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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

both this world and the Hereafter. That way true
perdition lies. (Surat al-Hajj: 11)
The believer is careful to maintain the bounds revealed
by Allah in the Qur’an and commanded by our Prophet
(saas) and behaves with fortitude and moderation on the
subject, without regard for his own interests. Nothing can
induce him to make concessions when it comes to main-
taining Allah’s bounds. He is careful to behave at every
moment in the way that Allah will find pleasing. Every
person of faith is punctilious when it comes to religious
observances and keenly observes such observances as the
five prayers, ritual ablution and fasting commanded by
Allah. In addition to the commands Allah has issued to all
Muslims, there are also special provisions and prohibi-
tions He has revealed to women. One of these is the head-
scarf. According to the Qur’an, a Muslim woman has a
duty to cover her head in the manner revealed in the
verses of the Qur’an. This responsibility attendant upon
Muslim women is revealed as follows in the Qur’an:
“Say to the believing women that they should lower
their eyes and guard their private parts and not dis-
play their adornments – except for what normally
shows – and draw their head-coverings across their
breasts. They should only display their adornments to
their husbands or their fathers…” (Surat an-Nur, 31)
The way a woman should dress and be chaste is also
explicitly described in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas).
Every century, the Islamic scholars of the time have
stressed the importance of covering the head and are
unanimous on that importance. In his Emirdag

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