title: Masturbation: Scientific Evidence and Islam's View.
abstract: Masturbation is the stimulation of sexual organs usually to the point of orgasm with an essential autoerotic component. Due to the high prevalence of this sexual behavior, it was and still is a matter of debate if masturbation is a normal action without any side effects and even if it is advantageous or it is associated with side effects necessitating public education how to avoid it. In addition, it is a common question if masturbation is religiously lawful or not. In this study, I assess the results of scientific studies about this sexual behavior and also shed some light on the Islam's view about it.
authors.affiliation: , Karl-Wiechert-Allee 15, 30625, Hannover, Germany. shahab337@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sayed Shahabuddin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hoseini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008418:Masturbation / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Body; Islam; Masturbation; Psyche