Headscarf worn by Muslim women & sharing picture on public places. Traditionalists vs modernists.

 

Headscarf worn by Muslim women & sharing picture on public places. Traditionalists vs modernists.

The headscarf worn by Muslim women, sharing pictures on public places is a subject of immense debate in the media. Muslim feminists always argue that it is a matter concerning women who have been given dictations by men thus most women who want to live their life without barriers consider that men touchs extremism in the name of Islam & promote insane memes comparing women without headscarves to uncovered lollipops. On this issue, there are two parallel thoughts from various scholars;

FIRST:

Scholars like Nasr Abu Zayd, Ahmad Ghabel, Javed Ghamidi, Abdullah bin Bayyah writes, " The hijab(veil) are subject to socio-cultural norms and therefore are changeable and not fixed. It is Muslim women who decide to reject or wear the headscarf despite apostasy threats or wear it in the face of potential harassment and assault. The decision is theirs and theirs alone.

Ghamidi writes, "There are only four instructions that pertain to Muslim women. These include lowering the gaze, wearing modest clothing, covering the bosom with a piece of cloth and not displaying ornamental embellishments before unrelated men. No other injunction other than these has been imposed on Muslim women. Ghamidi's affiliates like Farhad Shafti have clearly veil was neither a religious act nor did it pertain to modesty and even the Qur'an uses the word without legal connotations. Another affiliate, Moiz Amjad also argues that, "Islam does not make it mandatory for women to cover their heads". He succinctly states that headscarf is not part of the sharia and that donning it is a personal choice"

SECOND;

Islam has introduced hijab as part of the decency and modesty in interaction between members of the opposite sex. If you believe in God and you realize that He is the one who is responsible for the the differences between female and male psychological characteristics, then it should make sense to you that wearing the hijab is simply another difference between men and women. Because, after all, all the differences (including the hijab) between females and males are found by the same source. So It is compulsory for a women to get protected from fitna and dirty & that is the reason hijab is there.

Now what to choose, all depends on mindset but yea, leaving all this aside, girls following second thought looks more sensible, decent, mature & thus creates the best family system!

Coming to sharing pictures on public places;

While explaining why Muslim women shouldn't upload pictures, many Islamic scholars say, "Women shall be honest with themselves and ask: Why do I have the need to show myself off online, when I cover myself for the sake of Allah? These two just don't fit together, it's like they're opposite of each other. We can be honest and say picture we putup online can create negative impact in society. Wearing hijab & then sharing pictures, it doesn't make any sense at all.

So, if you are following first thought then it is not that much big issue but if you are from second then you should remember--- "Every beautiful thing needs to get preserved or protected, similarly women are precious and most beautiful creatures of Almighty Allah, and for this females need to cover her whole body and Hijab is one essential aspect to cover the top of the head. In Islam, women are considered as sensitive and caring creature, and allow to expose her beauty only to her husband, and hence the company of her husband in this pure relationship add the value to female beauty. So wearing Hijab adds your beauty and personality."