Re: Re: Re: Only A Head Covering?
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anti-obl, you're right. Hijab is a very personal thing and it's a private choice, something that should never be forced upon anyone, but at the same time it's such a public thing coz everyone knows it when they see you. no one has to know u pray five times a day, or read quran or anything.
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so what is Hijab personal private public?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Only A Head Covering?
yup lol 
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Anyhow, I didn't say that a face covering (hijab) was fardh. The khimaar and jilbaab is fardh.
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I know that, i was agreeing with you, but i dont believe the jilbab is fardh.
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We shouldn't make up meanings for words, we should always take the Islamic meaning. If we have a vague understanding of some words then we will have a vague understanding of Islam.
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I dont think it is vague. In your habitat they may use a different word, but in ours, this word is pretty much understood as i explained, i.e., hijab in the general sense.
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In Qiyas we take the illa( the reason Allah(swt) gives for a command) of the ayah and apply it on a situation where either the same reason of the ayah is going to be the result which we want to prevent or we want the same reason to be the result.
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come again? Do you mean making false assumptions? Well how does that apply to my reasoning of the ayah? Im asking you again, that if you believe the context i gave is incorrect, then please state the correct one.
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What is the reason behind prayer is it exercise? Why not play squash or go for a jog instead? Why pray four rakats of fardh prayer for Asr and not one? You see there are some commands for which Allah(swt) has not given reasons although we can see the hikmah behind them just as there are some commands where Allah(swt) gave us reasons for.
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The reasoning for prayer is pretty obvious and its beyond mere excercise. Once your convinced the prayer is fardh, and the reasoning behind it, only then can you fully benefit from it no?
Is there a dress code for men in Islam? What is it?
mfs555,
In Islam the husband tries to look his best for his wife and the wife tries to look her best for her husband so there is nothing wrong with short sleeves and streaks in your hair as long as it is inside the house and not in society. Society should judge you based on the way you think not the way you look.
I don't think you have a problem with courage I think the real reason you are not willing to cover, yet, is that you will undergo a change of identity and will have to stop doing some things that you enjoy doing and you don't know how that will affect your life.
I wrote such a long and interesting reply, and I got ingored.
ma mooli,
In my habitat? well, it is an urban jungle after all. :)
Hijab is the face covering, the way you behave is Akhlaq.
I know what you mean though, you're talking about the complete social system and that covering is only part of it. Next there is no freemixing and preventing khulwah with a non-mahram etc. What you're saying is we should embrace Islam fully as it is stated in the Qur'an and not in parts.
I agree with your last point.
To explain what I meant about not making up reasons when there are none I put to you this question:
Why is it allowed in Islam for a man to marry four wives?
Muslim queen,
You made some valid points which I did mention in my even longer post :)
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Why is it allowed in Islam for a man to marry four wives?
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Well amongst many others, one of the reasons would be, where women who are unable to support themselves, or thier kids, men can step in and provide financial and social security. Back in the 1400's, where as you know, wars were fought often, and widows were quite common, this was a lifeline for women, in a male dominated society. Im not so sure it is quite relevant in todays western society, but in the the third world, it may still be considered the norm.
ps-i didn't mean 'habitat' in a bad way, couldnt think of better word.
Sorry I took so long I got too busy with uni.
If the reason for allowing men to have four wives is that there are a lot of women and few men, then in a situation where there are more men and less women women should be allowed to have four husbands.
Even in the past we had social security this didnt stop men being allowed to have four wives. In the 'modern' age women are in the majority so for a man to have four wives or more depending on the ratio of men to women shouldnt be seen as abnormal.
This is all true assuming that the reason you gave for men being allowed to have four wives is true.
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Is there a dress code for men in Islam? What is it?
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Green & white
It is regretful that no one answered your questions earlier.
Dress code for men in Islam
Like for woman, Islam requires modesty from men in their dressing.
Few points