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Although circumcision is never mentioned in the Qur'an, male circumcision is deeply rooted in the [[Genital cutting in Islam| Muslim tradition]]. Muhammad is reported to have prescribed cutting the foreskin as a fitrah, a measure of personal cleanliness. Modern Muslims see circumcision as essential to their faith, although they have also come to lean on arguments of "medical benefits." A conference of Islamic scholars in 1987 stated that modern circumcision studies “[reflect] the wisdom of the Islamic statements”.<ref>{{REFbook |last=Gollaher |first=David L. |author-link=David Gollaher |title=Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery |location=New York |publisher=Basic Books |year=GollaherDL 2000}}</ref>