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There is no fixed age for circumcision in Islam, [2] [3] [4] [7] and the age when boys get circumcised, and the procedures used, tends to change across countries, cultures, families, and time. [3] In some Muslim-majority countries, circumcision is performed on Muslim boys after they have learned to recite the whole Quran from start to finish. [6]
The age when boys get circumcised, and the procedures used, tend to change across cultures, families, and time. [75] In some Muslim-majority countries, circumcision is performed after boys have learned to recite the Quran from start to finish. [76]
[26] [27] Islamic sources that advocate for circumcision also do not fix a particular time for circumcision, which can depend on family, region and country. The preferred age is usually seven although some Muslims are circumcised as early as the seventh day after birth and as late as the commencement of puberty. [23]
The timing can correspond with the boy's completion of his recitation of the whole Quran, with a coming-of-age event such as taking on the responsibility of daily prayer or betrothal. Circumcision may be celebrated with an associated family or community event. Circumcision is recommended for, but is not required of, converts to Islam. [119 ...
Jews and Muslims on this windswept island in the Atlantic Ocean find themselves united against a proposal to ban ritual circumcisions.
Male circumcision is a widespread practice and considered mandatory for Muslim males according to Sunnah. [50] Muslim scholars disagree whether any authentic Sunnah in the hadiths supports the practice of female circumcision.
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