2006-12-30 09:05:47 · 17 answers · asked by gazawoman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It truly is purely cultural, but since the culture is so deeply entrenched and entwined with religion, it's hard to differentiate between the two. But when you look at the hundreds of different ways to wear hijabs and how varying the degree of modest is even within the same country, its hard to draw a conclusion that it's anything but culture. After all, they're all the same religion, right?
Personally, even though I live in the US the hijab has become almost entirely culture for me. Since I still have a few personal quandries that I'm dealing with, the hijab identifies me not just as a Muslim but as an Arab, which is an identity that I am very proud of.
2006-12-30 09:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's cultural, no where in the Qur'an does it say a woman must cover her head and hair. It says to dress modestly. There are those who say it's religious because hadith say to do it, but the Qur'an says in 3:7 that only the Qur'an is to be followed, that all other hadith are allegorical. God says in 6:114 that his book is complete and fully detailed. So in a sense hijab is "religious" but it is not commanded by God.
2006-12-30 09:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wearing the hijab is a cultural activity that is OPTIONAL in Islam. Only the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)'s wives were required to wear full hijab to protect themselves. However, a hadith was revealed that if a Believeing Woman would like to emulate one of His wives, then wearing the hijab is encouraged at her OWN desire with no penalty or hindrance fronm others..
2006-12-30 09:12:41 · answer #3 · answered by miladybc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
LOL you are back in action lady!!! where were you from ages :P
hijab is religious but veil is cultral..oh you don't even remeber islam after leaving it and converting to christainity..so sad wht a weak memory you got ....eat almonds, you will get the benifit :P
2006-12-30 09:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
both. hijab is not only the head covering but how you dress also. it varies with different cultures but islam does preach modesty. at the same time you cannot say that a women who does not cover her head is not a muslim. a lot of times that women is a better muslim than the one who does cover.
christians living in pakistan often wear a cloth to cover their heads which shows influence of culture. and there is no law in pakistan that forces you to wear hijab. many do not.
2006-12-30 09:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by E.T.01 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is cultural, since it is not required by the Koran and it is not worn in most Muslim countries.
But now it is increasingly worn by young Muslim women in UK, who are ugly in face or body and wish to conceal it, using a religious pretext.(By the way, you are quite pretty, but your face mask is not covering as much as a full hijab in UK).
2006-12-30 09:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Religious,
[024:030] Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them. Verily, God is All-Acquainted with what they do.
[024:031] And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, headcover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyûbihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg God to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.
2006-12-30 09:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both in a way.
in islam you are told to wear a hijab, as it mentions in the qu'ran and hadith several times.
however, it has been part of arabian culture way before the sixth century.
2006-12-30 09:07:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's more religious than cultural. Where I live in Michigan, half of them do and half of them don't, and they're all muslim - so it must be less of a cultural thing than a religious one.
2006-12-30 09:10:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is religious, although it is more commonly seen in certain cultures. Some places require women to wear it.
2006-12-30 09:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by tanj 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋