Quote:I also noted that doing a topic to death often leaves me in the dark regarding Islamic law. I would like to be enlightened, even if it is a bit difficult to uncover the truth.
Probably because 'your truth' is already preconceived, and when you find that we don't corroborate it for you, you walk away feeling unfulfilled, sorry
Quote:Is this because Australian law forbids it, or because it is optional under Islam?
I'd say because most non-African Muslims simply have no concept of it's practise and therefore simply don't practise it. And since Australia's Muslim community is predominantly not African, that'd probably account for why it's barely heard of here. It may possibly exist, I just never heard of it. So it's certainly not 'usually' done as your initial post asked.
Whether Australian law affects African Muslims in Australia practising I really don't know.
Quote:So Malik was mistaken? He should ahve said FGM is forbidden but circumcision is allowed?
You'll have to ask him. As has been noted to you on numerous occasions Malik is a Shi'a and the Shi'a have completely different Hadith books and Fiqh (although you seem to doubt this, still). Since circumcision is only ever mentioned in Hadith books, in Shi'a Islam it may well not even exist as a concept.
Quote:Is this because of western interference?
I doubt it. Most Muslims simply don't practise it. Also the references to it in Islamic texts are rather brief, and only exist in 1 or 2 Hadiths.
Now I'm aware your preconceived idea here is "It's a widespread Muslim practise", and obviously I didn't corroborate that for you, and so you're going to walk away disappointed, but try to be a teeney weeney bit objective if you can.
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