year has increased explosively. From 2 million tons in 1950 to over 400 million tons in 2022. Plastics are found in all kinds of household items, such as bottles, furniture, clothing, and food containers. Plastics contain chemicals called endocrine disruptors that can impact hormone levels, including testosterone. According to the NIH, chronic exposure to microplastics induces male reproductive toxicity and decreases testosterone levels.

All this plastic is not only impacting the hormones of humans but also animal life as well. At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, and plastic makes up 80% of all marine debris found from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Plastic is a blessing from God, but our neglectful practices have made this blessing into a curse that is causing issues for generations to come for both our children and the environment.

[30:41] Disasters have spread throughout the land and sea, because of what the people have committed. He thus lets them taste the consequences of some of their works, that they may return (to the right works).

ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى ٱلنَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى عَمِلُوا۟ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

As boys are becoming both metaphorically and literally castrated, women are encouraged to adopt more masculine traits. Contemporary pop culture advocates for women to diverge from their innate inclinations and instead encourages them to focus on their careers and chase their immediate lustful desires.

A decade ago, Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, wrote a book called “Lean In,” in which she advocated for a generation of women to lean into their work at the expense of family and other pursuits. This spawned much of the modern “girl boss” movement. But has this left women more happy and more fulfilled?

Recent data showed that one in three American high school girls contemplated suicide in 2021, and between 2009 and 2015, the number of girls between 10 and 14 who were admitted to the emergency room for self-harm tripled.

According to a May 2023 Gallup Poll, over one-third of women reported having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime. This rate has been rising at nearly twice the rate of men since 2017. The findings also showed that women aged 18 to 29 have the highest rates of current depression. This group also highly identifies with being left-wing. More than 60% of liberals are under the age of 50, and almost one in every three liberals are under the age of 30. While 60% of those over the age of 50 self-identify as conservatives.

From the group of women most impacted, it has been found that these young leftist women are statistically the unhappiest and most mentally ill demographic in America. A 2020 survey showed that 56% of white liberal women between ages 18 and 29 were diagnosed with a mental health condition, compared to 27% of conservative women in the same age bracket. 40% of liberal women between 30 and 49 reported having a mental health condition, compared to 26% of conservative women of the same age.

A big reason for this is that liberals are known to be much more involved and aligned with pop culture than conservatives. In fact, for many leftists, political activism is an entire personality that has made them hyperaware and pessimistic about society. Data has also shown that liberal people are less likely to prioritize activities that bring them personal fulfillment, such as faith, community, marriage, and family. Only 37% of liberals are married, while 56% of conservatives are married. Marriage has long been associated with better health, increased happiness, and longer life expectancy.

I have a female friend who went to one of these women empowerment sessions with a panel of female executives to discuss how their “leaning in” allowed them to advance their careers. My friend told me that one of the women on the panel during her talk burst into tears because she was now in her forties with no spouse and no kids but only an executive title to show for her efforts. She was devastated that it was now too late for her to start a family because she bought into the narrative that her path to success and happiness laid with her career.

But that is relatively mild compared to the recent trend of teen girls who no longer want to be girls and instead want to self-identify as boys, with some going so far as to utilize puberty blockers or proceed with genital and breast mutilation surgeries to foster their illusion. To put this in perspective, there has been over a 4000% rise in adolescent girls asking for gender treatment from doctors in the UK.

Today 38% of liberal women between the ages of 18 and 29 identify as LGBT, and the number of Gen Z individuals who identify as LGBT has nearly doubled in the last few years. Much data has shown that LGBT individuals struggle with mental illness much more than other demographics, so it would only make sense that many liberals (many of whom identify as LGBT) have higher rates of mental illness.

God created humans in pairs as male and female.

[53:45] He is the One who created the two kinds, male and female—
[53:46] from a tiny drop of semen.

(٤٥) وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
(٤٦) مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

[75:38] Then He created an embryo out of it!
[75:39] He made it into male or female!

(٣٨) ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
(٣٩) فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

The Quran tells us not to covet the qualities He has bestowed upon each gender and to be content with the sex that God has designated for each of us.

[4:32] You shall not covet the qualities bestowed upon each other by GOD; the men enjoy certain qualities, and the women enjoy certain qualities. You may implore GOD to shower you with His grace. GOD is fully aware of all things.

 وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا۟ مَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبُوا۟ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبْنَ وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

The Quran also tells us that it is the devils that attempted to destroy the concept of male and female, and that their tactic of doing this is by means of manipulation.

[2:102] They pursued what the devils taught concerning Solomon’s kingdom. Solomon, however, was not a disbeliever, but the devils were disbelievers. They taught the people sorcery, and that which was sent down through the two angels of Babel, Haroot and Maroot. These two did not divulge such knowledge without pointing out: “This is a test. You shall not abuse such knowledge.” But the people used it in such evil schemes as the breaking up of marriages. They can never harm anyone against the will of GOD. They thus learn what hurts them, not what benefits them, and they know full well that whoever practices witchcraft will have no share in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed is what they sell their souls for, if they only knew.

 وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَا تَتْلُوا۟ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَـٰرُوتَ وَمَـٰرُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَآ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِۦ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِۦ وَمَا هُم بِضَآرِّينَ بِهِۦ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا۟ لَمَنِ ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَـٰقٍ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

35	fayataʿallamūna	فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ	But they learn
36	min’humā	مِنْهُمَا	from both of them
37	mā	مَا	what
38	yufarriqūna	يُفَرِّقُونَ	[they] differentiate / distinguish / separate
39	bihi	بِهِۦ	with it
40	bayna	بَيْنَ	between
41	l-mari	ٱلْمَرْءِ	the man
42	wazawjihi	وَزَوْجِهِۦ	and his spouse.

The Quran shows that it is a strategy of the tyrants to push the oppressed population to feminize their men and masculinize their females. This behavior from tyrants is expected, but the real blame is on the parents who bought into the mainstream pop culture narrative and are pushing this idiocracy onto their children, castrating their sons and mutilating their daughters, both literally and figuratively, to appease their tyrannical overlords.

[6:137] Thus were the idol worshipers duped by their idols, to the extent of killing their own children. In fact, their idols inflict great pain upon them, and confuse their religion for them. Had GOD willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.

 وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ