[24.30] Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad) kepada orang-orang lelaki yang beriman
supaya mereka menyekat pandangan mereka (daripada memandang yang haram), dan
memelihara kehormatan mereka. Yang demikian itu lebih suci bagi mereka;
sesungguhnya Allah Amat Mendalam PengetahuanNya tentang apa yang mereka
kerjakan.
[24.31] Dan katakanlah kepada perempuan-perempuan yang beriman supaya menyekat
pandangan mereka (daripada memandang yang haram), dan memelihara kehormatan
mereka; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh mereka kecuali yang
zahir daripadanya; dan hendaklah mereka menutup belahan leher bajunya dengan
tudung kepala mereka; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh
mereka melainkan kepada suami mereka, atau bapa mereka atau bapa mertua mereka
atau anak-anak mereka, atau anak-anak tiri mereka, atau saudara-saudara mereka,
atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang lelaki, atau anak bagi
saudara-saudara mereka yang perempuan, atau perempuan-perempuan Islam, atau
hamba-hamba mereka, atau orang gaji dari orang-orang lelaki yang telah tua dan
tidak berkeinginan kepada perempuan, atau kanak-kanak yang belum mengerti lagi
tentang aurat perempuan; dan janganlah mereka menghentakkan kaki untuk
diketahui orang akan apa yang tersembunyi dari
perhiasan mereka; dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, wahai
orang-orang yang beriman, supaya kamu berjaya.
From: roslan mohd <mohros...@gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 2:42 PM
For some women in the Muslim world, the veil they wear is a symbol of
oppression. For others, it's a symbol of freedom.
Veils have been worn in many cultures, but today they are associated
mostly with Islam.
The veil may be anything from a scarf tied over the hair to a
full-length robe, known as a chador or burqa, which covers both face and
body.
In some Muslim countries, whether or not to wear a veil is regarded as a
woman's choice. In others, it's a requirement.
A Requirement of Religion, or the State?
Neguin Yavari, a professor at Columbia University in New York, left Iran
in 1979. In Iran, the state demands that all women wear veils, she
says.
The Koran, the Muslim holy book, does not require women to wear veils,
according to Yavari. The Koran teaches that both men and women should
dress modestly. In Iran, the state decides what constitutes a woman's
modesty, Yavari said.
"There are no verses in the Koran that say 2 inches of hair can show,
tie the bow in a certain way. There are no specific examples, no
specific guidelines, but there is a general reverence for observing a
certain ethical code and appearing modestly in public," she said.
In Iran, some believe the sight of an uncovered woman might provoke sexual
desire, said Yavari.
"Every man to whom you could be legally married under Islamic law could
be potentially aroused by your unveiled presence. Therefore when in the
company of any man — a butcher down the street or a suitor or your
cousins, if cousins come to house — you have to be veiled," she said.
Not a Universal Practice
In Saudi Arabia, Iran and Yemen, even non-Muslim women (including visitors)
must cover their heads.
When ABCNEWS' Diane Sawyer traveled to Afghanistan in 1996, she wore
what the ruling Taliban militia requires for all women: a veil that
covers the body and the face. Under the Taliban's strict laws, violators
are punished by beating or stoning.
Afghan women are forbidden to show their hands, ankles or faces. Sawyer
found the heavy dress somewhat cumbersome. Some Afghan women told her
they found it difficult to work in.
Wearing of the veil is not a universal practice among Muslim women. In
Tunisia, for example, it's extremely rare to see women wearing any type
of head covering these days. In Jordan, veiling is a personal choice.
"The fact that Islam is very tolerant means that it doesn't impose
anything on other people," Jordan's Queen Rania said recently in an
interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
"You are supposed to behave in a certain way or dress in a certain way
out of convictions, not because somebody imposed their ideology on you,"
the queen said. "So I believe that one's relationship with God and how
one chooses to practice religion is an intensely personal choice."
Some women say the veil is liberating. Arab-American Diba Rab says she chooses
to wear a veil because it acts as an equalizer.
"I want people to see who I am — for who I am — and not for how I look
and not for my physical features, but rather my intellectual
capabilities," she said.
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