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[quote]peace/assaloalaykum
i agree with ur explanation br.
u were also right when u said that taqwa is more relevant to our inner state/purity, which is so precious i agree and can b so much at stake and in danger,
 and may Allah b with all of us in this regard. amen
however u wud agree that outer coverin' for a woman in islam actually represents a "symbol", and is supposed to be an act of faith,
a symbol to be recognized/representin'  particular women, in those times the believer women different from ones who did not believe?(is that right?) as Allah says in surah ahza'b, that;

so that they are recognized (ya'refoona)

how would u explain this, i mean 
so that they are recognized-- as being what/who?

(and u rightly explained jilbab, which includes dropping a part/hem of the outer coverin' over the face- wud u then accept this as ahsan?i mean dropping the hem over; as though many of us do cover from head to toe, but v. few actually drop the hem over the face; in most cases it is rather limited to a head scarf around the face and head and a cloak around the body? )
obviously we do expect that if a woman is coverin' herself with good understandin' of this advice/rule by the shariah, she must b doin' it out of faith and taqwah in her heart while tryin' to follow other rules as well laid by her dear Lord and the Prophet sws e.g. avoidin' backbiting, lyin', fightin', arguing, and trying to surpass in allgood acts as and when; and not only just covering herself as mere single act.

those women r excluded here quite understandably who just do this act purely as a family/cultural ritual, or to please their guardian men, be them her father, brothers, husband or sons.

as far as this havin' more attraction for some men and their sight followin' such ladies to a distance is concerned,as u mentioned in ur previous posting, these men's eyes would follow women in any state i guess, again representin' inner state,  and  rules of "ghazz e basar"(guarding sight) in surah noor r obviously bein' broken by them
rules of hijab cannot b changed because of these brothers of ours

besides, if a woman feels that her work place is not secure enough for her to work there with open face, then she might as well quit that work, as did sr. ameenah star, may Allah bless her for her sacrifice.
because i think even otherwise workin' all day with a covered face is hardly practical
one may rather find a better alternative

open to expert comments
and many thanx for the time from u all

regards

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