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[quote]Salaam Nida_e_Khair

[quote]Assalaamu 'Alaikum everyone.
[b]Coming back to the topic[/b], I would like to ask a question regarding verse 31 of Surah Noor. It says, "...they should not display their beauty except to...the slaves whom their right hands possess...". When this verse was revealed, what were the circumstances regarding slaves? I'm currently trying to explain this verse to a 14-year-old. When I reach the part "slaves whom their right hands possess", this girl is definitely gonna get confused as to why Allah allowed women to not wear Hijaab in front of their slaves. Can anyone tell me as to why slaves were considered mahrams at that time?
I need the answer quick.[/quote]

Very interesting question indeed.  But this is a general problem resulting from the fact that Islam, a religion basically meant for 7th century Makky traders, raises many questions in the minds of the new generation, especially of the middle class with a mindset of 21st century global village, which are unanswerable today.  What to speak of children even mature learned persons touch their ears when reading some Islamic books regarding Hadees and Fiqqah.  You read ‘Hidaaya’, a relatively recent book on fiqah, which deals largely with the rules governing slavery in Islam.  To quote a sample from the book, it allows a son to have sex with a slave of his father in the capacity of being his inheritor.

I had a similar problem when I had tried to teach Quran to my children.  I started with Soorae Ehzab (The Clans).  Coming to verse 4, which reads:

“Allah has not assigned unto any man two hearts within his body, nor hath he made your wives whom you declare (to be your mothers) your mothers, nor hath he made those whom ye claim (to be your sons) your sons.  This is but a saying of your mouth.  But Allah sayeth the truth and He showeth the way” (Pickthall)

and then verse 5 which says:

“Proclaim their real parentage… (et esq.)”

and so on when I came to verse 6 on the same page which reads:

“The Prophet is closer to the believers then their selves and his wives are their mothers…”

my 14 years old daughter, a student of secondary class, spoke out, why this contradiction on the same page.

I had no answer and closed my ‘Dars-eQuran’ for ever.[/quote][/quote]

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