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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

The singular form of the word "juyub", "jayb," appears
twice in the story of the Prophet Moses (pbuh):

Put your hand into your bosom (fee jaybika).

It will emerge pure white, ... (Qur'an, 27:12)

Put your hand into your bosom (fee jaybika).

It will emerge pure white ... (Qur'an, 28:32)

The word "juyub" in these two verses is used to mean the
"bosom" of the Prophet Moses (pbuh). Looking at all these facts
together, it is clear that when used together with the word "khimar,"

the word "juyub" means to cover up the bosom. The verse contains no
reference to "covering up the head."
Therefore, the true meaning of the passage generally interpreted

to mean, "... that they should draw their head-coverings across their
breasts," is in fact, "that they should cover their breasts with their
coverings." The commandment in the verse refers to the covering of
the breasts, not the head.

Misleading or Incorrect Translations Based on
Fabricated Hadiths

In order to be able to produce a commandment referring to the

"headscarf" from verse 31 of Surat an-Nur, various misleading inter-
pretations have sometimes been employed by commentators while
translating the verse. The aim behind that is to be able to adapt the
verse in the light of fabricated hadiths that we will be analyzing soon

(surely the verse is beyond that). The main misleading interpretation

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