The Objective behind Wearing Hijab in Islam
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The Objective behind Wearing Hijab in Islam
The objective behind wearing hijab and the Islamic costume is to
protect the Muslim woman from the eyes of the molesters. It is not
that it is man's property or subjected to him as in Christianity. It
is not also a symbol of luxury and social values as in Judaism. The
Noble Qur'an is very clear in this regard. In light of all this, we
can now understand why some Westerners see hijab as a symbol of
subjection; they conceive of hijab from their own Christian or Jewish
perspectives and not from an Islamic perspective. They do not
understand the Islamic objectives behind wearing hijab and the Islamic
costume. This is simply for protection; to be modest is a measure for
the Muslim woman to protect herself lest she should regret. Islam
takes great care to protect both the body and reputation of the woman.
Therefore, the one who dares even to accuse woman of being unchaste is
severely punished. Allah (the Amighty) says in the Noble Qur'an what
can be translated as, "And those who accuse chaste women, and produce
not four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their
testimony forever, they indeed are the Fasiqun (liars, rebellious,
disobedient to Allah)." (Surat An-Noor 4)
However, the attitude of the Old Testament regarding rape is rather
lax:
"If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married
and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl’s father
fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated
her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.”(Deuteronomy
22:28-30)
Islam pays more Attention to the Woman's Psyche
The question here is: who has been punished according to the last
quotation from the Old Testament? Is it the rapist? Or the poor raped
virgin girl who is forced to live with him forever? Which attitude
protects woman better? Is it the Qur'anic attitude that urges her not
to show her charms to protect herself from potential attackers? Or is
it the attitude of the Old Testament hat obliged the victim to spend
her entire life with the criminal?
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