The practice of female circumcision or female genital mutilation in Islam

• Main Authors: Mohd, Azizah, Alhaji, Umar Alkali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria 2015
• Subjects: KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49829/1/Law_Journal_Al_Hikmah_University.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49829/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The practice of female circumcision pre-dates Islam. The Jews and the Coptic Christians in Egypt are known for this practice. The basis for female circumcision is basically the Sunnah of the Prophet pbuh, the tradition from compilation of Abu Dawood. The Muslim scholars that see no wrong in female c...