Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
10. Hijab in Islam
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Say to the believing women to turn their
eyes away (from temptation) and to preserve
their chastity; to cover their adornments
except such as are normally displayed; to
draw their veils over their bosoms and not to
reveal their finery except to their husbands,
their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their
sons, their step-sons, their brothers, their
brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their
women-servants, their slave girls, male
attendants lacking in natural vigor, and
children who have no knowledge of sex.
And let them not stamp their feet when
walking so as to reveal their hidden trinkets.
Believers, turn to Allah together in
repentance, that you may prosper.
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The second verse in this connection is as follows:
Prophet, enjoin your wives, your daughters
and the wives of true believers to draw their
veils close round them. That is more proper,
so that they may be recognized (as virtuous
women) and not molested. Allah is Forgiving
and Merciful.
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