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Female Genital Mutilation or 'Female Circumcision' (Arabic: ختان المرأة) is the practice of cutting off part(s) of the outer labia and/or part or all of the clitoris. '''Infibulation''' is an extreme form of Female Genital Mutilation in which the outer labia are pared back and the cut edges of the opposing labia are stitched together. After healing this forms a covering that seals the openings of the vagina and the urethra. | Female Genital Mutilation or 'Female Circumcision' (Arabic: ختان المرأة) is the practice of cutting off part(s) of the outer labia and/or part or all of the clitoris. '''Infibulation''' is an extreme form of Female Genital Mutilation in which the outer labia are pared back and the cut edges of the opposing labia are stitched together. After healing this forms a covering that seals the openings of the vagina and the urethra. | ||
The average age at which girls undergo FGM is seven, though some communities practice it on infants and even neonate girls<ref>J[https://jakartaglobe.id/opinion/commentary-female-genital-cutting-common-indonesia-offered-part-child-delivery-birth-clinics/ akarta Globe - 'Commentary: Female Genital Cutting Common in Indonesia, Offered as Part of Child Delivery by Birth Clinics' February 16th, 2016] "</ref> | The average age at which girls undergo FGM is seven, though some communities practice it on infants and even neonate girls,<ref>J[https://jakartaglobe.id/opinion/commentary-female-genital-cutting-common-indonesia-offered-part-child-delivery-birth-clinics/ akarta Globe - 'Commentary: Female Genital Cutting Common in Indonesia, Offered as Part of Child Delivery by Birth Clinics' February 16th, 2016] "</ref> and others on women as a part of their marriage preparations.The practical purpose of FGM is to safeguard the purity, chastity, virtue and reputation of girls and women. The popular discourse often paints FGM as simply an artifact of traditional cultures, with no connection to religion. However, the practice is supported in several [[Hadith]], one of which explains an otherwise obscure Quranic verse. | ||
The global distribution of FGM approximates to that of Islam<ref>[https://fgmtruth.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/fgm-moz.jpg global distributions of FGM and Muslims compared]</ref> | The global distribution of FGM approximates to that of Islam,<ref>[https://fgmtruth.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/fgm-moz.jpg global distributions of FGM and Muslims compared]</ref> Numerous fatwas have been issued supporting or commanding the practice. However, over the past half century there has been a growing unease in the Islamic world concerning the practice. The earliest fatwa clearly critical of FGM appears to have been issued in 1984.<ref>p54 [https://books.google.fr/books?id=qof6J4n1860C&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=Sheikh+Abu-Sabib+1984&source=bl&ots=-apLOOha6B&sig=dpINFFLI-N9KO8_FmEET-MDFKbI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXh5Gi5OfcAhVOyoUKHeSgDWUQ6AEwC3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Sheikh%20Abu-Sabib%201984&f=false "Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy" By International Symposium on Sexual Mutiliations 1996]</ref> | ||
==Hadith: Muhammad== | ==Hadith: Muhammad== | ||
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==Other Evidence in the Hadith== | ==Other Evidence in the Hadith== | ||
The following three hadith touch on FGM. | The following three hadith touch on FGM. Because they do not involve Muhammad they have less doctrinal authority than the hadith in the previous section. However, they offer useful historical, anthropological and linguistic evidence. | ||
===One Who Circumcises Other Ladies=== | ===One Who Circumcises Other Ladies=== | ||