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Bigotry:
                                       The Dark Danger



                                     The Qur'an Refers to the Jilbab,

                                     Not to the Headscarf

                                        As can be seen from all the detailed analy-
                                      sis above, under the influence of specious
                                       statements and forced accounts from vari-
                                         ous commentators, verse 31 of Surat an-
                                          Nur is used as supposed evidence for

                                           the idea of the head-covering, which
                                            has literally turned into a taboo. It is
                                             amazing how a verse that says noth-
                                             ing about head covering, provides
                                              no information about the head and
                                               yet explicitly describes the covering

                                               up of the bosom can be interpreted
                                                in such a very different manner.

                                                     Something else which is quite
                                                astounding is that many people
                                                who regard the head-covering,
                                                 which is never mentioned in the
                                                 Qur'an, as the sole obligation in

                                                 the faith never speak of verse 59
                                                 of Surat al-Ahzab, which does
                                                speak of outer garments. They
                                                have turned the head-covering,

                                                which does not appear in the
         According to the Qur'an,
         women temporarily cover               Qur'an, into a commandment and
         themselves completely with            yet totally ignore the command-
         a jilbab, if they think that the
         situation calls for it. They         ment regarding the outer covering
         themselves decide if that is        which does appear in the Qur'an.
         necessary or not using their
         own reasoning, faith and               Let us now look at how the outer
         conscience.



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