RE: mandated hijabs
"Afdhere Jama" <[email protected]>
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salam, lets remember for the majority of muslims, hijab is mandated for them. the hadiths are very clear about it. the only things women are allowed to show are their face, hands and feets. also, hadiths equate hijab with faith. so, yes, cair is right that it is mandated. it is just that it is not mandated for all muslims :) and i personally think women no longer need that in places where men no longer think like they did in the dark ages. hijab was protection for women at a time where unhijabed women were considered 'whores'-- now unhijabed women are quite the norm... and nobody looks at them as such. well, again, at least places where men no longer think like they did in the dark ages :) afdhere Afdhere Jama Editorial Director HURIYAH Publications S A N F R A N C I S C O [email protected] http://www.huriyahmag.com >From: Safiyya Noureddine >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] Re: ProgressiveMuslims digest, mandated hijabs >Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 05:00:22 -0800 (PST) > >Asalaam alaikum > >In the past I have heard CAIR say that beards for men were "religiously mandated" as well. I agree it really wears thin, but I suppose if they said otherwise they would feel that it weakened their cases. I guess personal choice would not make a strong enough case, either that or the leadership at CAIR really is of the opinion that beards and hijabs are totally mandated from God. I wrote CAIR about their choice of words once on this too, I never got a response either. > >Safiyya > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yaho o!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! ---------- Get some great ideas here for your sweetheart on Valentine's Day - and beyond.