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"Islam has no contradictions"--19 (Women in Islam 2--> VEIL OR HIJAB .. A SUPPRESSION
Peace be upon you all..sorry for some delay but I had been very busy these past days..
Hoping everything is fine :)
-->I'd like to welcome all the new members..hoping that we all get the most benefit from these messages and topics and It is always my pleasure to receive any sort of suggestions,modifications or constructive criticism
Few days ago we started a new topic to enlighten some areas of islam that have been darkened by many means of media,false sites,ignorant critics and many other means
our main goal is to say "Islam HAS NO CONTRADICTION"
we started last time by giving introduction to how Islam honored women and cared for defending their rights..
today we shall discuss the issue of the veil !
Hijab or veil is the Islamic dress code for women..
it has been claimed that veil is just opposing woman's fee choice of enjoying her beauty and that it is some sort of supression !
we shall see
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Modesty and chastity , very important ideologies with Islam, are achieved by prescribing standards on behavior and the dress of a Muslim. A woman who adheres to the tenements of Islam is required to follow the dress code called Hijab, other synonymes are Veil, Purdah, or just Covering. It is an act of faith and establishes a Muslim's life with honor, respect and dignity. The hijab is viewed as a liberation for women, in that the covering brings about "an aura of respect" (Takim, 22) and women are recognized as individuals who are admired for their mind and personality, "not for their beauty or lack of it" ( Mustafa ) and not as sex objects.
Contrary to popular belief, the covering of the Muslim woman is not oppression but a liberation from the shackles of male scrutiny and the standards of attractiveness. In Islam, a woman is free to be who she is inside, and immuned from being portrayed as sex symbol and lusted after. Islam exalts the status of a woman by commanding that she "enjoys equal rights to those of man in everything, she stands on an equal footing with man " (Nadvi, 11) and both share mutual rights and obligations in all aspects of life.
In the article, "My Body Is My Own Business", Ms. Naheed Mustafa , a young Canadian born and raised, university-educated Muslim woman writes,:
"The Quran [ which is the Holy Book for Muslims] teaches us that men and
women are equal, that individuals should not be judged according to gender,
beauty, wealth or privilege. The only thing that makes one person better
than another is his or her character." She goes on to say, "In the Western
world, the hijab has come to symbolize either forced silence or radical,
unconscionable militancy. Actually, its neither. It is simply a woman's
assertion that judgement of her physical person is to play no role
whatsoever in social interaction."
Muslims believe that God gave beauty to all women, but that her beauty is not be seen by the world, as if the women are meat on the shelf to be picked and looked over. When she covers herself she puts herself on a higher level and men will look at her with respect and she is noticed for her intellect , faith ,and personality, not for her beauty. In many societies, especially in the West, women are taught from early childhood that their worth is proportional to their attractiveness and are compelled to follow the male standards of beauty and abstract notions of what is attractive, half realizing that such pursuit is futile and often humiliating (Mustafa). Chastity , modesty, and piety are promoted by the institution of veiling. The hijab in no way prevents a woman from playing her role as an important individual in a society nor does it make her inferior." (Takim,22)
to be continued..
Thanks all =)
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Allah has made sure that the people all over the earth know there is something called "Islam." But He has also given us another chance to share the truth about what Islam actually is and what it is not. This may well be our last chance too. Maybe the Last Day is just around the corner and this is a way for us to wake up and do our job before it is too late for us.
"Islam has no contradictions"--19 (Women in Islam 2--> VEIL OR HIJAB >> A SUPPRESSION 2> hijab islam suppression veil women
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