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The term Hijab has been used several times in the Qur’an. Several ayahs from the Quran are evidence toward this statement, and one of them is: “And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their khimār over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments.” (Qur’an 24:31) From this ayah one can see that for a Muslim woman wearing hijab is one of God’s commands. It is telling the faithful women to lower their gaze, guard private parts and not to display their beauty . Most mans human nature is to be attracted to woman through physically beauty. Hijab puts a barrier toward sexual attraction. Dishonoring is one of the aspects of life many muslim woman faces in today’s societies. Islam does not want this to happen. Islam wants to treat both men and women equally, wants to guard women’s honor and dignity through protection of physical nature
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It protects Muslim women from the ideals that the fashion industry tries to hold through body images, as what to wear and not . Wearing hijab means more than a piece of cloth to muslim women. In this way, Muslim women feel more self-confidence and self-respect. It can mean freedom, however women in today's society are not liberated. If a woman cannot walk down the street without her body being checked, then wearing hijab is safer. When someone wears hijab, no one is looking at them and making assumptions about their character. The person wearing hijab do not have to feel the pressure of what should I wear today, or how should I dress, as no one really cares. Muslim woman believes it gives them full control of their body. Some country are now trying to ban wearing hijab, the banning of the Hijab is an act of discrimination and does not solve problems, and France is one of the country . Muslim Woman believes the Hijab should not be banned for any reasons. The young German woman of Turkish descent, Emine Ozturk, said, "It's part of my identity, how can I lay my identity at the door of the classroom? I think it's very sad that this society continues to look at the head scarf as something of a threat. I find it shocking that so many things are projected onto the head scarf without anyone ever asking the women who wear them. " From her explanation one can see the Hijab is Muslim
It protects Muslim women from the ideals that the fashion industry tries to hold through body images, as what to wear and not . Wearing hijab means more than a piece of cloth to muslim women. In this way, Muslim women feel more self-confidence and self-respect. It can mean freedom, however women in today's society are not liberated. If a woman cannot walk down the street without her body being checked, then wearing hijab is safer. When someone wears hijab, no one is looking at them and making assumptions about their character. The person wearing hijab do not have to feel the pressure of what should I wear today, or how should I dress, as no one really cares. Muslim woman believes it gives them full control of their body. Some country are now trying to ban wearing hijab, the banning of the Hijab is an act of discrimination and does not solve problems, and France is one of the country . Muslim Woman believes the Hijab should not be banned for any reasons. The young German woman of Turkish descent, Emine Ozturk, said, "It's part of my identity, how can I lay my identity at the door of the classroom? I think it's very sad that this society continues to look at the head scarf as something of a threat. I find it shocking that so many things are projected onto the head scarf without anyone ever asking the women who wear them. " From her explanation one can see the Hijab is Muslim