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[quote]<p align=justify> [green] I do not agree with Jhangeer's opinion which in turn is Javed Ahmed Ghamidi sahib's opinion on this matter. I believe that while referring to the "Head-covering", the Quran is actually taking it as a given for women to observe. If the concern of Shari'ah was only the covering of chest, there was absolutely no need to mention "Head-covering" in this verse. [/green]

<p align=justify>The Holy Qur'an is employing what is in vogue to put across its message. The Noble Word needs human language and their practices to communicate the directives. It has talked about polygamy in case of orphans. This verse may be interpreted as to be promulgating polygamy whereas, in fact, it is only concerned with the welfare of the orphans. And since polygamy is in vogue--something prevalent--it is alluding to their practice in order to make life easeir for the widows and the orphans.

I give you another simple example. A father on seeing his son wearing untidy and wrinkled pants say: [i] Beta, Hamaisha Dulhi hoin Pants Mahna Karo [/i] (Son, always wear clean and tidy pants). One may interpret this sentence to mean that the son is ordered to always wear pants and such interpretation cannot be precluded since the father is not here!

<p align=justify>Anyhow, I again assert that we must acentuate that the Shari'ah had not explicitly said: cover your heads and your bosoms.

<p align=justify>There is one question in my head. There are so many decent acts in our society, which we essentially comply with. We do not renounce them merely on the basis that these have not been clearly and expressly mentioned in the Book. I do not understand why to question head covering. Perhaps, its renunciation owes itself to the wave of feminism.

Edited by - jhangeer hanif on March 10 2004  16:07:50[/quote]

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