Comments on: The Hijab and The Muslim Woman http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2007/the-hijab-and-the-muslim-woman/ The purpose of this website is to facilitate Muslim responses to the various mendacious polemics and distortions of Islam by the Christian missionaries and their anti-Islamic allies that are being spread over the Internet. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: afzal http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2007/the-hijab-and-the-muslim-woman/#comment-32089 afzal Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:45:53 +0000 http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2007/the-hijab-and-the-muslim-woman/#comment-32089 hello, the so-called 'injunction' is of course the fuqaha's construct of the texts. the same fuqaha who say that the non-free muslims girl's hair is NOT subject to being covered. the supporters of the hijab (surely you wouldn't want women to wear it compulsorily) are on to a loser right from the start: the word 'hijab' means a 'curtain.' this is specifically used for the wives of the prophet speaking etc behind it. it doesn't mean headcover. the word for headcover is 'khimar' that u use the word 'hijab' to mean headcover ought to send alarms ringing -, yes khimar something which the men wore too. that the muslim women should cover using THEIR khimars - means that it was something already in vogue -it's not a new 'injunction'. the point is being free from molestation. that's is the maqsid of the shar'. why not apply islam for today? hello,

the so-called ‘injunction’ is of course the fuqaha’s construct of the texts. the same fuqaha who say that the non-free muslims girl’s hair is NOT subject to being covered.

the supporters of the hijab (surely you wouldn’t want women to wear it compulsorily) are on to a loser right from the start: the word ‘hijab’ means a ‘curtain.’ this is specifically used for the wives of the prophet speaking etc behind it. it doesn’t mean headcover. the word for headcover is ‘khimar’ that u use the word ‘hijab’ to mean headcover ought to send alarms ringing -, yes khimar something which the men wore too. that the muslim women should cover using THEIR khimars - means that it was something already in vogue -it’s not a new ‘injunction’. the point is being free from molestation. that’s is the maqsid of the shar’. why not apply islam for today?

]]> By: hijab http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2007/the-hijab-and-the-muslim-woman/#comment-32080 hijab Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:46:47 +0000 http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2007/the-hijab-and-the-muslim-woman/#comment-32080 Everyone has a right to dress the way they want so if a Muslim woman wants to wear a <a href="http://www.muslimbase.com/" rel="nofollow">hijab</a> she should be able to Everyone has a right to dress the way they want so if a Muslim woman wants to wear a hijab she should be able to

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