A COMPARISON BETWEEN
AL-HIJAB (VEIL) AND AS-SOFUR -UNVEIL
Allah, Almighty said in His Holy Book
(وقرن في بيوتكن ولا تبرجن تبرج الجاهلية الأولى )
"And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the former times of ignorance"(33:33).
True is Allah, the Great and True is also His Prophet. All praise, appreciation and commendation be to Allah for the blessings (gifts) of Faith and Islam which He bestowed upon us. Such gifts which enhance and raise the position of the Muslim man and woman to a higher rank of honour, chastity, purity and eminence of character. Islam got them a dress which is the raiment of righteousness and belief. Through covering, Islam made them inaccessible and well fortified, averted the makers of plots from them, as well as the tease of fashion and the feelings of hatred from male violent people against them. He fixed the house to be the natural place for the woman to worship and obey Allah considering the household jobs will be the best duty to be undertaken by the woman in the world life.
Covering is thus, by Islam, the protective screen for the woman from any evil and harm. This is contrary to man who is required by nature to work and keep performing prayers in the mosque. Moreover, man, and not the woman, is the one who has to move freely to earn living.
Glory be to You, O Allah, Exalted is Your Majesty, Great is Your Wisdom and Magnificent is Your Forgiveness and Kindness that You had mercy on the woman and made available to her the means of comfort, convenience and safety. Thanks to Allah, Who guided her to the way of deliverance from the play of bad men; evils of their malicious intentions and also the malignancy of the intentions of those who have a disease in their hearts (the prohibited inclination towards a woman). Allah kept her chastity safe against the tamper hands of the licentious people and aggressions of spoilers.
On the other hand, Allah did preserve for the woman all rights in connection with states of marriage, divorce, pregnancy, period of wait (after being divorced and husband's death), and cost of living due to her including all other thins entitled to her. Allah, the Omnipotent, has referred to all these points among some Surahs and Verses of the Holy Qur'an, and He urged us to take care of the woman since she has been created as a weak human being, while man has been created strong, stern, resistant, and able to encounter the difficulties of life so as to earn his living.
Therefore, our generous Prophet instructed us in so many authenticated traditions to make the woman our ultimate concern. On the opposite side, he warned and drew her attention to some requirements through some other traditions which are all correct as to their chain of authorities on which a tradition is
based.
In view of all these aspects _ our Muslim esteemed sister _ may Allah guide us and you to His Right Path. Here is this comparison between the state of being covered and not covered, to be fully oriented and understood while reading, then only you can be convinced of the privileges of Al-Hijab (covering) along with its relevant several benefits. It is an ordinance which Allah has prescribed upon it for women, making clear at the same time the disadvantages of uncovering which is an evil suggestion from Satanic assaulting mind, an action of Satan's manoeuvres and a disowned atrocity of its abominations. May Allah give us refuge against him, for Allah hears and responds all things.
Al-Hijab (Covering): It has been prescribed upon woman by an order from Allah, Glory be to Him, woman is obliged to follow, and apply the teachings of the Holy book and Sunnah by the manner of adhering therewith, following and submitting thereto as per the laws legitimated to woman is this respect. The purpose is seeking to please Allah, the Creator, preserving both her person and her dignity.
As-Sofur (Uncovering): It is an invitation extended by Satan, foe of the Allah, and an act of his won. It is a blind imitation of those who deviated from the denominations of Islam, neither admitting it nor its lawful rules.
Hence, Muslim woman has to turn away from being unveiled and to reject it since it is a bad conduct which degrades her prestige, honour and puts down her standing, thus making her a very cheap commodity for the callers of evil and a target for the eyes of evil.
Al-Hijab (Covering): It is a sign of the completion of faith by a woman who wore it for the Fear of Allah and seeking to please Allah but not as a customary and habitual matter. The woman who covers herself will be covered with chastity, modesty and purity – and all of these qualities are the integrated part of Faith.
As-Sofur- (Uncovering): It is an indicator of the weakness and shortage of the woman's Faith because it will not be limited only to the stripping of the woman from her cloak and covering, but it will also be an incentive for her to fall in the abyss of vice which will eventually lead her to become and easy access prey for any criminal, cheating and perverted man. The fact that her virginity can be deflowered, her chastity could be polluted, and finally be left alone in the worst condition as a most regrettable exemplar never known before.
Al-Hijab(Covering): It is a screen for the woman, as woman's whole body, from the top of her head to the tip of the tow, is deemed to be private parts (not to be seen). Nevertheless, Allah raised the woman to a higher rank, preserved her honour and purity and took her away from the tiring paths and disgrace. He prevents any man, who could possibly marry, to see her (excluding those who could not). Since, as mentioned previously, women are advised not to make a public display of their beauty in the sense that they are obliged to cover all their bodies including charms and weaknesses (shortcomings). Thus, a woman is going to veil what is beautiful and ugly of her own, by the fact that nobody will be able to see her; her dignity; feelings, and womanliness remain safe and also her rights as a human being will not be oppressed spiritually or corporeally.
followed ensha'Allah