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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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