Re: [nukkad] The veil

["Dr.M.C. Gupta" <>]

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*PARDAAH (The veil)*
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Na wo badmast ishaare,

Na wo gustaakh nigaahen,

Wo jillat aur bhi kitani,

Sabhi parda bachaayega.



Parde ki nazaakat mein,

Jo auratpan jhalakata hai;

In nadaan mardon ko,

Koi kaise bataayega?



Aurat hai nahin dushman,

Kabhi burke ki, ghoonghat ki;

Ye parda husn mein us ke,

Izaafa aur layega.



Parda ho ya burka ho,

Ya choori ho ya bindi ho;

Jhumke hon ya paayal ho,

Mehandi ho ya kaajal ho;



Sabhi aurat ke hain gahane,

Khushi se us ne hain pahane;

Magar jabaran jo thopega,

Sada wo moonh ki khaayega.



Hain ham azaad dil ki aur,

Azaadi hi naara hai;

Azaadi se ham pahanein,

To parda raas ayega.



Are ai mard logo,

Apni fitarat pe na itraao;

Bahut ham jaanati hain kyon,

Na parda tum ko bhaayega.



Agar parwah hamaari hai,

To apne dil se sach poocho;

Ye  kissa dahej ka, jalne ka,

Tum se nibat payegaa?



MC Gupta

5 March 2003


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On 3/22/08, Dr Taher (डा॰ ताहेर कागलवाला) 
wrote:
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> Forwarded from elsewhere:
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> Virtures of Hijaab
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> 1.An act of obedience.
> The hijab is an act of obedience to Allah and to his prophet (pbuh),
> Allah says in the Qur'an: `It is not for a believer, man or woman,
> when Allah and His messenger have decreed a matter that they should
> have an option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His
> Messenger, has indeed strayed in a plain error.' (S33:36).
> Allah also said: 'And tell the believing women to lower their gaze
> (from looking at forbidden things) and protect their private parts
> (from illegal sexual acts, etc) and not to show off their adornment
> except what must (ordinarily) appear thereof, that they should draw
> their veils over their Juyubihinna.'(S24:31).
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>
> 2.The Hijab is IFFAH (Modesty).
> Allah (subhana wa'atala) made the adherence to the hijab a
> manifestation for chastity and modesty. Allah says: 'O Prophet! Tell
> your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw
> their cloaks (veils) over their bodies (when outdoors). That is most
> convenient that they should be known and not molested.' (S33:59). In
> the above Ayaah there is an evidence that the recognition of the
> apparent beauty of the woman is harmful to her. When the cause of
> attraction ends, the restriction is removed. This is illustrated in
> the case of elderly women who may have lost every aspect of
> attraction. Allah (swt) made it permissible for them to lay aside
> their outer garments and expose their faces and hands reminding,
> however, that is still better for them to keep their modesty.
>
>
> 3.The hijab is Tahara (Purity)
> Allah (swt) had shown us the hikma (wisdom) behind the legislation of
> the hijab: `And when you ask them (the Prophet's wives) for anything
> you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts
> and their hearts.' (S33:53).
> The hijab makes for greater purity for the hearts of believing men and
> women because it screens against the desire of the heart. Without the
> hijab, the heart may or may not desire. That is why the heart is more
> pure when the sight is blocked (by hijab) and thus the prevention of
> fitna (evil actions is very much manifested. The hijab cuts off the
> ill thoughts and the greed of the sick hearts:
> `Be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of
> hypocrisy or evil desire for adultery, etc) should be moved with
> desire, but speak in an honourable manner.' (S33:32)
>
>
> 4.The hijab is a Shield
> The prophet (pbuh) said: "Allah, Most High, is Heaven, is Ha'yeii
> (Bashful), Sit'teer (Shielder). He loves Haya' (Bashfulness) and Sitr
> (Shielding; Covering)." The Prophet (pbuh) also said: "Any woman who
> takes off her clothes in other than her husband's house (to show off
> for unlawful purposes), has broken Allah's shield upon her. "The
> hadith demonstrates that depending upon the kind of action committed
> there will be either reward (if good) or punishment (if bad).
>
>
> 5. The hijab is Taqwah (Righteousness)
> Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an: `O children of Adam! We have bestowed
> raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts, etc)
> and as an adornment. But the raiment of righteousness, that is
> better.'(S7:26). The widespread forms of dresses in the world today
> are mostly for show off and hardly taken as a cover and shield of the
> woman's body. To the believing women, however the purpose is to
> safeguard their bodies and cover their private parts as a
> manifestation of the order of Allah. It is an act of Taqwah
> (righteousness).
>
>
> 6.The hijab is Eemaan (Belief or Faith)
> Allah (swt) did not address His words about the hijab except to the
> believing women, Al-Mo'minat. In many cases in the Qur'an Allah refers
> to the "the believing women". Aisha (RA), the wife of the prophet
> (pbuh), addressed some women from the tribe of Banu Tameem who came to
> visit her and had light clothes on them, they were improperly dressed:
> "If indeed you are believing women, then truly this is not the dress
> of the believing women, and if you are not believing women, then enjoy
> it."
>
>
> 7. The hijab is Haya' (Bashfulness)
> There are two authentic hadith which state: "Each religion has a
> morality and the morality of Islam is haya'" AND "Bashfulness is from
> belief, and belief is in Al-Jannah (paradise)". The hijab fits the
> natural bashfulness which is a part of the nature of women.
>
>
> 8.The hijab is Gheerah
> The hijab fits the natural feeling of Gheerah, which is intrinsic in
> the straight man who does not like people to look at his wife or
> daughters. Gheerah is a driving emotion that drives the straight man
> to safeguard women who are related to him from strangers. The straight
> MUSLIM man has Gheerah for ALL MUSLIM women In response to lust and
> desire, men look (with desire) at other women while they do not mind
> that other men do the same to their wives or daughters. The mixing of
> sexes and absence of hijab destroys the Gheera in men. Islam considers
> Gheerah an integral part of faith. The dignity of the wife or daughter
> or any other Muslim woman must be highly respected and defended.
>
> --
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