Having read blogs of Ayesha (my daughter), my friend I A Bhopal and more so (my niece) Koonj
I thought of writing myself some more, so here is my research. Bear with me while I state FACTS.
First the meaning of hijab---Arabic Dictionary says---cover, wrap, curtain, woman's veil, partition, screen, foldingscreen, barrier, bar, diaphragm
Urdu dictionary (Feerozesons)--- Perdah, ote, naqaab and Haya, sharm, lihaz
Urdu-English dictionary--Veil, Curtain, modesty, bashfulness, shame, night (Feerozsons).
It may appear therefore that hijab is cover or wrap etc. fitting more for the Chader or "tent-type" burqa and also for "naqaab", in addition to "screen"
It seems that present day understanding of this word has limited itself to headcover, plus covering of neck and chest, (while rest of the body is covered with other clothes).
Now there are seven Places in the Qur'an Majeed where this word appears, (you will see the meanings with each situation):
1. S.VII, (Al-'Araaf), A. 46, "Between them shall be a veil......." That is between the people of fire or people of Garden and these people on "heights"('Araaf)
2. S.XVII (Bani Israeel), A.45, "When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put bwteen thee and those who believe not in the hereafter, a veil invisible".
3. S. XIX, (Maryam), A. 17, "She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them....." That is Maryam PBUH screened herself from the public (for devotion and worship)
4. S. XXXIII (Ahzaab), A. 53, ".... And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen:......." Sahaba are being given instruction from Allah SWT to observe that respect for Ummahat-ul-momineen, the real 'purdah' or hijab. Here the meaning is more clear because of the situation and I would like you to ponder over the rest of the aya, " that makes for greater purity for your hearts AND FOR THEIRS" (I have capitalized this part for your consideration of this aspect)
5. S. XXXVIII (Saad), A. 32, "............, until (the sun) was hidden in the veil (of night)." This is about prophet Sulaiman AS.
6. S. XLI, (Hameem-as-sajdah), A. 5, ".......and in our ears is a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen:....."
7. S. XLII (Ash-Shoora), A. 51, "It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration or from behind a veil....."
The real aya for hijab or perdah of our subject is therefore the # 4 above. In fact all the ayat regarding "perdah" and behavior of women and men including the Pure wives of the prophet and general Momin women, are to be found in S. Al-Ahzaab. Please look at them and study all at one time:
Ayat 28 thru 34, and also Ayat 50 to 52 (all for Ummahatul Monineen)
For the Mominat : Aya 49, 55, 59. (This aya has, "they should cast their outer garments over their person- Jalabeeb)
In addition you all know about the ayat of S. XXIV (Noor), #30, 31 (this aya contains that word Khumur which has been translated as veil also, "draw their veils over their bosoms". A chader, a dupatta or a head scarf large enough serves this purpose . This is for all Muslim women.
I shall make some discussion about some of the words used here and their applicability in our times and in the Western countries. A thorough understanding of the ayat first , then their application in the current times.
I know all of you have had these discussions with some Aalim or scholar which I am not. I am at your level and indeed I feel that too much has been already said about this (Like Ayesha says) but often the feministic opinions get mixed up with real understanding (I am not feminist either)
Saugoree means I was born or I hail from Saugor This is the way they spelt the name of that city of my birth during British days of India. Then I moved at 11 years of age to Kotla a village in the Panjab close to the Kashmir border where I finished my initial education and childhood going on to Lahore for further studies where I got BSc and MBBS and then left for NWFP where I spent 2 1/2 years, teaching in the new Medical School, and from there leaving for UK and then USA
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