Page 297 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

"Misinterpretations Regarding "Women's Adornments"

Another subject that God draws our attention in verse 31 of
Surat an-Nur is women's "adornments." The passage in the verse that
reads, "... so that their hidden ornaments are known" means that
they should not display their breasts, and is not a reference to their
heads.

However, this is reflected very differently in some hadiths and
in some commentaries on the Qur'an through additions in parenthe-

ses or the distortion of the meanings of words. Let us have a look at
these:

The Idea that Women Are Instruments of Trial

The true meaning of the first part of the word "zeenatahunna" in
this verse is "adornment or ornament," and the suffix "hunna" indi-
cates that this is being addressed to women.

In their own opinions, some scholars say, "Women's bodies are
decorative and attractive, for which reason the verse is referring to
their entire bodies." From that starting point they claim that women

should cover all their bodies up; in truth, the verse is actually saying
no such thing.
Some people come up with a very different interpretation to

what the Qur'an is saying and say, "This refers to the parts of the body
where beads and decorations are displayed, for which reason it is unlawful
to look at the regions where these are displayed." Others go even further
and say, "It is unlawful to look at a woman's cut hair or nail clippings."

They then go on to produce very odd ideas such as, "Looking at just
one part usually leads to looking at the whole." (Ibn Hajar, al-Zawajir)

295