Hijab - Freedom NOT Oppression : Opinion

Caringheart wrote: This thread has begged the question for me; Did not God design the 'laws of attraction', did he not make us to be one attractive to the other in order to procreate?  Did he make this design that it should be covered?  Hidden?  What did Adam and Eve do after they had sinned?  They covered themselves. Just some thoughts.

Yup, covering ones body is something Adam and Eve started. Almost all cultures value modesty and covering oneself. Its interesting that up until a few decades ago, almost all cultures pretty much covered the same body parts, with slight differences. Even in the west men wore hats, women wore bonnets. Clothes were normally full sleeved, with full pants. Women wore long skirts or gowns. The same goes for Asian cultures like Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Indians etc. Look at their traditional garbs, very modest clothing.

Matt Browne wrote: Vitamin D pills with the proper dosage are expensive. Millions of the fully cloaked women can't afford to buy them. Sunshine is for free. All that is needed is getting rid of full hijabs.

Fulfilling religious obligations are not for people that live on excuses. Even accepting God as their creator can be a problem for them.
Human body is very capable of adjusting to environment and to food. Faith and trust in the fact that God has not put on us anything we cannot bear is a believer's best fulfilling source against any deficiencies, psychological or physical.
Take fasting for example: in other months when we (muslims) don't fast, I get thirsty very easy as my body needs a lot of water ( I normally consume 6-10 glasses of water) and if I don't drink water for a few hours I cannot function properly. This year we are experiencing Ramadan (fasting month)right now (July-August). In these hot days of South Texas when the temperature stays above 100F everyday, to not to drink a single drop of water during the day light heat and functioning normal is amazing, isn't it. Not only that, the books you read will tell you its not a good thing to do. But I, like many practicing Muslims have been fasting since I was little, I still am pretty healthy. In fact during fast, somehow (I call it with the help of Allah) the day goes better, my body seem to go through a natural overhaul because the blood pressure and heart beat reading come absolute normal, better than other times. All my senses seem to respond better than other times, not to mention many many other benefits. I can tell you that despite lack of any food or water intake all day (16 hours)all of that is amazing, isn't it?
I guess it all comes, when you truly believe, otherwise it can a burden hard to fulfill and can hurt you.

2:286 (Asad) God does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear: in his favour shall be whatever good he does, and against him whatever evil he does.


Hasan



Edited by honeto - 11 August 2012 at 12:18pm

Caringheart wrote: The people in Africa, and in the islands where the climates were hot all the time, did not, and I honestly think that this is where it began to seep into the culture, when people began to travel to these places and they saw that the men were inflamed with desire by these scantily clad natives.� When men started taking these for wives.

@Caringheart,

What are you talking about? Have you ever studied the real history of Africa? Do you know about Kingdoms of Africa such Kush, Nubia, Mali, Dogon, Songhay and Kemet(Egypt)etc? Did you know that these kingdoms had there own schools, writing systems, governmental structure and wore pretty clothing etc. Have you ever gone to Africa? Did you know in Ghana and Nigeria that the average temp is 80 degrees?

Edited by hakeema - 11 August 2012 at 4:07pm

Honeto, covering arms and the face is not fulfilling a religious obligation. A modest dress is all that is needed. And this can be a jeans and a t-shirt.

Let's take the situation in Western countries. A modest person does not draw attention to their own real or supposed accomplishments and desirable attributes. But Muslim women wearing full-body covers including face veils are doing exactly that. They are not modest. They are boastful telling everyone: Look, here, a member of the world's best religion.