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[quote]Just some food for thought:

Regarding the hijab Asra Nomani says, “But if you believed the scholarly evidence that hijab isn’t mandatory – as I did – then this wasn’t an issue” (p. 149). Although Asra quotes the verse 33:59, she has misunderstood the meaning of Arabic, or may not know the meaning of the Arabic words and is relying upon translations. The translations she has used for this verse (quoted below) translated “khimar” as veil. The word khumur, a plural of khimar, linguistically, socio-culturally and according to the practice of the people of the Prophet’s time (peace be upon him) is a headscarf. The scholarly explanation of 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; Allah says: 
 
“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers [Arabic: Khumur] over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.” (24:30-31)

May Allah guide us all.[/quote]

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