This is really a question!..
Few days back .! the servent at my house told me some thing which was shocking to me! She said that at the age of 6 she had a Circumcision..
i just want to ask Does Islam advocate Female Circumcision , IF Yes then where and why?
IF no why it is still practiced and for what reasons?
ANY ONE?
IMV, female circumcision is not somethng from Islam.
It is identified as a problem in many African states as well, where girls are circumcized. Its a painful process, and the usefulness is unclear.
DiYa that's a traditional practice.Nothing to do with Islam.
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This is really a question!..
Few days back .! the servent at my house told me some thing which was shocking to me! She said that at the age of 6 she had a Circumcision..
i just want to ask Does Islam advocate Female Circumcision , IF Yes then where and why?
IF no why it is still practiced and for what reasons?
ANY ONE?
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Why would Islam allow for any kind of torture on women ? Of course it doesnt advocate female circumcision.
Praise be to Allaah.
Circumcising females is sunnah; it is neither a bad practice or harmful, if it is done within moderation. When extreme forms of female circumcision are carried out, harm may result.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 5/120
Source: Ruling on female circumcision
Here’s a more detailed answer: Circumcision for women is not obligatory
will serching 4rmy Answer idid came across!..just wana share
Although there is no reference to circumcision at all in the Qur'an, there is a well-established tradition of male circumcision in Islam as a "sunnah" act (i.e., one following the practice of the Prophet and his companions). There is no mandate at all for female circumcision, however. Although female circumcision is not mandated, one tradition of disputed authenticity permits (but does not encourage) the removal of a minuscule segment of skin from the female prepuce, provided no harm is done. Permitting such a ritual constitutes an act of tolerance by Islamic law for pre-Islamic practices, and may be overruled by the Islamic prohibition against harmful acts. Consider, for example, that Islamic law protects a woman's right to sexual enjoyment, as demonstrated by the fact that a woman has the right to divorce on the grounds that her husband does not provide sexual satisfaction. It follows that Islamic law prohibits clitorodectomy (partial or complete) or infibulation, or any genital mutilation which impairs the woman's ability to enjoy sexual relations
Female circumcision, from having read about it and watched programs on TV regarding it, is prevalent in the North-Central African countries where it is thought as a purifying practice to ensure a women staying loyal to one man (specifically, her husband). The practice is centuries old and is purely traditional, having absolutely no basis or advocacy in Islam.