THE

WISDOM BEHIND CIRCUMCISION

Authored by: The great humane eminent scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Allah) 189 !19"# Checked and Introduced by The $esearcher and Thinker %rof& A& '& (ohn Alias Al!)ayrani **** Published by amin!sheikho&com +o,yright - 1. amin!sheikho&com **** Our web site ///&amin!sheikho&com info0amin!sheikho&com

Preface
This age of scientific studies and researches1 has recently begun and the researchers come one after another handing o2er the methods of research and in2estigation& They dedicate themsel2es to disco2eries and s,end their li2es among the books1 notebooks1 2olumes1 and in the laboratories& Many of them are carried by curiosity to a /ide range of kno/! ledge until they get com,letely in2ol2ed /ithout kno/ing /hen and /here to sto,& Many of them get a,,reciation letters and re/ards& The ,rofessionals are licensed to /ork in their fields of s,eciali3ation& The ,ioneer of these sciences has been Medicine& The society a,,reciates Medicine and doctors1 su,,orts it /hole!heartedly1 and ,ro2ides /hat is necessary for its ad2ancement& 4ith all this ad2ancement1 ,rogress and su,,ort1 the doctors and scientists are be/ildered by many rene/able diseases /hich make them lay do/n long term ,rogrammes1 /hich need a fe/ generations of doctors to be com,leted so that they might reach a solution& They are sometimes unable to meet the needs of their societies1 so ho/ can they de2elo,5 6ecause of the society7s a,,reciation1 some scientists got arrogant1 and this /as one of the reasons they could not accom,lish their aim& Such effects are mostly reflected on the society itself& Many ,atients died1 and no one kne/ their illnesses&

8thers died1 and their medication /as not kno/n1 some suffer /ithout finding a /ay for cure1 and others die because an une9,erimented medication /as gi2en to them1 they yielded to their fates& /hat a bad age5 After all their inca,ability and frustration1 some of them ,oint the accusation to/ards Al7lah& The idea of the god of science is still in their minds& :n themsel2es1 they cannot deny the e9istence of ;od1 but they ha2e settled to the idea that this ;od is im,erfect and incom,lete& 4hen one of them thinks that he has found a fault1 he e9,oses all the hatred at /hat he thinks to be reacti2e and retarded& 8thers say that the system of the Holy <ur7an does not co,e /ith the modern age& Moreo2er1 they belie2e it is mere su,erstition& ===

Chapter One
A chance occurred /hen one of these scientists met /ith our great Scholar1 /ho1 through his lo2e to ;od1 e9ceeded all his ,eers and challenged all unbelie2ers in all generations& He /as al/ays elucidating the >a2ours of the Almighty ;od1 and guiding the ,eo,le to the ,ath of right1 so that they might rise u, of their being drunk and a/ake of their slumber in order to maintain the su,reme treasures they /ere created for1 and to free themsel2es from the authority of egotism1 the lo2e of earthly materialism and the a,,reciation of 2ices /hich drift them into the 2alleys of des,air and eternal ,ains& 4ith the singing of birds1 and the coherent tunes of the lea2es1 the ,erfume of the bree3e of Al!;houta /as s,reading an atmos,here of ?oy and re2erence1 around the com,anions of that res,ectable Master& The ,rocession ,roceeds /alking as the lights of the sun in the late morning ele2ating to/ards the sky1 or as a huge submarine in a great sea& Someone ,roceeds to/ard the 2enerable Master /ho looks a great re2erent Scholar& Sir1 : beg your ,ardon1 may : ask a @uestionA : ho,e that my @uestion /ill not be embarrassing1 if you can7t ans/er it& He belie2ed that our scholar /on7t be able to ans/er his @uestion& He re2eals the reason& 8ur great Scholar and a number of the uni2ersity ,rofessors sat at a cafe& A famous doctor /anted to ask the @uestion& That famous doctor had read many medical 2olumes1 academic books and scientific researches in highly de2elo,ed and leading

countries in the field of science but could not find an ans/er to his @uestion& Then he got to belie2e that ;od is incom,lete& :n this life he had not seen a machine /ith an e9tra ,iece /hich has no function& Thus he began to com,are bet/een the Almighty ;od1 the +reator of e2erything and the machine in2ented by man in the de2elo,ed countries& 4hat made this doctor ask this @uestion in this countryA The @uestion /asB :f ;od is %erfect1 /hy did He create the CglansD /hich co2ers the ti, of the ,enis and ordered us to cut itA :t causes acute dermatitis& The @uestion relates to the circumcision of the children& 4hy has ;od created this e9tra glans /hich has no function1 and /hy has He ordered us to cut itA :f it has a function /hat for is the circumcisionA :f it has no function /hy did He create itA 4here is the ;odly %erfectionA The @uestion a/akened something in the heart of that 2enerable scholar as if millions of 2olcanoes had burst at that moment /ith the smile of the in@uirer& : don7t kno/ ho/ this situation is to be elucidated& :t might be a hurricane of com,assionate anger mi9ed /ith hidden sad /ee,ing1 ?ealousy and ,ity& :n a moment e2ery sense in his body /as about to utter something translated by the tongue& :t is /ell kno/n that the human body consists of flesh1 bones and ner2es& :t is also kno/n that the ner2ous ,erson7s body does not gro/ /ell healthy1 and he al/ays remains thin1 e2en if he eats such a lot of food1 and increases the number of daily diets& The embryo in the female7s /omb remains in a critical stage in the nine months1 because it is in the critical 2ital forming stage&

Since the skin of the ,enis is a gathering ,lace of 2ery sensiti2e ner2es1 it is affected by any friction /hich causes a general alertness of the ner2es in the /hole body&

As the ,lace of the embryo in the /omb is narro/1 to suit the embryo7s si3e1 the embryo is al/ays bent and turned u, and its mo2ement increases in the last months&

This mo2ement e9cites the ner2es of the skin of the ,enis1 thus the gro/th of the embryo is ham,ered because the mo2ements destroy the cells1 or leads to a /eakness in gro/th& So this glans ,rotects this sensiti2e area from being affected by any shock /hich causes friction /hen the embryo mo2es in the /omb1 and by that the body attains its safety and ,erfection& E9actly as a thermos kee,s its contents isolated from the outer factors After the birth1 he enters a ne/ ty,e of life different from his ,re2ious one& He is no/ stretched and there is no friction /ith the ner2es of the skin of the ,enis& This glans becomes e9tra and it should be cut because it e9ists in a glandial area /here infection can take ,lace and /here dirts and germs may gather under the glans causing acute dermatitis1 and infection&

After hearing this re,ly1 the ,eo,le ,resent felt ama3ed& The s,irits submitted soaring /ith ;od7s /isdom as if they di2ed in an ocean of lo2e& 4hat are they fascinated inA :s it the +reati2ity and %erfection of the +reatorA 8r by this ,recious treasure granted to themA 8r by ;od7s gate they are standing beforeA Fnconsciously the in@uiring doctor resumes his @uestions aga,eB /here ha2e you got all this kno/ledge /hich re2eals the secret of the glans fromA All doctors all o2er the /orld failed to disco2er the mystery of the e9istence of this glans& 4hen they failed they saidB it is a useless e9tra ,iece& Ho/ could you re2eal this scientific medical mystery /hich the doctors couldn7t sol2e& Gou re2ealed this great mystery in no more than a glim,se& 4ith the heart of the tender father he re,lied a logical in@uiry about such a great @uestion& He saidB that @uestion made me feel a great ?ealousy on my Ho2e Almighty Al7lah1 the %ro2ider of %erfection /hen He /as accused of something contradicting His %erfection& Almighty ;od sho/ed me the embryo in the /omb of his mother& : also sa/ e2erything : told you of the /isdom of the e9istence of this glans e9actly as the 2ie/er /atches in the T&I& :t is also a clearer1 brighter and more e9act true 2ision through the eye of the heart1 through the light of the Almighty ;od to ,ercei2e the reality and /isdom& All : mentioned about the embryo and the /isdom of creating the glans /ere sho/n to me by the eye of the heart& :t is a certainty beyond all doubts&

The e9istence of the glans /hile the embryo is in the /omb is functional and ,erfection1 and circumcision after the birth is the /hole ,erfection& Anyone /ho resorts to his %ro2ider so truly /ill achie2e this& === The Almighty ;od told his creaturesB C8 My obedient1 seek Me and you shall find Me1 /hen you find Me1 you find e2erything1 and if you miss Me1 you miss e2erything& : am more belo2ed to you than all lo2ers at allD& This is the cry of our great Scholar7s ,ure holy s,irit /hich al/ays saysB There is no ,o/er or might e9ce,t /ith ;od& :n 2erses .!# of Al!Mulk ()ominion) >ortress1 ;od saysB No want of proportion will thou see in the creation of the Compassionate, So turn thy eye !ision: seest thou any flaw" A#ain turn thy eye !ision twice, thy eye !ision will come back to thee dull and discomfited in a state worn out$& Ho/e2er carefully you /atch1 you /ill find no fault or decrease and your eye!2ision /ill come back to you )iscomfited and /ithout seeing any fla/ or defect& === %e summarise what we said: ;od created the glans /hen the embryo /as in the /omb of its mother because this organ /hich Almighty ;od has made1 as an e9it for the urine1 has made it also1 because of its other function com,osed of a tissue of ner2ous fibres interconnected deliberately&

Since the end of this organ /hich is called a glans is greatly sensiti2e and feeling1 if it /as e9,osed to a friction /ith anything1 then that friction /ill lead to a ner2ous stress leading to a general stress in the ner2ous system& :t is taken for granted that this stress and sensation /ill result in a decrease in gro/th& 6ecause of that1 it is necessary1 for the gro/th of the embryo in his mother7s /omb and its com,leteness1 to ha2e a membrane /hich ,re2ents the head of that organ from /hat might be in touch or in friction /ith during the consecuti2e mo2ement of the embryo in his mother7s /omb& Thus gro/th is natural and the embryo is born /ith sound health and body&

=== Het us no/ s,eak about circumcision after birthB 4hen the embryo is born and his body7s systems begin to function and the urinary ,assage begins to do its task1 there may be some mold scratch or ,athological sym,toms1 therefore1 ;od the Almighty orders circumcision to ,rotect the body from such troubles&

Therefore1 the e9istence of the glans is necessary for the embryo /hile it is in its mother7s /omb1 :t denotes the %erfection of creation and the mar2elous di2ine disci,line& :ts cutting after birth and e9isting in life is necessary and a Mercy of ;od to man too& === After this /e can strongly re,ly those /ho say that ,ro,het Mohammed /as born circumcised& :f /e acce,t this1 it means that the ,ro,het suffered from bad health and the formation of his body /as incom,lete& :t is /ell kno/n that he /as the strongest at build and of the best health& Abu Huraira re,orted the ,ro,het (+%TH) as sayingB &i!e are of natural disposition, cuttin# 'sha!in#( the pubic hair, circumcision, cuttin# the moustache, depilatin# the hair of the armpit and cuttin# the nails$& Aisha (/ife of the ,ro,het) saidB )he Prophet slau#htered a sheep for each of Al *assan and Al *ussein 'his #randsons( and circumcised them in + days$& :bn Abbas re,orted that Abdul Mutaleb (grandfather of the ,ro,het) circumcised the ,ro,het on his se2enth day1 ga2e a ban@uet and named him Mohammed& And praise belongs to God at the beginning and at the end