Quote Originally Posted by Watchman View Post
Er - you do know it's a local folk tradition in certain parts of Africa that has zilch to do with the practicioners' confessional affiliations, right ? The local Christians and whatnots there practice it too AFAIK...
Yes, I do know that, I do not think it is practiced by the majority of Muslims, and is indeed condemned by many Arabian Islamic scholars. I do think it is interesting that that is the only one you decided to debate.