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[quote]The whole issue revolves round the use of the word, Khumur.

You ask me why 'head-covering' has been used and not something else. And you contend that it creates confusion; therefore Allah should not have used this word if his objective was not promulgate head covering. I ask you why in explicit words Allah has not said: cover your heads and your bosoms? In other words, you need to see the difference between the sentences: use your head covering to cover your heads and your bosoms and [green] use head covering to conver your bosoms[/green].

I know you have commented on this in that we do not need to be spoon-fed. But just down this verse, we see the words:

Women may dislpay their ornanments to their HUSBANDS.

I ask you if we are not spoon-fed and left with hints why Allah is describing this exception, husbands. Do you think it would be unlawful for wives to display their beauty before their husbands?

I know this is just another example. You have rejected both examples given above. You have noted:

[green] It becomes very clear from the context that the verses about polygamy refer to a particular situation and not to be accepted as a norm. I don't think a parallel with the verses on women's dress code is appropriate in this case.

However, this sentence, for anyone with a reasonable understanding of English, is clearly pointing to the second interpretation BUT in the case of the verses on "Head-covering", i don't see the matter as being so irrefutably evident. So here again the comparison is a bit inept.

Again the comparison in my opinion is misplaced. It is not at all "patently obvious" that women should cover their heads. [/green]

I do not deny that my comparison cannot be inept, misplaced or unparallel. But how it is so, I have failed to find anything in your comments to that effect. This is why I leave this matter to be further clarified by you. Why the Holy Qur'an has not just said: [red] take care of orphans [/red] without referring to 'polygamy'. It should have avoided confusion by just saying the former sentence only.

You have further said:

[green]A highly subjective point about which no one can pass universal judgements unless Allah Himself clears the matter. [/green]

Intresting point is that you will not find any directive to the effect of male and female interaction in the Bible. It is only the Holy Qur'an which takes up the issue and deals with it. Head covering was an issue, which was no ISSUE during the Prophet's time. Had the situation been like it is today, we would definitely been given a positive or negative verdict. Allah himself does clear the matter by intervening. But when? That is the question for you to consider.

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