Talk:Islam and masturbation

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[edit] Onan

I am actually trying to edit an article for Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu. In Bahasa Melayu (and Bahasa Indonesia for that matter, which includes most or all of the Muslims of South East Asia) the technical (read: accepted religious term for the sin of masturbation) term for Masturbation is "Onani". This it would seem is far too similar to the Genesis character, Onan, to be mere coincidence. Since the story of Onan is taken by Jews and Christians to be in large part about masturbation the fact that the Muslims of South East Asia use the same term must surely mean that Muslims use the same story to explain masturbation. Yet curiously I can't find reference to the Genesis figure, Onan, in any of the Islamic literature I read or even the Koran itself for that matter. Who can help me with this problem? Ryan Albrey 12:37, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 75.75.122.95 and the legality of masturbation is different Madh'habs

75.75.122.95 made an edit which was basically a rehash of information already in the article. The only information he included that might be of some relevance is his unreferenced claim that the Shafi Madh'hab does not allow masturbation but that the Hanbali Madh'hab allows it under limited circumstances. If this is true can anybody confirm it is true and provide a reference so that we can put it in the article? Ryan Albrey (talk) 08:45, 6 January 2008 (UTC)