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The preferred age is usually seven, although some Muslims are circumcised as early as on the seventh day after birth and as late as at the commencement of puberty. [2] [4] [6] In the Western Balkans, circumcision of Muslim boys is performed mostly from age three to seven. [26]
Circumcision is widely practiced by the Druze: [66] practiced as a cultural tradition, and has no religious significance. [67] No special interval is specified: Druze infants are usually circumcised shortly after birth, [68] however some remain uncircumcised until age ten or older. [68]
Because of that, the issue of circumcision should not be forced. People are caught like sheep; one should be allowed to cut her own way of either agreeing to be circumcised or not without being dictated on one's own body." [193] Elsewhere, support for the practice from women was strong.
The procedure is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran, however, it is a tradition established by Islam's prophet Muhammad directly (following Abraham), and so its practice is considered a sunnah (prophet's tradition) and is very important in Islam. For Muslims, circumcision is also a matter of cleanliness, purification and control over one's ...
Senior Muslim religious authorities agree that FGM is neither required nor prohibited by Islam. [13] The Quran does not mention FGM or male circumcision. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] FGM is praised in a few hadith (sayings attributed to Muhammad) as noble but not required, [ 55 ] though the authenticity of these hadith has been questioned. [ 16 ]
Studies suggest that about 62% of African males are circumcised. [23] However, the rate varies widely between different regions, and among ethnic and religious groups, with Muslim North Africans practising it for religious reasons, central Africans as part of ethnic rituals or local custom, and some traditionally non-circumcising populations in the South recently adopting the practice due to ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a cultural practice that occurs in several cultures and is practised in India by some Islamic groups. [1] The Dawoodi Bohra is one sect of Islam in India known for their practice of FGM, with other Bohra sects reported as partaking in practices of FGM as well.
Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of circumcision has varied. Ritual male circumcision is known to have been practiced by South Sea Islanders, Aboriginal peoples of Australia, Sumatrans, and some Ancient Egyptians. [1]