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I will post some hadiths, and Ayahs from Qur'an to help explain Hijab, to Non-Muslims, insha'Allah.
First of all, in order for u to explain what hijab means to a non-Muslims, u should mention to them, that Muslim WOMEN are not cheap. Muslim women are like diomands. We cover up, so be could be protected from a lot of things...I'm sure that if one had a Diomand, they would cover it up and keep it safe, where no one would harm it...well, Muslim Women are the same thing they cover and to protect themselves, insha'Allah.
Here are two Ayahs from the Qur'an that tell us "Muslim Women" have to cover up.
Surah an-Nur ayah 31 says:
Wa qul li al-mu'minat yaghdudna min absarihinna wa yahfazna furujahunna wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa maa zahara min haa wal-yadribna bi khumurihinna ala juyubihinna; wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa li bu'ulatihinna aw aba'ihinna aw aba'i bu'ulatihinna aw abna'ihinna aw abna'i bu'ulatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw bani ikhwanihinna aw bani akhawatihinna aw nisa'ihinna aw maa malakat aymanu hunna aw at-tabi'ina ghayri ulu'l-irbat min ar-rijal aw at-tifl alladhina lam yazharu ala awrat an-nisa wa laa yadribna bi arjulihinna li yu'lama maa yukhfina min zenatahinna. Wa tubu ilaAllahi jami'an, ayyuha al-mu'minun la'allakum tuflihun
And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to Allah together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful.
Surah al-Ahzab ayah 59 says:
Ya ayyuha an-Nabiyy qul li azwajika wa banatika wa nisa al-mu'minin yudnina alayhinna min jalabib hinna; dhalika adna an yu'rafna fa laa yu'dhayn. Wa kana Allahu Ghafur Rahim
O Prophet! Say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw their outergarments (jilbabs) close around themselves; that is better that they will be recognized and not annoyed. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Gentle.
Together, these two ayahs lay out seven commandments for Muslim sisters:
"to lower their gazes"
"to guard their private parts"
"not to display their beauty except what is apparent of it"
"to extend their headcoverings to cover their bosoms"
"not to display their beauty except to their husbands or their fathers..."
"not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make known what they hide"
"to draw their outergarments close around themselves"
It can be seen that three of these commandments relate to behavior. These are:
lowering the gaze
guarding the private parts
not striking the feet on the ground so as to give knowledge of what is hidden
Lowering the gaze means not looking at what is forbidden to be seen of others. Guarding the private parts means that only the husband is allowed to see or touch them. Not giving knowledge of what is hidden means not posturing or strutting around so as to jangle hidden jewelry or make men think about hidden body parts. All of these are part of what Allah(swt) has commanded in regard to hijab.
The other four commandments relate to dress, and can really be expressed as three rules:
not displaying the beauty beyond "what is apparent of it" except to the people listed in 24:31
extending the headcovering to cover the bosom
drawing the outergarment close around
What exactly is the meaning of each of these rules? For this, we need to look to the Sunna, because the Sunna shows us how the Prophet (saw) explained the Quran.
The Prophet (saw) explained to Asma bint Abu Bakr (ra) that the phrase "what is apparent of it" refers to the face and hands. This is narrated by Aisha Umm al-Muminin (ra), Qatada (ra), and Asma bint Umais (ra). This has been confirmed as the explanation of the phrase by the following scholars:
As you can see, lowering the gaze was mention....you might think that lowering your gaze is not part of the Hijab, but actually it is, because Hijab, is not just covering urself up, but it means a lot....May This posting help you with what you needed,ameen
May Allah Be Pleased With all muslims Ameen.
I love each and every muslim for the Pleasure of Allah !
"It is in rememberance of Allah that the heart finds peace"
Surah Al Rad 13:28
In
the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful