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[quote]Saba you are free to believe as you wish. But let us consider a few things:

(1) When this verse was revealed, what happened? The women companions covered themselves, as recorded in ahadith.

(2) Abu Dawood narrates that `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: &quot;Asmaa' the daughter of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wearing a thin dress; so Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from her and said: O Asmaa', once a woman reaches the age of menstruation, no part of her body should be seen but this-and he pointed to his face and hands.

(3) The word khumur (pl. of khimar) refers to a cloth which covers the head (including the ears), hair, neck and bosom. The esteemed mufaasir (Quranic interpreter) Al-Qurtubi explains: &quot;Women in the past used to cover their heads with the khimar, throwing its ends over their backs. This left the neck and the upper part of the chest bare, in the manner of the Christians. Then Allah commanded them to cover those parts with the khimar.&quot;

(4) In a sound hadith we have the Prophet telling Sawda, his wife, “Cover yourself in front of him.” The word he used is Ihjabi which means “Cover Yourself.” It is an order, and in Islamic law an order means an obligation.

(5) 1400 of scholarly consensus on this issue.

Saba, we have evidence from the Qur'an (which you can debate but surely the scholars of tasfir would take precedence), from the Prophet (peace be upon him), from the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and from the scholars of the last 1400 years.

I am not forcing you to believe in anything, Allah says there is no compulsion in religion. But, here is evidence and you may do with it as you wish.

All the best to you.[/quote]

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