Woman Between Islam and Western Society
10. Hijab in Islam
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He states, morever, that in Islam the displaying of
feminine attractions is a habit so important to avoid
that it has been bracketed in the scriptures along
with such unlawful things as polytheism, adultery
and theft. He has collected a number of
ahadith
to
support his argument.
The third rule of the
hijab,
according to the writer, is
that the garment should not be thin because a thin
cloth can never provide cover. And a diaphanous
garment only accentuates the attraction of a woman
and becomes a potential source of mischief.
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The
author quotes many sayings of the Prophet
Muhammad, one of which is as follows:
Towards the end (in the last phase) there will
be women among my followers who will
appear naked, or as good as naked, even
when wearing clothes.
The fourth condition set by the writer is that the
garment should be loose-fitting. He again supports
his argument by quoting various sayings of the
Prophet. Finally he has given an instance where
Fatimah (the Prophet’s daughter) expressed her
disapproval of a dead woman being wrapped in
