Why do some Muslim women have to completely cover their bodies with clothing? Serious answers please.?

Question

I do not know much about this religion, just wondering what the reason is.

Answer 1

Islam is an easy religion but does require women to cover all but their hands and face, I do this and I actually feel empowered to an extent because people get to know me and don't judge me by my looks. Before I started to cover man would flirt with me or say sexually explicit things to me, grab me etc. but now I am treated with nothing but respect.
Muslim women can dress as any woman in a nightclub or anyone else would in front of other women, and frequently at parties for the ladies most of us do dress like that.
We can dress anyway we want for our husbands, victoria's secret any lingere goes. We just want our man to desire us and not let anyone else, we are like a package that he gets to open everyday!

Answer 2

Actually, I think the only thing really requested in the Quran in the way of women covering themselves is that women are asked to not let their bosoms hang out. The Quran is interpreted differently by different people, just as the Bible is. The veil and/or complete covering requirements in some Muslim countries are due to cultural influences upon the religion. Personally, I think it is completely absurd when a women has to wear a jilbab and a hijab in hot weather and her husband is walking beside her wearing a short-sleeved shirt. Who knows, I may be lusting after her husband. But if some Muslim women decide( not other people deciding for her) that this is how they choose to exercise their faith, you have to respect their decision.

Answer 3

its just a cultural thing.. mostly in the middle east. A woman has the right to choose. BUt it is asked of women and men to cover their bodies and wear decent clothing as to protect them.. especially women from the eyes of men.. that could easily be tempted by the devil to commit crimes like raping etc. Many might wonder why are there so many rape cases out there.. Not to entirely blame it on women.. but its most of the time cos of the way they dressed up.

Islam has such rules just to protect the muslim women from harm.. not for any evil reasons like its being portrayed in the media.. If its true that the rules are man made and its evil.. then surely.. Islam would welcome women being naked rather than being decently clothed.

I do not believe that it is just Islam that believe so.. as i can see nuns too in the christian faith that covers up their body including their hair.. though many never ask why.. not that i know of

Answer 4

When Islam was born in Arabia, the region was full of warring tribes. During attacks / wars the men folk would rape/molest/kidnap the good looking women. So there was a tribal custom to keep the women covered and away from the prying eyes. This tribal cutom has perhaps been retained in Islam which took it's roots in the lands where these tribes ruled and fought.

Otherwise it does not make sense to cover women from head to toe especially saying that the men will get tempted by just loking at women. This means the religion does not trust it's own men and is unable to control them so the easier way out is to cover the women. It is like 'If I can not become richer than you, then I will make you poorer than I am' !!!

Answer 5

The reason is that Muslims are are a male-based religion and women are property. Most married Muslim men require their wives to cover up so no other man can admire their "property. Muslim countries, such as Iran & Iraq go so far as to legislate rules for women, i.e., cannot vote, cannot run for office, cannot drive cars, and must dress per the laws. As to your point that they are not to be tempted - then why do suicide bombers be promised 72 virgins in their so-called heaven. True Muslim believers will tell you that all of these mores are rediculous.

Answer 6

actually i believe that in different countries the rules are slightly different for muslim ladies. but i do not know why. mostly, they just need to be modestly covered up. but as for those who covered up everywhere except for the eyes are a little bit extreme, because i was told by a musilm that they do that only in deserts, to protect their bodies and faces from sand storms. otherwise, the normal head scarf and long sleeves clothes with long skirts are sufficient.

n pinkstealth, do you have a religion? if u do, i really think you are a disgrace to your own religion. your attitude shows that you obviously never study your religion properly. because i believe that no religion would teach their followers to behave like that.

n seriously, i don't think i have came across any muslims in my country that says 'all christians are a**holes'. this is just quoting an example.

Answer 7

The answer to the question is very simple :

Muslim women observe HIJAB (covering the head and the body) because Allah (God) has told them to do so.

"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed..." (Qur'an 33:59)

Other secondary reasons include the requirement for modesty in both men and women. Both will then be evaluated for intelligence and skills instead of looks and sexuality. An Iranian school girl is quoted as saying, "We want to stop men from treating us like sex objects, as they have always done. We want them to ignore our appearance and to be attentive to our personalities and mind. We want them to take us seriously and treat us as equals and not just chase us around for our bodies and physical looks." A Muslim woman who covers her head is making a statement about her identity. Anyone who sees her will know that she is a Muslim and has a good moral character. Many Muslim women who cover are filled with dignity and self esteem; they are pleased to be identified as a Muslim woman. As a chaste, modest, pure woman, she does not want her sexuality to enter into interactions with men in the smallest degree. A woman who covers herself is concealing her sexuality but allowing her femininity to be brought out.

Answer 8

Cover is not a priority even though it is mandated. The priority is faith, knowledge of Islam and observance of Salat (prayers). If the woman is assimilating the teaching of Islam properly then she will continue of what to do and what not to do

The whole point, modesty is prescribed to protect women from molestation or simply, modesty is protection. Thus, the only purpose of the veil in Islam is protection



A culture of modesty is badly needed, modesty in dress, in speech, and in manners of both men and women. Otherwise, the grim statistics will grow even worse day after day and, unfortunately, women alone will be paying the price. Actually, we all suffer but as K. Gibran has said, "...for the person who receives the blows is not like the one who counts them." 84 .

Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) says, when a girl reaches puberty, she cannot show any part of her body except her face and hands; . , Islamically, a woman can uncover her face and hands, but if she lives in a country where they cover them, she would be in compliance with that tradition in that country.

Answer 9

Muslim women and men are mandated by Allah (God) to dress modestly. Given that the female form causes such arousal to men, the women cover more of themselves to maintain their own purity and chasity and as such they will not be harassed by men.

A woman's beauty is only to be shared with her husband, thus she covers herself. It is required that women cover all their body except the face and hands, while all men must always be covered from navel to knees. This covering must be loose and opaque and is referred to as the hijab.

Some women choose to cover even their faces. This is not mandatory however, and in some countries, the covering of the face and the hands is a cultural practise, as Islam does not require this of women.

Answer 10

Because many hardline Muslims feel that women are a temptation to men who should lead a pure life.

It became VERY big after many of the wars in the middle east/southeast Asia in the 1980s. Most of these kids had never known anything but war, had never had a relationship with a female, so it was easy for the hardline Muslims to brainwash them.