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www Muslim Central.com forward slash donate. We want to begin by saying the Quran makes a

distinction between Thacker and Rajul between being a male and a man.

And this is the key point between healthy

masculinity versus toxic masculinity.

Allah Subhanoa Tala mentions

there's something called biological male.

Allah says that,

women Koolishayinhala Za'uaini al-A-La-Kum tadhakurun.

From every species we created into two, and Allah says in the Quran that

Yayo and Nasu in nahalakna kum in that karin wahunsa. We created you the male and

the female so the two genders is very clear and Allah made us either X, X, Y, we are either one gender

or the other gender, male or female. And generally speaking, the Quran does not praise being a male. Being a

male is a circumstance of birth. But there are verses in the Quran that praise masculinity, praise being a

Rajul. So not every male is a man. Not every male lives up to being a praiseworthy, masculine man.

So we in Islam firmly believe in contrast to much of modern culture that there is

something called healthy masculinity. There is no question about it. So before we get to toxic masculinity,

let us look at the Quran and derive from the Quran,

what the Quran describes as positive masculinity,

healthy masculinity. as positive masculinity, masculinity,

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