Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
10. Hijab in Islam
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197. Qur’an, 57:16.
198. Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, p. 80.
199. ibid., p. 80.
200. Ibid., p. 110.
THE TRANSLATOR’S VIEWS
The Qur’an says: “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.”
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The wording of the verse, “except such as are
normally displayed,” gives rise to the question of
what it is that has been exempted here from being
covered. The theologians and the commentators
have two views on the subject. These two views are
based on the fact that beauty is of two kinds — one
natural (by birth) and the other artificial (that is
acquired by the use of make-up, etc.). One group
says that the word ‘beauty’ here refers to both kinds
of beauty, whereas the other group believes that it is
artificial beauty which is referred to in this verse.
