RE: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] University in Egypt embroiled in b attle of the veil

[M. Malhar]

Veiling is not an old Bedouin tradition. If someone thinks so, it's ignorance.   Please refer the following to know the understanding of our beloved Sahabi women and mothers of the believers (may Allah please with them). May Allah save us from the people of desire!   Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):    "And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, headcover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment 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 brother's sons,or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands posses, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful." [al-Noor 24:31]            Drawing the veil all over the juyoob implies covering the face.    When Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) was asked about the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):    "O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies" [al-Ahzaab 33:59] -    he covered his face, leaving only one eye showing. This indicates that what was meant by the aayah was covering the face. This was the interpretation of Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) of this aayah, as narrated from him by 'Ubaydah al-Salmaani when he asked him about it.      Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.6, Hadith No: 282 Narrated by Aishah (Radhiallahu Anha) "May Allah bestow His Mercy on the early emigrant women. When Allah revealed: "And to draw their veils all over Juyubihina (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks, and bosoms)" - they tore their Muruts (a woolen dress, or a waist-binding cloth or an apron) and covered their heads and faces with those torn Muruts."   Allah knows best.   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:32 AM To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] University in Egypt embroiled in battle of the veil   University in Egypt embroiled in battle of the veil   Former Islamic law dean says Koran does not say women must cover faces, it's old Bedouin tradition.  http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17949 By Alain Navarro - HELWAN, Egypt Egyptian students whose faces are completely hidden behind the veil have been banished from the residence halls at Helwan University under threat of expulsion in what could be called the battle of the veil. "They say nothing to indecent girls, but we -- the daughters of Islam -- are being hounded," protests 21-year-old student Iman Ahmed. Only her eyes are showing through the slit in her black face veil, called a niqab. Even though the vast majority of female Muslim students already wear the headscarf, known as a hijab, those who chose more cover up of the face veil were told to take it off or quit the student digs. The ultimatum provoked a vicious controversy. It was handed down by Abdel al-Hay Ebaid, dean of Helwan University located on the edge of a large industrial estate 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Cairo. Some 2,800 female students are housed in the seven women's residence halls. "What I want is to protect students against those individuals who might worm their way in, disguised under a face veil," Ebaid says of the ban, adding: "Their parents would kill me if a man infiltrated the women's halls." Those in the anti-veil camp are congratulating themselves that the brake has been put on fanaticism, while those who support the veil say the ultimatum is an invasion of their freedom. "This ban restricts my freedom," says student teacher Rihan Sami, 21, completely veiled and gloved. "The veil is my choice... in battling against the shamelessness that abounds here." In order to gain access to the campus, girls wearing the full veil must pass through a small office where a woman inspector checks them behind a curtain to verify their identities against a list of registered students. "They only have to do the same thing for the halls of residence," argues Sami, adding that she decided to no longer wear the veil there in order to avoid being expelled. Demonstrations against the ban were quickly staged by a "committee of free students. The veil may be everywhere on campus, but there are many students who also choose to sport versions in vibrant colours -- and also to wear it along with figure-hugging outfits. "It is also a fashion statement, not just an item of religious clothing," according to male student Ahmed Raouf. Other universities in Egypt such as Ain Shams and AUC, the American University of Cairo -- the university of choice for the elite -- have tried in recent years to oppose the march of the veil. But not all devout Muslims believe in the full veil. "I don't like it," says Soad Saleh, a professor of Islamic law and former dean of the women's faculty of Islamic studies at Al-Azhar University, which is more than a thousand years old. Her face framed in a blue headband under a white veil, this reformist Muslim -- nicknamed the Women's Mufti -- says she wants to "purge Islam of false concepts: the Koran does not say women have to cover their faces, it's an old Bedouin tradition". She questioned the wearing of the face veil during an appearance on the Dream satellite television channel. The controversy in Egypt echoes recent comments against the face veil by Jack Straw, the leader of Britain's House of Commons and a former foreign minister. At Helwan University, meanwhile, the women students can continue to wear either the headscarf or the face veil. But if they want access to the women's residences there must be no cover-up.   Comment:   Egypt follows the Jack Straw and British example instead of following the Quran and Sunnah. Many women choose to wear the veil because even with a hijab on women get unwanted attention from some perverted men, hence by covering the face they personally feel more comfortable and if they are not harming anyone what is the problem?   Women have been wearing the veil in Egypt for a very long time with no problems at all reported except from the Muslims in Government who have made the west their qibla and feel dismay because Muslim women wearing western clothing  is on the decline and is indicative of Muslims coming back to Islam and rejecting non-Islamic ideas and values.   The struggle between the truth and falsehood will continue as foretold in the Quran and as seen from the Prophet Muhammed saw life and we all know the truth will triumph over evil and wickedness no matter how beautifully it is disguised and packaged. Muslims take strength from the actions of your sisters who refuse to compromise and bow to anyone or thing other than Allah swt.   www.Islamic-education.blogspot.com  Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com __._,_.___ *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. 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