SharpDr08
Isn't it true that headscarf is not even a requirement in Islam. Quran doesn't even say that women should wear a scarf; it just states that women should watch as to what they are wearing and don't expose too much skin. where does the Quran say that it is a must that every Muslim women needs to wear a scarf? Isn't it also true that early Christians, including Mary, was wearing scarf?
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It is true wearing the headscarf is not compulsory. In ancient times women used to wear headscarves because this was the dress code of that time it has nothing to do with religion. Even in almost all Muslim countries there weren't any women wearing headscarves in the 20s, 30s up to the 60s and i think afterwards more and more women began wearing headscarves. Fact is even if they wore headscarves this as because for social reasons but never ever was wearing headscarf worn for religious purposes until recently. Our duties and sins are made crystall clear in the quran, our duties like praying, fasting, sins like lets say drinking alcohol for there were never ever any controversies about them among all muslims. There are certain things that are made flexible in the quran in order to enable us to adapt to the time were are living in and these flexible things people often end up arguing about whether it's a must to do so or not and the veil is one of those things. How come something that was never considered to be a sin is nowadays considered to be a sin?I don't believe in wearing a headscarf and I believe the fact that is a controversial subject is a sign that it's not cumplsory to wear one. At the end of the day what you do and your intentions are far more important than what you put on your head.
You will find many people with different opinions about this, but there is not one word that specifically says a woman has to cover her hair.
I copy/paste it the following from this site
http://free-minds.org/women/scarf.htm
3 RULES FOR WOMEN DRESS CODE IN ISLAM
THE BEST GARMENT, FIRST RULE :
[7:26] "O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are some of GOD's signs, that they may take heed."
This is the BASIC rule of DRESS CODE in the Quran. This is the first rule in WOMEN DRESS CODE in Islam (Submission).
SECOND RULE, COVER YOUR BOSOMS:
The second rule can be found in 24:31. Here God orders the women to cover their bosoms whenever they dress up. But before quoting 24:31 let us review some crucial words that are always mentioned with this topic, namely "Hijab" and "Khimar"
THE WORD "HIJAB" in the QURAN
"Hijab" is the term used by many Muslims women to describe their head cover that may or may not include covering their face except their eyes, and sometimes covering also one eye. The Arabic word "Hijab" can be translated into veil or yashmak. Other meanings for the word "Hijab" include, screen, cover(ing), mantle, curtain, drapes, partition, division, divider.
Can we find the word "Hijab" in the Quran??
The word "Hijab" appeared in the Quran 7 times, five of them as "Hijab" and two times as "Hijaban," these are 7:46, 33:53, 38:32, 41:5, 42:51, 17:45 & 19:17.
None of these "Hijab" words are used in the Quran in reference to what the traditional Muslims call today (Hijab) as a dress code for the Muslim woman.
God knows that generations after Muhammed's death the Muslims will use the word "Hijab" to invent a dress code that He never authorized. God used the word "Hijab" ahead of them just as He used the word "Hadith" ahead of them.
Hijab in the Quran has nothing to do with the Muslim Women dress code.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
While many Muslims call "Hijab", an Islamic dress code, they completely ignore the fact that, Hijab as a dress code has nothing to do with Islam and nothing to do with QURAN.
In reality "Hijab" is an old Jewish tradition that infiltrated into the hadith books like many innovations that contaminated Islam through alleged Hadith and Sunna. These in reality, came from Jewish origin. Any student of the Jewish traditions or religious books will see that head cover for the Jewish woman is encouraged by the Rabbis and religious leaders. Religious Jewish women still cover their heads most of the time and specially in the synagogues, weddings, and religious festivities.
Christian women cover their heads in many religious occasions while the nuns cover their heads all the time. This religious practice of covering the head was established from traditions thousands of years before the Muslim scholars claimed the Hijab as a Muslim dress code.
The traditional Arabs, of all religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims used to wear "Hijab," not because of Islam, but because of tradition. In Saudi Arabia, up to this minute most of the men cover their head , not because of Islam but because of tradition. Thank God this tradition has not been counted as Islamic dress code yet.
North Africa is known for its Tribe (Tuareg) that have the Muslim men wearing "Hijab" instead of women. Here the tradition has the hijab in reverse. If wearing Hijab is the sign of the pious and righteous Muslim woman, Mother Teresa would have been the first woman to be counted.
In brief, hijab is a traditional dress and has nothing to do with Islam or religion. In certain areas of the world, men are the ones who wear the hijab while in others the women do.
Mixing religion with tradition is a form of idol-worship, because not knowing (or not trying to find out) what God asked you to do in His book, the Quran, is a sign of disregarding God and His message. When tradition supersedes God's commandment, the true religion takes a second place. God never accepts to be second, God has to be always the FIRST and to HIM there is no second..
THE WORD "KHIMAR" in the QURAN:
"Khimar" is an Arabic word that can be found in the Quran in 24:31 While the first basic rule of Dress Code for the Muslim Women can be found in 7:26, the second rule of the DRESS CODE FOR WOMEN can be found in 24:31. Some Muslims quote verse 31 of sura 24 as containing the Hijab, or head cover, by pointing to the word, khomoorehenna, (from Khimar), forgetting that God already used the word Hijab, several times in the Quran.
Those blessed by God can see that the use of the word "Khimar" in this verse is not for "Hijab" or for head cover. Those who quote this verse usually add (Head cover) (veil) after the word Khomoorehenna, and usually between ( ), because it is their addition to the verse not God's.
"And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes, and maintain their chastity. They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. They shall cover their chests, (with their Khimar) and shall not relax this code in the presence of other than their husbands, their fathers, the fathers of their husbands, their sons, the sons of their husbands, their brothers, the sons of their brothers, the sons of their sisters, other women, the male servants or employees whose sexual drive has been nullified, or the children who have not reached puberty. They shall not strike their feet when they walk in order to shake and reveal certain details of their bodies. All of you shall repent to GOD, O you believers, that you may succeed." 24:31
Here is Yousuf Ali's translation, but the word KHIMAR was put back in place instead of (veils), so the verse would look as it should have been before adding Ali's own interpretation:
"And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments ... that they should draw their KHIMAR over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands.." Y. Ali's translation, with the word khimar put back in place.
"Khimar" is an Arabic word that means, cover, any cover, a curtain is a Khimar, a dress is a Khimar, a table cloth that covers the top of a table is a Khimar, a blanket can be used as a Khimar..etc. The word KHAMRA used for intoxicant in Arabic has the same root with Khimar, because both covers, the Khimar covers (a window, a body, a table . etc.) while KHAMRA covers the state of mind. Most of the translators, obviously influenced by Hadith (fabrications) translate the word as VEIL and thus mislead most people to believe that this verse is advocating the covering of the head.
In 24:31 God is asking the women to use their cover (khimar)( being a dress, a coat, a shawl, a shirt, a blouse, a tie, a scarf . . . etc.) to cover their bosoms, not their heads or their hairs. If God so willed to order the women to cover their heads or their hair, nothing would have prevented Him from doing so. GOD does not run out of words. GOD does not forget.
God did not order the women to cover their heads or their hair. He was not waiting for a Scholar to put the words for Him.
The Arabic word for CHEST, GAYB is in the verse (24:31), but the Arabic words for HEAD, (RAAS) or HAIR, (SHAAR) are NOT in the verse. The commandment in the verse is clear - COVER YOUR CHEST OR BOSOMS, but also the fabrication of the scholars and most of the translators is clear by claiming- cover your head or hair.
The last part of the verse (24:31) translates as, "They shall not strike their feet when they walk in order to shake and reveal certain details of their bodies." The details of the body can be revealed or not revealed by the dress you wear, not by your head cover.
Notice also the expression in 24:31, "They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary." This expression may sound vague to many because they have not understood the mercy of God.
Again God here used this very general term to give us the freedom to decide according to our own circumstances the definition of "Which is necessary". It is not up to a scholar or to any particular person to define this term. God wants to leave it
Do you think that women are unfairly judged for being more materialistic than men?
Q. We all know that if a man makes fun of another man, he's just being funny or perhaps is bringign up a good point...but if a woman makes fun of another woman, she's being catty. And we all know that if a man flips out, he must've been angered to that point, but if a woman flips out, she's automatically being irrational and probably has her period. We all know that if a man flirts with a married woman, he's just being a guy (that's what guys do!), and if a woman flirts with a married man, she's being a homewrecker.
These double standards aside, what about when it comes to materialism?
If a man spends $2000 on a frivolous electronic device like a phone or an ipad, thereby spending WAY more than is practical or should be necessary for such a device, if one is needed in one's life at all, we accept this as being part of the modern age and maybe even make up some absurd excuse like he HAS to be able to contact mars on his new-fangled watch or something like that.
But if a woman wants to spend $2000 on a designer handbag, we call her... well, let's see:
Shallow
Superficial
Materialistic
Financially irresponsible
oh and we guilt her by saying that children are starving .. whilest she carries a $2000 bag just for fun.
Have you ever heard a man being scolded because children are dying of AIDS while he has three different devices on his person at all times to check his fantasy football stats?
Johnny -- Dude yes they do ! Women get made fun of and judged harshly over the designer bag thing and it's not fair.
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Men get the same judgment, when you have a $2000 new toy though, you don't care, because you got a new toy, and they don't.
So that's the tip right there, if you pamper yourself with an expensive handbag, just ignore the hate, and enjoy the luxury.
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