Woman in Islamic Shariah

10. Hijab in Islam ~ 232 ~ 197. Qur’an, 57:16. 198. Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, p. 80. 199. ibid., p. 80. 200. Ibid., p. 110. THE TRANSLATOR’S VIEWS The Qur’an says: “Say to the believing women to turn their eyes away (from temptation) and to preserve their chastity; to cover their adornments except such as are normally displayed.”201 The wording of the verse, “except such as are normally displayed,” gives rise to the question of what it is that has been exempted here from being covered. The theologians and the commentators have two views on the subject. These two views are based on the fact that beauty is of two kinds — one natural (by birth) and the other artificial (that is acquired by the use of make-up, etc.). One group says that the word ‘beauty’ here refers to both kinds of beauty, whereas the other group believes that it is artificial beauty which is referred to in this verse.