Hijab in Islam
Hijab in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith
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exempt because it is not possible to keep them
covered while performing various chores of
daily life and even religious rites. If they are
ordered to be strictly covered, it will create
great difficulties for women in carrying out
their jobs. The theologians have considered
the feet also to be exempted parts. It must be
clearly understood, however, that unveiling is
permitted strictly on the basis of necessity.
Men are forbidden to set their eyes on them.
Perhaps this is why before exempting women
from covering their face and hands (verse 31),
men are commanded to lower their gaze and
guard their modesty in verse 30. Thus the
permission to unveil a part of the body does
not give licence to others to set their eyes on
them.
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EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION
Of all the family problems in advanced countries,
divorce tops the list. The fact that the majority of
marriages in these countries end up in divorce has
ruined family life completely, for children do not
enjoy the love and care of parents who are still
