Khitan (circumcision)
（重定向自Khatna）
![](/Images/godic/202501/22/Allah_logo.svg5340.png"){kind=logo}
![Circumcision being performed in central Asia (probably Turkestan), c. 1865–1872. Restored albumen print.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Circumcision_central_Asia25340.jpg")
![Traditional procession after circumcision of a child in Dutch East Indies, 1915–1918.](/Images/godic/202501/22/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Java_optocht_bij_een_besnijdenisfeest_links_vooraan_stokpaarden_TMnr_600028345340.jpg")
Khitan (Arabic:ختان) or Khatna (Arabic:ختنة) is the term for male circumcision carried out as an Islamic rite by Muslims. It is considered a sign of belonging to the wider Islamic community. Khitan, in some of parts of the world, including Indonesia and Malaysia, may also refer to the female genital mutilation (properly khafḍ).