Hijab in the Light of the Quran and Hadith

HIJAB IN ISLAM The first rule of hijab has been derived from the following passages of the Quran: “Say to the believing women to turn their eyes away (from temptation) and to preserve their chastity; to cover their adornments except such as usually are displayed; to draw their veils over their bosoms and not to reveal their finery except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons, their step-sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their women-servants, their slave girls, male attendants lacking in natural vigour, and children who do not know sex. And let them not stamp their feet when walking so as to reveal their hidden trinkets. Believers, turn to God together in repentance, that you may prosper. (Quran, 24:31) The second verse in this connection is as follows: “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and wives of the believers that they should draw over themselves some of their outer garments [when in public] so as to be recognized and not harmed. God is most forgiving and most merciful.” (Quran, 33:59) The author interprets the wording in Quran Chapter 24 verse 31 as “to cover their adornments except such as are normally displayed,” to mean that the hands and face are