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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

covering does indeed appear in Surat al-Ahzab and why
the proponents of the head-covering choose to ignore it:

Surat al-Ahzab Verse 59

O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters

and the women of the believers to draw their
outer garments (jilbab) closely round them-

selves. This makes it more likely that they

will be recognized [as free righteous women]
and not be harmed. God is Ever-Forgiving,

Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 33:59)

The meaning of the Arabic word in the verse, "jilbab," is a sheet
or garment that covers the body from top to bottom. This verse
from Surat al-Ahzab is therefore very clearly describing a garment
that covers the head and the entire body. There is one reason cited
for the wearing of such a garment, and that is for Muslim women to
be recognized as free and chaste.

This means that some environments are not suitable for women

to be able to move round in or dress freely. The structure of a soci-
ety and the moral level of the people within it may sometimes lag
behind that of the civilization. Some communities condemn women
who walk around not completely covered and may even go so far
as to inflict verbal or physical abuse on them. Under normal condi-
tions, Muslim women will not go to such places unless they have no

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