Should the Niqab be banned?

[Muzna]

Re: Should the Niqab be banned?

@PyariCgudia

It just says “recognized” not recognized as believing women.

But yes it could mean what you think it does but the duplicity of the meaning is there and coupled with that we show our faces when doing pilgrimage and that the very Hadith that even hijabis use to support their head scarves, says to keep the face open. So it adds more meaning to the verse saying that you should be recognized as Muzna vs PCG etc. if it’s not 33:59 it’s another one in the neighborhood of that verse.

Like I said, I’m not using the surah to support niqab.
It’s YOU who is using the verse to disqualify niqab so the onus is on YOU to prove your point.
Using this verse you have not done so. Maybe you want to spend some time looking for the other verse.

There is no duplicity of meaning. That’s why I brought the previous two verses in as well…for clarity and to understand what the circumstance/context was.
The message is clear…there was harassment going on…a means of distinguishing “believing women” from non-believing women was needed and the solution “to cover yourself” was sent down.

@PyariCgudia

And yeah if you cover your face no one can identify you as muzna in the first place to recognize you as a Muslim. You’re just a wandering shadow at that point.

How can you expect anyone to recognize me as Muslim just by my face? That’s near impossible for women.
So in the context of the verse I am being asked to dress in a particular “uniform” so that people on the streets can identify me as Muslim and I will no longer be a “wandering shadow”.