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There is no reference to covering the head with a headscarf in the 31st verse of Surat An-Nur of the Qur'an.

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Say to the believing woman that they should lower their eyes and guard their private parts and not display their adornments,

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except for what normally shows, and draw their head coverings across their breasts.

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Actually, there is no reference to covering the head in that part of the verse.

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That is translated as, and draw their head coverings across their breasts.

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The Arabic word khumar, which is translated as head covering in some commentaries and translations of the Qur'an,

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is derived from the root word khamar, that means to cover.

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This word means to cover something, yet there is no reference to the head in the Arabic original of the verse.

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In the Arabic original of the verse, which is translated as, draw their head coverings across their breasts,

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there is no word for draw.

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The verb yadribna is derived from the root durabha, and it means to cover, to strike, to conceal.

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The word juyu bihana is the plural form of the root word jimnyabba,

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which has always been used to signify an opening of a shirt, or a sleeve, or a pocket, or the bosom, heart.

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In Arabic, the word is used in descriptions such as, opening a pocket in a shirt, placing in a pocket.

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That means the part of the body that the covering should be placed on is woman's breasts.

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The command defined in the verse is not to cover the head, but the breasts.

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The second part of the verse defines the ones who are allowed to see the adornments of woman,

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which actually explains the extent of the freedom women are given.

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They should only display their adornments to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers,

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or their sons, or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons,

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or their sisters' sons, or other women of those they own as slaves,

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or their male attendants, who have no sexual desire,

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or children, who still have no awareness of a woman's private parts.

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The verse states that, apart from their husbands,

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there is no drawback for their male attendants,

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who have no sexual desire, or children,

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who still have no awareness of woman's private parts,

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to see woman's adornments.

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This information shows us that there is a reference to genitals and breasts

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in the word adornments.

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Consequently, the 31st verse of the Surat An-Nur

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actually explains the broad extent of the freedom women enjoy.

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There are grave inconsistencies in the hadiths used to claim

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that use of headscarves is fard, religious obligation.

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The impaired reasoning of those who put forth these hadiths is noteworthy.

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First, let us have a look at the related hadiths.

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Narrated Aisha Umu Mumin

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May God have mercy on the early immigrant woman.

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When the verse that they should draw their veils over their bosoms was revealed,

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they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them.

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Narrated Safiya bin Shaiba

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Aisha used to say,

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When, the verse,

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they should draw their veils,

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humar, over their necks and bosoms,

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Juyub, was revealed,

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the ladies cut their waist sheets at the edges

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and covered their faces with the cut pieces.

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Narrated Aisha

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Umu Muminin

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Safiya,

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daughter of Shaibbeh,

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said that Aisha mentioned the women of Ansar,

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praised them and said good words about them.

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She then said,

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When Surat An-Nur came down,

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they took the curtains,

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tore them and made headcovers,

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veils,

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those of them.

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Umu Muminin Aisha

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is reported to praise the women of Al-Ansar

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in these words,

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I did not see any woman better

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of those of Al-Ansar

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in their confirmation of God's book

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and the faith in the revelation.

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As soon as the chapter of An-Nur was revealed,

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containing the words,

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and they draw their headcovers over their neck slits,

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and they were informed of it by their men,

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every one of them,

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without exception,

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took her robe,

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shawl,

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and wound it around her head,

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in conformity with,

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and faith in,

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what God had revealed in His book.

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They came next morning behind the messenger,

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with those wound robes on their heads,

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as if a crow was sitting on their heads.

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In all of those hadiths,

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there is a reference to the revelation of the verse saying,

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when the verse,

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that they should draw their veils over their bosoms,

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was revealed.

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According to this narration,

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in these fabricated hadiths,

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women already have headscarves covering their heads,

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and their headscarves flow down from their heads,

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yet their bosoms are left uncovered.

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According to the fabricated hadiths,

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and according to the warning added to the verse,

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while women already had a cover on their heads,

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it is stated that they need to cover their bosoms,

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with that large part of cloth flowing down from their heads.

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So, it is claimed that women need to use this cover here,

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which is claimed to be there already,

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and cover their bosoms with this wide piece of cloth.

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This is what the fabricated hadith means.

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Nevertheless,

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in none of those hadiths,

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their bosoms are covered by this long cover on their heads.

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Now see what these fabricated hadiths claim.

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According to these fabricated hadiths,

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when the verse is revealed,

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it is stated that women cut off a piece of cloth

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from their skirts or from their dresses,

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and added another cover on their heads,

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that are already covered.

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With the words,

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they tore their thick outer garments,

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and made veils from them,

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in the fabricated hadiths,

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it is claimed that women did not cover their bosoms,

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with the cover they already have on their heads,

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but tore pieces from their garments,

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and covered their heads once more.

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By doing so,

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they would not be abiding by the command,

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to draw their head coverings across their breasts,

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which they claim belongs to God.

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So that is the cover flowing down from their heads,

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and they do not abide by this command.

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So the fabricated hadiths claim,

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that women covered their already covered heads once more.

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However,

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according to these explanations,

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their bosoms still remain uncovered.

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So,

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with these fabricated hadiths,

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they add a command,

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that is not defined in the verse of God,

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yet they do not abide by this command they came up with.

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As is seen,

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this impaired reasoning,

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is an evidence showing,

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that God made the plots devised,

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by those who fabricated superstitions,

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backfire.

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God informs us,

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that Islam is a religion of ease.

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I seek refuge in God,

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from the accursed Satan.

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He,

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God,

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has selected you,

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and not placed any constraints upon you,

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in the religion,

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the religion of your forefather Ibrahim.

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God desires ease for you,

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he does not desire difficulty for you.

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We will ease you,

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to the easy way.

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Our blessed prophet also commanded,

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make things easy for the people,

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and do not make it difficult for them,

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and make them calm,

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with glad tidings,

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and do not repulse them.

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Those who portray Islam as difficult,

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by adding on commands God did not reveal,

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put forth an understanding of religion,

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that is far removed from the Quran,

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and is not possible to live by.

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As God commanded by the verse,

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I seek refuge in God,

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from the accursed Satan.

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They invented asceticism.

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We did not prescribe it for them,

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purely out of desire,

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to gain the pleasure of God.

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But even so,

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they did not observe it,

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as it should have been observed.

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Those who claim,

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that covering the head,

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is a religious obligation,

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even though it is not commanded in the Quran,

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have caused millions of women,

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to remain distant to Islam.

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Additionally in the Quran,

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in the 59th verse of Surat al-Azab,

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God says,

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that women,

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when necessary,

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for instance in unsafe environments,

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in which they think,

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they could not be safe,

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in revealing decollete clothes,

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should temporarily cover themselves,

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completely with outer garments.

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I seek refuge in God,

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from the accursed Satan.

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O Prophet,

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tell your wives and daughters,

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and the women of the believers,

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to draw their outer garments,

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jala bi bihina,

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closely round themselves,

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yu nina a lehina,

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this makes it more likely,

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that they will be recognized,

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and not be harmed.

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God is ever forgiving,

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most merciful.

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The command of the verse,

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is explicit.

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Jilba means an outer garment,

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that covers from head to toe.

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The idolaters,

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and the hypocrites of the time,

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were harassing Muslim women,

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with their words,

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and their behavior.

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In the face of such behavior,

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this verse was revealed,

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for Muslim women,

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to cover themselves temporarily,

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in these circumstances.

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Meaning in environments,

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where they might be harassed,

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if they wore revealing clothes,

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to make themselves known,

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and distinguished with their coverings.

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According to the command of this verse,

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Muslim women cover themselves,

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from head to toe,

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when they enter an environment,

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they believe,

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they might be harassed,

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and wear outer garments,

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that would cover every part of their bodies,

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and their body lines.

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Depending on the severity of the risk,

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even the face should be covered.