Islamic circumcision: Difference between revisions

(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)

Line 6:

==Religious requirement==

Though absent in the ~~Koran~~, male [[circumcision]] is considered a religious requirement in [[Islam]], and it is performed on male children of varying ages prior to puberty. Converts to this faith may also choose to undergo [[adult circumcision]], but it is not always required.

Though absent in the Qur'an, male [[circumcision]] is considered a religious requirement in [[Islam]], and it is performed on male children of varying ages prior to [[puberty]]. Converts to this faith may also choose to undergo [[adult circumcision]], but it is not always required.

Hossein Dabbagh (2022) questions the religious requirement for [[circumcision]] (''khitan'') in [[Islam]].<ref name="dabbagh2022">{{REFjournal

|last=Dabbagh

|first=

|init=H

|author-link=

|etal=no

|title=Is Circumcision “Necessary” in Islam? A Philosophical Argument Based on Peer Disagreement

|trans-title=

|language=

|journal=J Relig Health

|location=

|date=2022-08-24

|volume=61

|issue=6

|pages=4871-86

|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-022-01635-0

|archived=

|quote=

|pubmedID=36006531

|pubmedCID=9569283

|DOI=10.1007/s10943-022-01635-0

|accessdate=2025-07-18

}}</ref>

==Psychological issues==

Cansever (1965) administered psychological tests to twelve 5-to-7-year-old Turkish boys before and after [[Islam| Islamic]] circumcision and reported the results in her landmark paper, which was published in the ''British Journal of Medical Psychology'' in December 1965.<ref name="cansever1965">{{REFjournal

Line 46:

Line 71:

</blockquote>

De Mause (1996) argued that early [[trauma]] results in aggressive adult behavior.<ref name="demause1996">{{REFjournal

|last=~~deMause~~

|last=De Mause

|first=Lloyd

|init=

Line 93:

Line 118:

* [[Circumcision and violence]]

* [[Religion and culture]]

* [[Surrogate_consent]]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 ==Religious requirement==
-Though absent in the Koran, male [[circumcision]] is considered a religious requirement in [[Islam]], and it is performed on male children of varying ages prior to puberty. Converts to this faith may also choose to undergo [[adult circumcision]], but it is not always required.
+Though absent in the Qur'an, male [[circumcision]] is considered a religious requirement in [[Islam]], and it is performed on male children of varying ages prior to [[puberty]]. Converts to this faith may also choose to undergo [[adult circumcision]], but it is not always required.
+Hossein Dabbagh (2022) questions the religious requirement for [[circumcision]] (''khitan'') in [[Islam]].<ref name="dabbagh2022">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Dabbagh
+ |first=
+ |init=H
+ |author-link=
+ |etal=no
+ |title=Is Circumcision “Necessary” in Islam? A Philosophical Argument Based on Peer Disagreement
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |journal=J Relig Health
+ |location=
+ |date=2022-08-24
+ |volume=61
+ |issue=6
+ |pages=4871-86
+ |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-022-01635-0
+ |archived=
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=36006531
+ |pubmedCID=9569283
+ |DOI=10.1007/s10943-022-01635-0
+ |accessdate=2025-07-18
+}}</ref>
 ==Psychological issues==
 Cansever (1965) administered psychological tests to twelve 5-to-7-year-old Turkish boys before and after [[Islam| Islamic]] circumcision and reported the results in her landmark paper, which was published in the ''British Journal of Medical Psychology'' in December 1965.<ref name="cansever1965">{{REFjournal
@@ Line 46: / Line 71: @@
 </blockquote>
 De Mause (1996) argued that early [[trauma]] results in aggressive adult behavior.<ref name="demause1996">{{REFjournal
-  |last=deMause
+  |last=De Mause
   |first=Lloyd
   |init=
@@ Line 93: / Line 118: @@
 * [[Circumcision and violence]]
 * [[Religion and culture]]
+* [[Surrogate_consent]]
 {{REF}}