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I’m wondering what forms of Islam practice this, and in what regions it is most prevalent.

I’m also wondering what its understood significance/ purpose is, as well as how it is practised: what age should the subject be, do they have a say in the matter, allowed/typically given anaesthesia, etc.?

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I’m wondering what forms of Islam practice this, and in what regions it is most prevalent.

It's prescribed. All Sunni, 12er and 5er Shia Muslim men circumcise, independently of the culture.

You find some rational explanations in the first answer to Why is circumcision required in Islam?.

Male circumcision was practised in Arabia (as well as in east Africa) before Muhammad. The tradition says that it goes back to Abraham.

Jeschu
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  • What are 12er and 5er? – TylerDurden Dec 26 '23 at 22:10
  • 12er Shia is the main shia sect -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam. 5er shia is a bit between sunni and 12er shia -> Zaydinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaydism, , Ismailism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%27ilism – Jeschu Dec 26 '23 at 22:26