What is the aim of circumcision of men in Islam?

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Re: What is the aim of circumcision of men in Islam?

@the_kaur

But why did god gave foreskin if he wanted men to remove them.
It seems pretty torturing to me.

Peace the kaur,

Your question is like “God given us nails, they grow then why we have to trim them to look in perfect shape”. Well, God made us all in a standard shape and then ordered us to clean / take care of certain parts of the body which in Islam known as “Fitra”. Other meaning of “Fitra” can be taken as submission to the will of God even if we’re able to understand the reason or wisdom behind it or not.

@Balthier

According to a hadith, Abraham circumcised himself with an Adze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia when he was 80 years old. Some will claim the hadith is false, some will say its true. As is the norm with religious scriptures, there will be varying interpretations. I don’t know the reason why he did that, but pretty sure he was commanded by god to carry out the act.

Peace Balthier,

Another reason could be that previous generation had more life span comparing with today’s life span. I read that Prophet Ibrahim a.s., lived for Hundred and Seventy-Five years (approx). No wonder at age 80, it could be the right time for do so.