Fatwas in favor of FGM have been issued in many Islamic countries,
[45][46][47] some fatwas forbid FGM,
[48] and some ambivalent fatwas have also been issued that leave the choice to the parents.
[49]
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The historical religious view of Islam, on FGM, varies with the school of Islamic jurisprudence:
[22]
- The Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence considers female circumcision to be wajib (obligatory).[23]
- The Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence considers female circumcision to be makrumah (honorable) and strongly encouraged, to obligatory.[24]
- The Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence considers female circumcision to be sunnah (optional) and preferred.[24]
- The Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence considers female circumcision to be sunnah (preferred).[24]
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Qur'an verse opposing FGM
Islamic religious views against FGM revolve around the precept that mutilation and alteration of human being are against the teachings of Qur'an. A
sura cited as opposing FGM practices is:
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"I will mislead them, and I will create in them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and to deface the (fair) nature created by Allah." Whoever, forsaking Allah, takes satan for a friend, hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest.
—
Qur'an, [
Quran 4:119]
This sura has been interpreted to mean Qur'an forbids man to change nature or mutilate any creature. Islamic scholars against FGM claim that this verse from Qur'an forbids all things that change what nature has meant it to be, including female circumcision and birth control. Some scholars
[27] find this religious view unpersuasive, because Muslim male circumcision also mutilates and changes nature, and male circumcision is a practice that is widely considered as obligatory to recommended under Islam.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religi...tion#Religious_views_on_FGM_in_Southeast_Asia