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'''(date unknown)''' ''“I personally support'' [FGM] ''under the current circumstances in the modern world. Anyone who thinks that circumcision is the best way to protect his daughters should do it'' [...] ''The moderate opinion is in favor of practicing circumcision to reduce temptation.”'' Yusuf al-Qaradawi (born 1926) cited in ‘Modern Fatwas’ (1987) | '''(date unknown)''' ''“I personally support'' [FGM] ''under the current circumstances in the modern world. Anyone who thinks that circumcision is the best way to protect his daughters should do it'' [...] ''The moderate opinion is in favor of practicing circumcision to reduce temptation.”'' Yusuf al-Qaradawi (born 1926) cited in ‘Modern Fatwas’ (1987) | ||
'''(date unknown)''' ''"The calls which urge the banning of female circumcision are call [sic] that go against Islam, because there is no clear text in the Qur’aan or Sunnah and there is no opinion of the fuqaha’ that says that female circumcision is haraam. Female circumcision is either obligatory or recommended'' [...] ''The words of the doctors and others are not definitive. Scientific discoveries are still opening doors every day which change our old perceptions."'' [https://tteonb.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/fgm-female-genital-mutilation-islam/ Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Atiyah Saqar – the former head of the Fatwa Committee in al-Azhar] | '''(date unknown)''' ''"The calls which urge the banning of female circumcision are call [sic] that go against Islam, because there is no clear text in the Qur’aan or Sunnah and there is no opinion of the fuqaha’ that says that female circumcision is haraam. Female circumcision is either obligatory or recommended'' [...] ''The words of the doctors and others are not definitive. Scientific discoveries are still opening doors every day which change our old perceptions."'' [https://tteonb.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/fgm-female-genital-mutilation-islam/ Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Atiyah Saqar – the former head of the Fatwa Committee in al-Azhar] | ||
'''(date unknown)''' ''“Some (e.g. the late Rector of Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Gad Al-Haque) argued that since'' [Mohammed] ''did not ban female circumcision, it falls within the category of the permissble. As such, there is no ground for a total ban on it.”'' [http://www.jannah.org/genderequity/equityappendix.html IS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION REQUIRED] | '''(date unknown)''' ''“Some (e.g. the late Rector of Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Gad Al-Haque) argued that since'' [Mohammed] ''did not ban female circumcision, it falls within the category of the permissble. As such, there is no ground for a total ban on it.”'' [http://www.jannah.org/genderequity/equityappendix.html IS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION REQUIRED] | ||
'''(date unknown, but citation from modern film footage)''' ''“I don’t know why a German, British or American entity (thinks it can) come to us to decide for us the circumcision of our daughters! Why should they decide on matters of our girls and women? We base our religion on Allah’s book and the sayings of our beloved prophet and our scholars'' [...] ''Look at any of the books of fiqh from our imams, respected leaders, and scholars–ask them. You will find that our scholars have said that circumcision of women–there are some who say that it is obligatory while others say that it is commendable'' [...] ''this does not mean that I am subjecting the religion to inspection from a doctor. No, my brothers, this does not mean that I subject evidence from the shari'a to review from a doctor!””'' Muhammad Hassan Female Circumcision - <center><youtube>4gloOIDTrkA</youtube></center> | |||
====Critical==== | ====Critical==== | ||
The following are extracts from fatwas that are critical, or ''appear'' critical, of FGM. The extracts were originally compiled to catalogue the arguments critical of FGM found in modern fatwas. All engage in some form of error, obfuscation or deception which are debunked in the section [[#arguments|Arguments de-linking FGM from Islam]] | The following are extracts from fatwas that are critical, or ''appear'' critical, of FGM. The extracts were originally compiled to catalogue the arguments critical of FGM found in modern fatwas. All engage in some form of error, obfuscation or deception which are debunked in the section [[#arguments|Arguments de-linking FGM from Islam]] | ||
'''(date unknown, but citation from modern film footage)''' ''“I don’t know why a German, British or American entity (thinks it can) come to us to decide for us the circumcision of our daughters! Why should they decide on matters of our girls and women? We base our religion on Allah’s book and the sayings of our beloved prophet and our scholars'' [...] ''Look at any of the books of fiqh from our imams, respected leaders, and scholars–ask them. You will find that our scholars have said that circumcision of women–there are some who say that it is obligatory while others say that it is commendable'' [...] ''this does not mean that I am subjecting the religion to inspection from a doctor. No, my brothers, this does not mean that I subject evidence from the shari'a to review from a doctor!””'' Muhammad Hassan Female Circumcision - <center><youtube>4gloOIDTrkA</youtube></center> | |||
<u>'''FGM is not required by Islam'''</u> | <u>'''FGM is not required by Islam'''</u> | ||