SURAH AN-NUR AYAT 31
Issue: Niqab and Burqa
क़ुरान 24:31 (सूरह अन-नूर)
And tell the women (Islamic) to lower their gaze (vision) and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent (naturally appear), and to draw their veils ( a cover) over their bosoms, and not to reveal (uncover) their adornment (beauty or ornaments) apart from their own husbands or fathers or husbands’ fathers, or their sons or their husbands’ sons, or their brothers or their brothers’ sons or sisters’ sons, or their women, or their slaves, or impotent male attendants , or children who do not knowKnowledge Knowledge is derived from the process of an informed person integrating data from sense organs or intuition into their psyche. This concept is explored in the Vedic Nasadiya Sukta, which questions the possibility of ultimate truth or knowledge. In different languages, such as Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, and Chinese, knowledge is expressed as "η γνώση," "Scientia," "ज्ञानम् ," and "知识 Zhīshì," respectively. of women’s nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto AllahAllah The Holy god of Muhammad revealed the Quran to him. In pre-Islamic Arabian culture, he had two daughters. He is al-ilāh. Il, el, or Eloah (Elohim= King in Torah) are the Semitic names of Allah. Allah's tawḥīd, wāḥid and aḥad were revealed to his Rusul. Attributes: Oneness: Allah is unique and incomparable, and no deity is worthy of worship except Him. Creator and Sustainer: Allah is the creator of all things and has the power to sustain and nourish His creation. Compassionate and Merciful: Allah's mercy and compassion are boundless, as He forgives sins and gives without measure. All-Knowing: Allah has complete knowledge of the heavens and the earth and the secrets of hearts. Just and Wise: Allah is just and does not wrong anyone. His wisdom is evident in His creation and His divine plans. Listener and Answerer of Prayers: Allah listens to the distress of His servants and responds to their prayers. Final Judge and Ultimate Destination: All affairs ultimately return to Allah, and the outcome of all matters is with Him. together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.
24:31 QURANQuran Ibn Abbas tradition of chronology (22/12/ 609-632 CE) Meccan Sura > Al-Alaq (96) Al-Qalam Al-Muzzammil Al-Muddaththir Al-Faatiha Al-Masad At-Takwir Al-A'laa Al-Lail Al-Fajr Ad-Dhuhaa Ash-Sharh Al-Asr Al-Aadiyaat Al-Kawthar At-Takaathur Al-Maa'un Al-Kaafiroon Al-Fil Al-Falaq An-Naas Al-Ikhlaas An-Najm Abasa Al-Qadr Ash-Shams Al-Burooj At-Tin Quraish Al-Qaari'a Al-Qiyaama Al-Humaza Al-Mursalaat Qaaf Al-Balad At-Taariq Al-Qamar Saad Al-A'raaf Al-Jinn Yaseen Al-Furqaan Faatir Maryam Taa-Haa Al-Waaqia Ash-Shu'araa An-Naml Al-Qasas Al-Israa Yunus Hud Yusuf Al-Hijr Al-An'aam As-Saaffaat Luqman Saba Az-Zumar Al-Ghaafir Fussilat Ash-Shura Az-Zukhruf Ad-Dukhaan Al-Jaathiya Al-Ahqaf Adh-Dhaariyat Al-Ghaashiya Al-Kahf An-Nahl Nooh Ibrahim Al-Anbiyaa Al-Muminoon As-Sajda At-Tur Al-Mulk Al-Haaqqa Al-Ma'aarij An-Naba An-Naazi'aat Al-Infitaar Al-Inshiqaaq Ar-Room Al-Ankaboot Al-Mutaffifin Median > Al-Baqara (2) Al-Anfaal Aal-i-Imraan Al-Ahzaab Al-Mumtahana An-Nisaa Az-Zalzala Al-Hadid Muhammad Ar-Ra'd Ar-Rahmaan Al-Insaan At-Talaaq Al-Bayyina Al-Hashr An-Noor Al-Hajj Al-Munaafiqoon Al-Mujaadila Al-Hujuraat At-Tahrim At-Taghaabun As-Saff Al-Jumu'a Al-Fath (48) Al-Maaida At-Tawba An-Nasr (110)
[ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ]
an-Noor 24:31
Wa qul lilmu’minaati yaghdudna min absaarihinna wa yahfazna furoojahunna wa laa yubdeena zeenatahunna illaa maa zahara minhaa wala yadribanna bikhumurihinna ‘alaa juyoobihinna wa laa yubdeena zeenatahunna illaa libu’oolatihinna aw aabaaa’i hinna aw aabaaa’i bu’oolati hinna aw abnaaa’ihinaa aw abnaaa’i bu’oolatihinnna aw ikhwaanihinnna aw baneee ikhwaanihinna aw banee akhawaatihinna aw nisaaa’i hinna aw maa malakat aimaanuhunna awit taabi’eena ghairi ilil irbati minar rijaali awit tiflillazeena lam yazharoo ‘alaa ‘awraatin nisaaa’i wala yadribnna bi arjulihinna liyu’lama maa yukhfeena min zeenatihinn; wa toobooo ilallaahi jammee’an aiyuhal mu’minoona la’allakum tuflihoon.
Islamic Directions in 24:31
1) Lower the gaze.
2) Guard the private parts.
3) Not display the adornment “except what is apparent of it” and not display the adornment except to the peopleMen Ανθρωποι (People), a woman (γυναίκα), Man (Ανδρας) > Adama, Manu > No proof to establish that due to mutation a monkey turned into a human being. listed in the ayah. (Limitation of showing physical beauty and ornaments)
4) Draw the khimar to cover the jayb. (covering bosom)
5) Not stamp the feet so as to give knowledgeKnowledge Knowledge is derived from the process of an informed person integrating data from sense organs or intuition into their psyche. This concept is explored in the Vedic Nasadiya Sukta, which questions the possibility of ultimate truth or knowledge. In different languages, such as Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, and Chinese, knowledge is expressed as "η γνώση," "Scientia," "ज्ञानम् ," and "知识 Zhīshì," respectively. of hidden adornment. (making noise)
What not asked- Covering face or hands
Imam Abu’l-Fida ibn Kathir: “Khumur is the plural of khimar which means something that covers, and is what is used to cover the head
Imam Abu Abdullah Qurtubi: “Since the normal case is that a womanMen Ανθρωποι (People), a woman (γυναίκα), Man (Ανδρας) > Adama, Manu > No proof to establish that due to mutation a monkey turned into a human being.’s face and hands are revealed by the force of habit and for worship, as this is required in salat and hajj, then it is appropriate to say that the exemption applies to these” (Tafsir of Surah an-Nur ayah 31)
TimeTime χρόνος. Judicial: Where any expression of it occurs in any Rules, or any judgment, order or direction, and whenever the doing or not doing of anything at a certain time of the day or night or during a certain part of the day or night has an effect in law, that time is, unless it is otherwise specifically stated, held to be standard time as used in a particular country or state. (In Physics, time and Space never exist actually-“quantum entanglement”) यमः , पुं, (यमयति नियमयति जीवानां फलाफलमिति । यम् + अच् । विश्वे च कलयत्येव यः सर्व्वायुश्च सन्ततम् । अतीव दुर्निवार्य्यञ्च तं कालं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥यमैश्च नियमैश्चैव यः करोत्यात्मसंयमम् । स चादृष्ट्वा तु मां याति परं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ of Imam ibn Rushd and Imam Qurtubi – The face and the hands were displayed by the women (1100s C.E. for Imam ibn Rushd and 1200s C.E. for Imam Qurtubi)
Extra reading
O ProphetProphet Προφητεύω (Prophesy) - He who tells in advance. A prophet may not be a Messenger of God. He may simply predict something may happen in the future. Hebrew prophets claimed to be able to see the future or interpret the present situation for future circumstances. Narada in Indian Puranas was the Messenger from Devatas. Whether the 'future' exists or not is the investigative subject of Physics. Elohim never created any future for Adam in Genesis (1.1). Islam claims Muhammad as the last Abrahamic prophet.! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (jalabib) close around themselves; that is better that they are recognized and not annoyed. And GodGod People in most cultures believe in the existence of supernatural beings and other supernatural concepts. God is attributed to both anthropomorphic properties (“listens to prayers”) and non-anthropomorphic properties (“knows everything”). Conceptualizing God is associated with willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine or Vaccine hesitancy. Pope requested people not to practice “Jesus is my vaccine”. For the Jewish, family (Avestan universal) god became national God: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,”(ex 3:15). See Ishwar. is Most Forgiving, Merciful” [Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse 59]
Legal News
- Austria’s prohibition of full-face coverings has officially come into force in 2017
- France and Belgium introduced a burka ban in 2011 and a similar measure is currently going through the Dutch parliament.
- Switzerland is the latest European country to ban the niqab in 2021, the Islamic full-face veil that shows only the eyes.
- France, Belgium, NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands (Holland) Dutch people, provinces are: Zeeland Noord-Brabant (North Brabant) Utrecht Flevoland Friesland Groningen Drenthe Overijssel Gelderland Limburg, Bulgaria, etc have made face coverings in public a punishable offense under lawLaw νόμος: Positive command of sovereign or divine. One can be ruled either by a Statute, a Statue, or a Statement. Legislation is the rule-making process by a political or religious organisation. Physics governs natural law. Logical thinking is a sign of a healthy brain function. Dharma is eternal for Sanatanis. Judiciary > Show me the face, and I will show you the law. Some people know how to bend the law rather than break it. Law Practice. Read a scholarly article.
