I want the views of all non hijabi sisters about this caller on Muslimah Dilemma on Islam Channel 813?

Question

There was a male caller on the Muslimah Dilemma programme 3/12/06 at 19:00, he was saying "that this is a strange world, you 3 sisters sitting there are wearing hijab, but mothers from other muslim families take their girls to the mosque after school, their little girls wear little scarves but the mothers do not wear anything, no cover" this man is supressing and depressing women. what does he means by that? do men want to take women rights away? i thought we had rights to choose whether to wear it or not. why are men getting involved and telling women what to do?

does he think they weren't wearing any clothes?
why should they wear a head cover if they're only going to drop their
children to the mosque but not going in the mosque themselves?
if they do go in mosques themeselves i'm sure they cover their head.
how would you feel if someone says this to you and calls you an improper muslim?
what about the women who pray, give charity, fast, and do everything as a muslim should,
except they choose not to wear a hijab?

The Khimar

The noun Khimar (of which khumar is the plural) denotes the head covering customarily used by Arabian women before and after the advent of Islam. According to most of the classical commentators, it was worn in pre-Islamic times more or less as an ornament and was let down loosely over the wearer’s back; and since, in accordance with the fashion prevalent at the time, the upper part of a women’s tunic had a wide opening in the front, her breasts were left bare. Therefore, the injunction to cover the bosom by means of a khimar (a term so familiar to the contemporaries of the Prophet (pbuh)) does not necessarily relate to the use of a khimar as such but is, rather, meant to make it clear that a women’s breasts are not included in the concept of ‘what may decently be apparent’ of her body and should not, therefore, be displayed.

In Conclusion
Women should have the freedom to choose to cover their head or not. They should not be respected less if they do not cover their he

Answer 1

Men have always tried to control women through religion. I salute your independence! Remember the many sisters, paricularly in the Arab world, whose lives are a misery because of these men. I refer particularly to female circumcision.

Answer 2

Spare a thought for the women in those countries under Islamic law, where they are compelled to wear the hijab by the male dominated regime. Women are not even allowed to voice an opinion on the matter.
Those women in the U.K who choose to wear the hijab and veil are certainly not showing much support for their muslim sisters who would love the freedom not to have to wear these outfits, but are forced by men to do so.

Answer 3

Maybe he finds it hard to understand why on the one hand the mothers have the good intention to have their kids learn Islam in the mosque, but on the other hand, they themselves did not practice what being thought by Islam.

Anyway, whatever you wear is your choice, because in the end you will be judge by your decisions. As a Muslim we can advise our fellow sisters to put on the hijab whenever they are in public, and it's up to them to heed or ignore.

Peace-

Answer 4

Wearing the hijab is the requirement of all Muslim women from the age of puberty from Allah (swt)

I am referring to Surat Nur in the glorious Quran.

Peace!

Answer 5

Only God (Alla in your case.) can decide who is a good or bad Muslim, Christian or Jew. Some of these people ar hypocrites, and want to control. ( Let him without sin cast the first stone)

Answer 6

Islam - the religion of choice for misogynistic bullies.

Answer 7

why are muslim men such control freaks? why can't they just back off live and let live?

Answer 8

Hijab is for pussys!