Islamic rulling on Hijab | why does Islam Make Hijab Mandatory For Women

What is hijab??? why does Islam make hijab mandatory for women?

Hijab:

Hijab is a clothing(the veil and the headscarf) worn by Muslim women as a symbol of modesty in Islam.Islam has strongly emphasized the concept of decency and modesty in the interaction between members of the opposite sex.

قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَ يَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوْجَهُنَّ

Say to the believing women that: they should cast down their glances and guard their private parts (by being chaste…

After “hijab of the eyes” came the order describing the dress code for women:

وَ لاَ يُبْدِيْنَ زِيْنَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَ لْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلىَ جُيُوْبِهِنَّ

and not display their beauty except what is apparent, and they should place their khumur over their bosoms

Meaning of the Word Khumur in Arabic:

The Arabic word khumur means “top-cover” and it also applies to many things besides women’s head covers. For example, it applies to the top covering a pot or jar, to any head cover worn by people even men. Notably, that’s where liquor and narcotics got their Arabic name khamr because they “cover” the reasoning when a person is intoxicated

Meaning of Woman:

Do you know what is the meaning of woman?? Woman means sattar & Sattar means “Hidden”.Allah has covered every beautiful thing of this world and woman is precious.She should understand her worth and dignity.

“A woman modestly dressed is as pearl in its shell”

only a husband can reach to the pearl….

Order of wearing hijab:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ, قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ وَ بَنَاتِكَ وَ نِسآءِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ: يُدْنِيْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلاَبِيْبِهِنَّ

O Prophet! Say to your wives, your daughters, and the women of the believers that: they should let down upon themselves their jalabib.

What is jalabib?

Jilbab means“the shirt or a wide dress.”

This means that the Islamic dress code for women does not only consist of a scarf that covers the head, the neck and the bosom; it also includes the overall dress that should be long and loose

hijab mandatory for women:

Men, whether they confess it or not, are slaves of lust and desire.

1. Hijab protects women from such men; it symbolizes that she has been sanctified to one man only and is off-limit to all others.

2. Hijab contributes to the stability and preservation of marriage and family by eliminating the chances of extramarital affairs.

3. Finally, it compels men to focus on the real personality of the woman and de-emphasizes her physical beauty. It puts the woman in control of strangers’ reaction to her.

Hijab is not a symbol of oppression. Women are oppressed because of socio-economic reasons even in countries where women have never heard about hijab. On the contrary, the practice of displaying pictures of almost naked women in the commercials, billboards, and in the entertainment industry in the west is a true symbol of oppression.

Six Criteria for Hijab:

According to the Qur’an and Sunnah, there are basically six criteria for observing hijab:

1. It is obligatory for males to cover at least from the navel to the knees. For women, it is obligatory to cover the complete body except the face and the hands up to the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of hijab, especially if temptation (fitna) is feared in times and places where Islamic rules are not prevalent or if security is scarce.

All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women:
2. The clothes should be loose and should not reveal the figure.
3. The clothes should not be transparent or see-through.
4. The clothes should not be so glamorous as to attract attention.
5. The clothes should not resemble those of the opposite sex.
6. The clothes should not resemble those of the unbelievers, that is, clothes that identify or are symbols of the unbelievers’ religions.

Muslim women should be well aware of these facts. They should be aware that hijab protects them from evil glances and evil desires of those who are sick in the heart, as described in the Qur’an. Muslim women must adhere to Allah’s rules and not be persuaded or tempted by the media that opposes hijab or belittles its significance, as those who spread these ideas only desire evil for her. The Qur’an warns by saying what means:

{But the wish of those who follow their lusts is that you should deviate away [from the right path], -far, far away} (An-Nisaa 4:27).

JazakAllah u khairun.