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 Al-Bukhari's evaluation of the hadiths within ''al-Adab al-Mufrad'' was not as rigorous as for his best-known collection - ''[[Al-Jami' al-Sahih|al-Jami' al-Sahih]]''. However, scholars have ruled most of the hadith it contains as being ''sahih'' (authentic) or ''hasan'' (sound).
-The first of the following adabs shows Aisha, Muhammad's favourite wife, participating in the 'circumcision' of her nieces. The second appears to show [[Uthman ibn Affan|Uthman]], one of Muhammad's closest companions, using 'circumcision' as part of the initiation of new female converts into Islam. It is unlikely that Muhammad's closest companions were engaging in 'circumcision' against Muhammad's wishes, nor is there anything furtive or secretive in the way the 'circumcision' is being performed in these adabs. It appears that the 'circumcision' was being done with Muhammad's approval.
+The first of the following adabs shows Aisha, Muhammad's favourite wife, participating in the 'circumcision' of her nieces. The second has [[Uthman ibn Affan|Uthman]], one of Muhammad's closest companions, appearing to use 'circumcision' as part of the initiation of female converts into Islam. The 'circumcision' in these adabs is being performed openly and in an unembarrassed manner. It is unlikely that Muhammad's closest companions were engaging in 'circumcision' against Muhammad's wishes.
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 ==Qur'an==
-No explicit reference is made to Female Genital Mutilation in the Qur'an.
+There is no explicit reference to Female Genital Mutilation in the Qur'an.
-However, the following Qur'anic verse requires Muslims to ''<nowiki/>'adhere to the fitrah'''. This is the only appearance of the word [[fitrah|''fitrah'']] in the Qur'an, which is otherwise left unexplained.
+However, the following Quranic verse requires Muslims to ''<nowiki/>'adhere to the fitrah'''. This is the word's only appearance in the Qur'an, and it is left unexplained. To know what ''fitrah'' means we must turn to the hadith.
-{{Quote|{{Quran|30|30}}|So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah (فطرة or فطرت) of Allah upon which He has created (فطر) [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah . That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.}}Several hadith use the word 'fitrah'. The hadith which gives the clearest explanation is the one mentioned above ('The fitrah is five things, including circumcision'). The Arabic word used for 'circumcision' in this hadith is ''khitan''. The other hadith above demonstrate that '<nowiki/>''khitan''' originally referred to '''both''' Female Genital Mutilation and (male) circumcision.
+{{Quote|{{Quran|30|30}}|So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah (فطرة or فطرت) of Allah upon which He has created (فطر) [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah . That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.}}Several hadith use the word 'fitrah'. The hadith which gives the clearest explanation is the one mentioned above ('The fitrah is five things, including circumcision'), which uses the Arabic word ''khitan'' for 'circumcision'. The other hadith above demonstrate that '<nowiki/>''khitan''' originally referred to Female Genital Mutilation as well as (male) circumcision.
-Thus, in requiring Muslims to ''<nowiki/>'adhere to the fitrah''' the Qur'an is indirectly advocating FGM.
+Thus, in requiring Muslims to ''<nowiki/>'adhere to the fitrah''' the Qur'an indirectly advocates FGM.
 ==Scholars==