Khitaan is a noun describing the action of the circumciser khaatin. Islam protects the rights of women to sexual enjoyment and health and if the act of circumcision by any chance violates these rights it would be considered haram. The body of islamic law based on the quran and the sunna. Sep 08, 2018 the word used in these hadith for circumcision is khitaan. In islam circumcision is also known as tahara, meaning purification circumcision is not. A nonmuslim can embrace islam without going through circumcision.
Circumcision simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 word used in these hadith for circumcision is khitaan. Musnad ahmad from this narration, the scholars of islam understand the. It is a reminder to us that we are to do good obey god and refrain from doing evil obey satan. It is a practice attributed to prophet abraham ibrahim and thus it becomes something allowed in islam but not obligated. In judaism, religious law orders that baby boys be circumcised on the 8th day after their birth. If a male adult embraces islam and feels apprehensive about circumcision, it is waived in his case, since ablution, ghusl or grand ablution, and other obligations are waived in his case if he feels any of these is hazardous. You are trying to reframe the question by making it about human rights instead. The islamic view on female circumcision article pdf available in african journal of urology 193. Not only is female genital cutting not a subject in islam, moreover male. I have a feeling that indonesian islam is something much much different from the islam that the rest of the ummah follow. Five things including nature fitrah is shaving the pubic hair, circumcision, shaving the mustache, plucking the hair under armpits and clipping the nails. One of the difficult things for westerners to understand about islam is the muslim view of women, marriage,zawaj, polygamy, female circumcision, and the permissible age for marriage.
Circumcision practices are not common in muslim countries and i didnt even know about it before. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different. Also they use an islamist gyneacologist who adheres to the type iii female circumcision which is forbidden i. Islamic ruling on male and female circumcision regional office for. 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. As for the male circumcision, it is a sign of covenant between us and god that we will obey him. Islamic male circumcision is analogous but not identical to jewish circumcision. Let us consult the words of the prophet peace be upon him. Or at least in three of the four branches of sunni islam. Islam 6 and judaism 7 assert authority over wide aspects of life such as diet, dress, and familial roles, and both require circumcision. In islam and judaism, male circumcision is commonly done for religious reasons judaism edit. Circumcision, clipping or shaving the pubes, cutting the nails, plucking or shaving the hair under the armpits and clipping or shaving the moustache.
As muslims, according to the sunnah of the prophet the hadith say we have to judge, is the circumcision of boys in childhood is not like the jews on 8 day is necessary. Circumcision in islam obligation, timing, ritual and style whereas jewish circumcision is closely bound by ritual timing and tradition, islamic circumcision does not have a strictly mandated procedure or an obligatory style of circumcision circumcision. There is no reason to not circumcise girls if boys are. According to the mentioned hadith, islam, if at all, permits the most basic kind of circumcision, which is the removal of the genital prepuce similar to the prepuce of a penis 2.
I do read ahadith books but islam was perfected long before any hadith. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Jul 31, 2014 circumcision is sunnah by the prophet saw, and it is mentioned in the hadeeth narrated from abu hurairoh. Delinking female genital mutilation cutting from islam unfpa. The encyclopaedia of the quran says the question of whether circumcision is absolutely required of muslims was addressed by classical jurisconsults with. Proponents of fgmc have misinterpreted certain verses of the quran to give the practice an islamic basis. It is also used to describe the site of the circumcision, as in the hadeeth, when the two circumcised parts alkhitaanaan meet, ghusl become obligatory. A type of female genial cutting mutilation in which part of or the entire clitoris is removed. An analysis of female circumcision according to islamic law al islam. After the conversion, he should build up hisiman first with prayers and other religious duties.
Unlike female circumcision, male circumcision does not really. In the jewish faith, circumcision is an important tradition because it represents the newly born baby being included in the covenant. The islamic view on female circumcision sciencedirect. In this paper, we explore the notion of bodily integrity in islam using male circumcision as the focus of the discussion. Male circumcision male circumcision is practiced by all muslims and jews and also by some christians 100% in egypt, 60% in the usa. This hadith is attributed to the prophet pbuh as saying. Jul 06, 2019 there are some hadith that would seem to indicate otherwise, of various levels of strengthreliability. He states that the arabic for the two circumcision organs is a single word used to connote two forms of circumcision. Male circumcision is widespread in the muslim world, and accepted as an established practice by all islamic schools of jurisprudence.
This is required even if the 8th day after birth is shabbat saturday. Hence, op, you cant really separate the two, as they are for both. Female circumcision in islam all parts the religion of islam. The history of islam had not itself been previously confronted with what is now called womens issues, despite the great diversity in customs and cultures among muslims over the centuries. A hadith on the topic of female circumcision has been attributed to the prophet peace and blessings of allah be upon him, according to which he said. Islamic law and the issue of male and female circumcision. If you touch the male or female circumcision this hadith deals with the highest level of community health. Islamic ruling on circumcision someone asked me about circumcision, the ruling on it in the case of both. If a male converts to islam, is he required to remove his foreskin. An analysis of female circumcision according to islamic law.
Circumcision is sunnah for men and an honorable thing for women. Mar 23, 2005 it has come to be associated with islam, even though there is evidence to disprove that female circumcision is permitted in islam. Some hadiths report that heraclius, emperor of the byzantine empire, had. Most studies have been limited in size and have not adequately controlled for religion, so these relationships remain unclear. 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. It is considered a sign of belonging to the wider muslim community. Khitan male circumcision in islam verses, revelation. 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.
Delinking female genital mutilation cutting from islam. Fitrah is an arabic term used to represent the innate disposition and natural character and instinct of. According to classical muslim jurists, male circumcision involves. The correct view is that circumcision is obligatory for males and that it is one of the symbols of islam, and that circumcision of women is mustahabb but not obligatory.
It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. However there are four hadith in which the circumcision reported is unambiguously fgm, and two of those four use the word khitaan. Circumcision is a sunnah for men, and an honour for women, but there is some debate as to the authenticity of this hadith. In islam circumcision is also known as tahara, meaning purification. Male circumcision is among the rites of islam and is part of the in arabic. The extent to which the islamic worldview on malefemale relations. Pdf female circumcision is it prescribed by islam shahid aziz. Circumcision is not mentioned in the quran but it is highlighted in the sunnah the prophet muhammads recorded words and actions. The splainer as in youve got some splaining to do is an occasional online feature in which rns gives you everything you need to know about current events to hold your own at the. We evaluated relationships between mc prevalence, muslim and christian religion, and 7 infectious diseases using countryspecific data. We are going to look at the holy quran, the sunnah and hadith of the holy prophet muhammad s, to determine whether, just like male circumcision, female.
Female circumcision in islam all parts the religion of. Circumcision male or female is not a commandment of the koran, and was established in islam through the hadith oral tradition and its connection to the sayings of the p rophet muhammad. Jan 10, 2018 circumcision is prescribed for both males and females. Iranian human rights activist criticises circumcision. The notion of bodily integrity forms an important part of the valuestructure of many religions and cultures.
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. 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. I will also add that those who like to cite hadith in support of female circumcision are regarded as being weak and cannot be relied upon by eminent hadith scholars such as bukhari and abu dawud. Mar 15, 2012 the notion of bodily integrity forms an important part of the valuestructure of many religions and cultures. A discussion of the notion that female sunnah circumcision, or type i fgc, has an islamic basis. This booklet is a humble effort to clarify the truth about islam and the practice of fgmc by critically examining the evidence cited by supporters of the practice, especially those who describe it as an islamic practice. It is the womans right according to islam to be satisfied by her husband and if he doesnt care about her satisfaction he is doing something against islam.
In reality, however, the word only describes male circumcision. We evaluated relationships between mc prevalence, muslim and christian religion, and 7 infectious diseases using country. In islam the performance of circumcision is one of the rules of cleanliness. With regard to the type of female circumcision which involves removal of the prepuce of the clitoris, which is similar to male circumcision, no harmful health effects have been noted. The quran discusses this covenant in detail in several places, including sura 14 ibrahim abraham. Quranicpath circumcision does the quran approve it. 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.
Delinking female genital mutilationcutting from islam pdf. So i went through the circumcision, and i am not complaining it has benefits myself a lot, and i no longer got infections and such, but its interesting to hear that in islam it isnt that dead set to get circumcised. Female circumcision is prohibited, regardless of whether it is performed in a hospital or a public or private health clinic. The commandment to circumcise is however mentioned in the a. Islam is a religion that encompasses all aspects of life and circumcision is an act pertaining to the fitrah. Circumcision is sunnah by the prophet saw, and it is mentioned in the hadeeth narrated from abu hurairoh. He said, if this question raises no i problem for some muslim c. Muslims are still the largest single religious group to circumcise boys. This tradition began with abraham and his first son not with muhammad. The covenant is continued, according to islam, through several steps, including male circumcision. The hadith basis for male circumcision is the same basis for female circumcision. Islam and female genital mutilation female circumcision. January 15, 2014 all about islam circumcision and islam circumcision hadith circumcision is hygenic circumcision is sunnah circumcision prevents hiv female circumcision allowed or not in islam.
Jewish scripture requires circumcision on the eighth day of life leviticus 12. In some cultures and religionsincluding the abrahamic religions of islam, judaism, and christianityit is a common practice. Nov 30, 2006 both religious practices and male circumcision mc have been associated with hiv and other sexuallytransmitted infectious diseases. The muslim requirement derives from the sunnah and hadith. However it is not a condition for conversion to islam. Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases.
However, whenever khitaan appears in a religious text it is used by the proponents to justify an. It has come to be associated with islam, even though there is evidence to disprove that female circumcision is permitted in islam. There are some hadith that would seem to indicate otherwise, of various levels of strengthreliability. Islam as regards the practice and to communicate this to religious leaders from the islamic communities practicing fgmc. 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. Sunna circumcision definition of sunna circumcision by. Jan 11, 2018 todays discussions on whether or not the practice of female circumcision is actually prescribed by islam, or whether it was a preislamic practice that islam kept, or whether it was a practice that muhammad did not condone but that later clerics implemented, are irrelevant to the fact of its approval in maliki law and therefore to. Circumcision in judaism and islam may be very similar but still different in meaning. Here is an islamic resource on the subject opens as pdf, with the usual justificationsexcuses as youd hear them from muslims. Islamic law cites certain health benefits to circumcision, such as reducing the risk of urinary tract infections and preventing penile cancer and hiv transmission. Not only is female genital cutting not a subject in islam, moreover male circumcision is not even an obligation on muslims. However, whenever khitaan appears in a religious text it is used by the proponents to justify an islamic basis for fgmc. Circumcision is not mentioned in the quran but it is highlighted in the sunnah the. While the female form is used to denote both male and female genitalia, it should be considered to refer only to the male circumcised organ.
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