Editing Hindu–Islamic relations (section)

====Circumcision====
[[Khitan (circumcision)|Khitan]], the religious rite of [[circumcision]], is considered obligatory or recommendable for male Muslims.<ref name="khitān">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2014 |title=Khitān |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]] |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/khitan-Islam |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127165754/https://www.britannica.com/topic/khitan-Islam |archive-date=27 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Qur'an does not mention circumcision explicitly in any verse, but it is noted in the Hadiths of Islam. Circumcision is not compulsory in Islam, but is an important ritual aimed at improving cleanliness. It is strongly encouraged but not enforced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Islam: Circumcision of boys |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/malecircumcision.shtml |access-date=2022-03-10 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Circumcision is not a religious requirement in Hinduism. Hinduism discourages non-medical [[circumcision]], as, according to them, the body is made by the [[Parabrahma|almighty God]], and nobody has the right to alter it.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Clarence-Smith|first1=William G.|title=Islam and Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia: The Weight of the Past|journal=Finnish Journal of Ethnicity and Migration|volume=3|issue=2|date=2008|url=http://www.etmu.fi/fjem/pdf/FJEM_2_2008.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306050235/http://www.etmu.fi/fjem/pdf/FJEM_2_2008.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-06|pages=14–22}}</ref>