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[quote=Anonymous]1. The hijab helps others to distinguish who's a believer and who's not.  Why then should that matter in the eyes of God whether others know my belief system? This is essentially saying that God is fine if we judge each other.  divisive?  I'd say yes.

2.  Women are less likely to ogle than men are.  I love this.  Because men have uncontrollable urges, rather than force them to control those urges, we force women to wear oppressive items of clothing.  Only the woman's husband, brother, sons, grandsons and nephews can see her breasts (covered obviously).

3.  Men can walk around without a shirt, yet can't wear gold and silk.  (b/c gold and silk are flashy on men?  draw attention to them?)

I appreciate the effort you put into your posts, but in 2014, I certainly put no faith in the "wisdom" found in an ancient text.

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Ok, let me clarify it a bit. Niqab(face cover)  is not a requirement in Islam , hijab (headscarf) is a requirement. In the Qur’an, the direct commandment for post-pubescent women to cover their hair and neck is i:

"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters sons, or their women..."

You can also read the other verse about the same point, which is verse number 59 in Surah 33. It may be translated as:
{O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them [when they go abroad]. That will be better, that so they may be recognized and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.}

[b]This indicates that one of the reasons for hijab is to distinguish the believing woman from the non-believing. [/b]This relates to your second question concerning the logic behind hijab.

It is true that men don’t have to cover their heads, but there is a dress code for them, as well. Men must at least be covered from the navel to the knees with loose fitting clothing. [b]The rules for men are different because women are less likely to ogle men than the other way around. [/b]Men also shouldn't cut their beards.

the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also  said:"These two [gold and silk] are forbidden for the males of my ummah and permissible for the females.” so Muslim Men can't wear silk or gold. So yeh the freeing of the ego is both for men & women but of course men and women will have a different dress code, just like in any normal society, a man covering his head would not do anything as far as modesty is concerned. Throughout history, in every society, honorable women did cover their head, for ex in Arabia, before Islam women of high lineage covered their heads, only servants woke around with bare heads . Besides following modest dress codes appropriate to the different natures of a man and woman, both Muslim men and women should abide by a certain modest and respectful code of conduct. [/quote][/quote]

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