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Da cut him off abruptly. тАЬMullah, in your considered opinion, is it
necessary for a Muslim girl to be circumcised?тАЭ

тАЬIt is the accepted practice,тАЭ said the mullah.

тАЬI do not care about the accepted practice. I ask what Mohammed
says.тАЭ

тАЬWell, IтАЩm sure that Mohammed says something on the matter,тАЭ said
the mul-lah.

тАЬShow me where.тАЭ

The mullah coughed, thinking of the fastest way to extract himself. тАЬI
did not bring my books with me,тАЭ he said.

Da laughed, not believing that a mullah would travel so far to mediate
a the-ological dispute without a book. тАЬHere, have mine,тАЭ Da said as he
passed the QurтАЩan to the mullah. тАЬShow me where Mohammed says such a
thing.тАЭ

The mullahтАЩs shoulders slumped. тАЬYou know I cannot. It is not in the
QurтАЩan. But it is sunnah.тАЭ

тАЬSunnah,тАЭ said Da, тАЬis very clear on the matter. Circumcision is
makrumah for women. It is honorable but not compulsory. There is no
requirement for women to be circumcised.тАЭ

тАЬSir, you are very learned. But there is more to Islam than a strict
reading of the QurтАЩan and sunnah. There have even been occasions when
the word of Mo-hammed has been overturned by later imams. Mohammed
himself knew that he was not an expert on all things, and he said that it was
the responsibility of future generations to rise above his imperfect
knowledge.тАЭ

тАЬSo, you are saying that even if it was recorded in the QurтАЩan that
would not make it compulsory.тАЭ Da gave a smile тАФthe little quirk of his lips
that he gave every time he had laid a logical trap for someone.

The mullah looked grim. The trap had snapped shut on his leg, and
he was not looking forward to extricating himself.

тАЬTell these women so we can go back to our tents and sleep,тАЭ said
Da.

The mullah turned to the women and spoke to them. The weathered
woman became agitated and started waving her hands wildly. Her voice
was an over-wrought screech. The mullah turned back to us.
 тАЬShe refuses to share camp with you, and insists you leave.тАЭ