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Assalamualaikum sister,

verses such as
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[33:59] O prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and the wives of the believers that they shall lengthen their garments. Thus, they will be recognized (as righteous women) and avoid being insulted. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. 
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cannot be taken literally any more

i would like to clarify my point by comparing this verse to another that was revealed in the Qura'an

(aimed at the mushiks)
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...wherever ye find them, and seize them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war. (Quran-Al Tawbah
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sister take both verses out of context. it is so EASY to take them literally because we just havent looked at them in context!

lets look at the verse from at tawbah. shall we take it literally and start killing the mushriks wherever we see them? no! because this verse was reavealed to the Prophet(saw) in Makkah, when the Muslims were under seige and needed to kill the mushriks in order to defend themselves.

now look at the verse from surah Ahzab, v59. put it in to context sister! it was revealed in Madina when the Muslims were no longer under threat or seige, when they were surrounded by more Muslims than non Muslims and wearing the Hijaab was considered as honourable, not rebellious.

i personally love my Hijaab and took it, and still wear it, for the right reasons but as to whether it provides the Muslim women with as much protection as it once did?

...

welll....

Alhamdulillah, we are so much less at risk from any kind of sexual abuse, Alhamdulillah we are so safe and protected physically by our veils, and respected - sure. by people who understand.

and yet whenever i walk past people who dont understand and arent learned? i get the name calling, the abuse, the glare, and i know im not the only one.

protection?
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hmm.

so... we really mustnt take everything we read so literally and put everything in context before applying it to our lives

Wassalam .xXx.[/quote]

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