Religious circumcision and the human rights act archives. Life between death and resurrection according to islam. Circumcision for males is waajib compulsory according to. But male circumsion is definately a part of islam, and was practiced by arabs before the prophet muhammad was even born, as a sign of the covenant with god. An analysis of female circumcision according to islamic law. Islamic law and the issue of male and female circumcision. Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu 1. Delinking female genital mutilation cutting from islam.
Iranian human rights activist criticises circumcision. According to classical muslim jurists, male circumcision involves the cutting of the foreskin, preferably. Pdf the history of islam had not itself been previously confronted with. A common phenomenon which has been regretfully associated almost exclusively with islam is the various forms of female genital cutting, or fgc 1 although many of those who are involved in this act attribute to the religion of islam, the majority of the forms of fgc present in the world today which are acts truly abominable, acts of which the religion of islam is innocent. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different. Five things including nature fitrah is shaving the pubic hair, circumcision, shaving the mustache, plucking the hair under armpits and clipping the nails. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget.
According to islam, gods covenant with abraham was passed on to muhammad, whose mission was to continue the covenant. Circumcision is sunnah by the prophet saw, and it is mentioned in the hadeeth narrated from abu hurairoh. This is required even if the 8th day after birth is shabbat saturday. Mar 15, 2012 the notion of bodily integrity forms an important part of the valuestructure of many religions and cultures. For males, circumcision is the cutting of the foreskin. Macc is the meeting place for muslims and friends across the world to meet, unite, and share information on. It is one of the three procedures of the regular jewish circumcision process.
In islam and judaism, male circumcision is commonly done for religious reasons judaism edit. Scientific studies show some medical benefits of circumcision. While viewed by the international community and many feminists as a disquieting, misogynous ritual, circumcision is defended by its practitioners as an act of virtue. It is necessary therefore to ascertain the correct position of islam as regards the practice and to communicate this to religious leaders from the islamic communities practicing fgmc. Macc is the meeting place for muslims and friends across the world to. Male circumcision under local anaesthesia version 3. Supporters of fgm take the term khitaan to generally mean circumcision and khitaanani to mean two circumcisions, for male and female. For many years now, female circumcision has had only paradoxes to offerto borrow from joan scotts provocative title. Ibn qudamah may allah have mercy on him said, in his book almughni. He said, if this question raises no i problem for some muslim c. Islam stack exchange is a question and answer site for muslims, experts in islam, and those interested in learning more about islam. Fitrah is an arabic term used to represent the innate disposition and natural character and instinct of the human creation.
When viewed in this context, it is perhaps not surprising that male religious circumcision. Supporters of fgm have translated this word, which appears in several religious texts, as a word interchangeable for both male and female circumcision. Circumcision is sunnah for men and an honorable thing for women. Islam s treatment of women is a regular topic in the western press, yet few jump to the defence of muslim and other little boys subjected to childhood circumcision. The answer to this question is absolutely clear, because. Implications for state provision medicine today is in a delicate state of balance between the paternalistic and the modern. Circumcision is not mentioned in the quran but it is highlighted in the sunnah the prophet muhammads recorded words and. Or at least in three of the four branches of sunni islam. Socalled female circumcision, in the form of excision of the labia minora and clitoris clitoridectomy aimed at destroying sexual sensation, is known in islam although it is a cultural, not a religious practice and in certain societies of africa, south america, and elsewhere. Female circumcision and the controversy it has engendered. Muslims against the circumcision of children macc home. Apr 15, 2004 circumcision is performed by a mohel, an observant jew who has been trained in the relevant jewish law and surgical techniques.
Shaykh al islam ibn taymiyah may allaah have mercy on him was asked about whether women should be circumcised or not. In this paper, i show that fgm is not an islamic practice. Muslims are taught all males must be circumcised in order to be clean when doing salat. Information for parents circumcision is a surgical procedure in which the skin covering the end of the penis is removed. The perceived islamic requirement is a major justification for fgmc in practicing muslim communities such as the somali. It is a minor surgery in which a small amount of tissue is removed from the area surrounding the clitoris. One of the reasons is due to the arabic word khitaan or khataan. A report by the united nations populations fund states that islamic scholars have concluded that this hadith cannot be used as a basis of fgm because it actually discusses purification, not circumcision. Musnad ahmad from this narration, the scholars of islam understand the. It is considered a sign of belonging to the wider muslim community. Manual for male circumcision under local anaesthesia. Circumcision simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Reported male circumcision practices in a muslimmajority. The cleaned penis should not be placed on skin that is not prepared for example, abdomen or thigh. In some islamic countries circumcision is performed after muslim boys have recited the whole of the quran from start to finish. Islamic ruling on circumcision someone asked me about circumcision, the ruling on it in the case of both. Nov 28, 2012 however, less skin is removed in a jewish circumcision than in those performed in hospitals. It is one of the oldest and most common surgical interventions, as documented by egyptian wall paintings that date back over 4000 years figure 6. Since circumcision may be more risky if done later in life, parents may want to decide before or soon after their son is born if they want their son circumcised. Islam and female genital mutilation female circumcision. Male circumcision is widespread in the muslim world, and accepted as an established practice by all islamic schools of jurisprudence.
To help clear up this issue, consider this fatwa and the videos that follow. In male infants, circumcision is an operation which involves tearing the foreskin away from the glans head of the penis, cutting along the top of the foreskin, then clamping the foreskin and cutting it off. Delinking female genital mutilationcutting from islam pdf. A discussion of the notion that female sunnah circumcision, or type i fgc, has an islamic basis. The notion of bodily integrity forms an important part of the valuestructure of many religions and cultures. Male circumcision, also known as tahara meaning purification and cleanliness is not mentioned in the quran but it is highlighted in the sunnah which is the prophet muhammads pbuh recorded words and actions. Although there is no reference to circumcision at all in the quran, there is a wellestablished tradition of male circumcision in islam as a sunnah act.
What is the philosophy of circumcision with reference to personal hygiene. Download fulltext pdf the islamic view on female circumcision article pdf available in african journal of urology 193. It is important to ensure that this procedure is performed as safely as possible in these communities. Female circumcision in islam all parts the religion of islam. If a region stops, of common agreement, to practice male and female circumcision, the chief of the state declares war jihad against that region because circumcision is a part of the rituals of. Jan 11, 2018 its a religious practice as much as a cultural one in regions dominated by shafii islam which requires it and maliki and hanbali islam which both encourage it. Delinking female genital mutilationcutting from islam. So i want to convert him to a muslim without circumcision. The scholars of islam who state that circumcision is a commendable act mainly do so due to a hadeeth in which the prophet, may the mercy and blessings of god be upon him, said. As the demand for democracy and individual rights spreads from the developed world to the middle east and asia, more people are taking up the cry that bodily integrity an entitlement implied in the universal declaration of human rights applies to all parts of the body. The rate of circumcision in muslim nations is between 90 and 100 percent. Both jewish and islamic law sanction and indeed promote religious circumci sion for males.
Regeneration refers to the act of being born again. Female circumcision in islam all parts the religion of. Drs tobian and gray1 highlight the medical benefits of male circumcision, especially protection against infection with the sexually transmitted viral pathogens hiv, herpes simplex. In most traditions, circumcision performed by a physician is not valid even if a rabbi is present, although the reform movement has begun to accept them. When done without pain medicine, circumcision is painful. Circumcision is the cutting away of some skin at the end of a males phallus. Aug, 2009 in islam circumcision is also known as tahara, meaning purification.
The skin of the penis is a complex movable sheath with no clear indication of where it should be cut during a circumcision. This is the form practiced by the prophet abraham asws. Click download or read online button to get life between death and resurrection according to islam book now. Once more, there are no different styles of circumcision in judaism. Female circumcision, describe by the who as fgm, is a common practice in africa. Kalamullah downloads official islamic downloads thursday, 22 may 2014. The circumcision of abraham will establish new life in abraham and new life in sarah. Common questions about circumcision is circumcision painful. Delinking female genital mutilation cutting from islam unfpa. There are several reasons why fgm tends to get linked to islam. Pdf the islamic view on female circumcision researchgate. Islam and female genital mutilation female circumcision for some reason, many muslims in the west deny the fact that islam promotes female circumcision. Circumcision is obligatory for men, and it is an honour for women, but it is not obligatory for them.
Jul 31, 2014 women circumcision in islam circumcision is sunnah by the prophet saw, and it is mentioned in the hadeeth narrated from abu hurairoh. Sunna circumcision article about sunna circumcision by the. In the shafii school its obligatory, and in the maliki and hanbali schools its recommended. It has come to be associated with islam, even though there is evidence to disprove that female circumcision is permitted in islam. Indeed, the circumcision of the grandson of president sarkozy, ironically a proponent of the veil ban, made only the gossip pages in france. Male circumcision is one of the most hotly debated sexual health issues. We often hear that female circumcision isnt a religious requirement in islam because its not mentioned in the quran. In malaysia, for example, the operation is a puberty rite that. In judaism, religious law orders that baby boys be circumcised on the 8th day after their birth. The trials ofttouted 60 percent reduction in hiv transmission is a relative risk, they write, impacted by unmeasured confounding variables for instance, african muslims low std contraction rates could be due to islams prohibition of premarital sex, not its espousal of circumcision. Do shia muslims practice circumcision in adherance to the. Quranicpath circumcision does the quran approve it. Only in the hanafi school is there considerable ambiguity, where some jurists hold that female circumcision is preferred, and others resist a religious prescription and.
Circumcision is sunnah for men and an honorable thing for. Apr 02, 2018 muslims are taught all males must be circumcised in order to be clean when doing salat. Do shia muslims practice circumcision in adherance to the covenant of abraham. Circumcision in islam and christianity episode 1 youtube. According to islam what is the right age for circumcision and when can it be done.
Followers of most religions in africa practice fgm but it is generally described as an islamic practice. Islam is a religion that encompasses all aspects of life and circumcision is an act pertaining to the fitrah. Female circumcision religious aspects islam, circumcision. Muslims are the largest religious group to practise male circumcision. Female circumcision is prohibited, regardless of whether it is performed in a hospital or a public or private health clinic. Circumcision is not compulsory or obligatory in islam, but rather it is a sunnah or voluntary act. Female circumcision is a very important health problem affecting about 140 million people all around the world. Its global annual incidence is believed to be 3 in one. Chinese, simplified mandarin dialect bilingual pdf health information translations chinese, traditional cantonese dialect. In the jewish faith, circumcision is an important tradition because it represents the newly born baby being.
For females, circumcision is also obligatory, and is the cutting of the clitoris and preferab. Male circumcision is among the rites of islam and is part of the in arabic. Periah is not a different type of jewish circumcision style. The islamic view on female circumcision sciencedirect.
With regard to the wisdom behind the circumcision of women, it is to regulate their desire so it will be moderate. Male circumcision and regional differences in hiv prevalence. The majority of worlds circumcised population is comprised of moslems, and in this situation, it is hard to believe that moslems circumcise their children despite the lack of any religious obligation, but that is the truth. He asked his parents for circumcision but they denied it and suggested for us to do a registered marriage under a special act so i can remain muslim. In this paper, we explore the notion of bodily integrity in islam using male circumcision as the focus of the discussion. Circumcision is also important within islam because islam claims to be the truth and the continuation of the old and true message of ibrahimabraham. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims.
Is there any chance to convert without circumcision. Male circumcision is a recommended practice in muslim tradition. The article is saying that circumcision is a commandment in islam. Female circumcision in islam or any religion is really genital mutilation, with no known health benefits or basis in islamic practice. Because someone is not cirumcided so he cannot convert is an fantasy.
The role of circumcision khitan in islamic society has shifted dramatically due to issues of gender, custom, and law. Pdf female circumcision is a very important health problem affecting about 140 million people all around the world. In the abrahamic tradition this act is understood as a fulfillment of a covenant with god, but. In islam the performance of circumcision is one of the rules of cleanliness.
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