What is your opinion on the Islamic dress code?

Question

I really agree with you Safiyya2. I am not so crazy about the long sleeves and the scarf but everything else seems O.K.

Good Answer Blueice

Answer 1

My opinion is that *any* deity that dictates something so trivial as dress codes is not a deity worthy of being worshiped.

Answer 2

In Islam there are clothing requirments for both men and women,

"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do." [Al-Qur’an 24:30]

" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons..." [Al-Qur'ân 24:31]

According to Qur'ân and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing hijab:
1. Extent:
The first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijab’.
All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women.
2. The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.
3. The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through them.
4. The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.
5. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.
6. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the unbelievers i.e. they should not wear clothes that are specifically identities or symbols of the unbelievers’ religions.

We cover because Allah told us to do so, 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.

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.

http://www.jannah.org/sisters/
http://www.themodernreligion.com/w_main.htm

Answer 3

The Koran only states that both men and women should dress modestly. That seems a very sensible dress code, particularly a religious dress code. Culture defines what constitutes "modestly," which is why Islamic dress varies so widely around the world.

Veiling is never specified in the Koran. It is, however, mentioned in the Bible (Corinthians, I believe, where Paul says women should cover their hair in church).

Answer 4

Very humble, very modest, very religious. I'm not crazy about the long sleeves every day, but otherwise I don't mind.

I'd rather see people in Islamic clothes than half-dressed girls wearing pants two sized too small with their "muffin tops" hanging over and their thongs showing in the back. **SHUDDER**


Please understand - Muslim women in this country are NOT forced to wear hijabs and Islamic clothing. They CHOOSE to do so, to show their modesty. This fact is probably the most misunderstood thing about Islam. WOMEN CHOOSE THIS. They choose NOT to be objectified by wearing clothes that show off their cleavage or their legs.

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Note to Blueice:

There ARE Islamic swimsuits. My daughter has one. It comes up to her neck, has long sleeves and the legs cover her to her ankles. She wears a hijab with it. She has been to public swimming pools and to the beach (Assateague) in it, with no problems whatsoever. It's made of swimsuit material, and she loves it! They're not common, but they do exist and can be made.

Answer 5

I admire modesty, especially is this day and age. I don't like the sleeves much either, but for the sake of modesty, I will dress that way.

Answer 6

Hijabi women cannot do the following

They cannot wear swimsuits in public

They cannot visit seabeaches wearing shorts

I think it is opressing. As long some one dresses modestly that is fine. Western women do not wear bikini at the office. They only wear it at the beach and swimming pool.

Answer 7

i think that no one should be able to control how people dress in their own daily lives. I'd rather they stay out of people's individuality
i'd rather see anyone, female or male dressing like prostitutes if that's how they want to dress than see everyone in a uniform coverup. It reeks of control and subordination

Answer 8

If you are talking about the heavy robes covering the whole body and head and sometimes the face----I think it must be hellish to wear and scary to look at.