Are Jilbabs the Ideal Islamic Outfit For Muslim Girl?
Written by Bernard Odissey Saturday, 04 June 2011 03:12
O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters additionally, the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (Jilbabs) all over their bodies (i. e. screen themselves completely besides the eye lids or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they have to be known (as free respectable female) accordingly as not to be annoyed. And Allah is ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah Al Ahzaab verse 33: 59).
Hijabs have been in use for a very long time. They have been the foremost alternative of outfit for girl all around the Muslim Arab world ever since the advent of Islam. Whilst Jilbabs are considered the leading dress for Muslim woman, there are confident controversies about various styles from the early Islamic time. This is due to the fact that there are no pictures or apparel obtainable from the early Islamic era. Thus it cannot be conclusively stated whether the early Hijabs were indeed the same as the contemporary day versions. Separately from these explanation related issues, no Islamic scholar has stated to date that the Jilbabs are not the stated shape of outfit for woman in the Holy Quran.
Most contemporary day Muslims are adamant regarding the Jilbabs being the same as those that were worn by Muslim lady in the Prophet's (p. b. u. h) time. On close scrutiny, there's quite a few information available on the history of Jilbabs. According to sure research, the existing day Hijabs date originally back to the 1970's when the Egyptian Muslim lady adopted them as the body of dressing. According to this research, the Egyptian female wore these Hijabs to show their obedience to a specific sect of Islam. Thereby they are considered a modern invention which is in complete adherence to the laws strictly stated in the Quran. After the Egyptian girl, these slowly filtered out to the Indonesian women also. Gently and steadily, these robes became an element of Muslim women's wardrobe in a vast majority of previously unaccustomed parts of the Muslim world.
The ever increasing Muslim strength and the more religiously involved people in the 1970's and 1980's, led to the globalization of these Hijabs. Today, regardless of ethnic or social background, they have become a trademark for Muslim lady all around the world. Women who initially wore only loose fitting culturally common clothes have converted to wearing Jilbabs as they believe that this is what Allah (SWT) stated in the Quran. The Muslim girl specifically living in Non-Muslim countries have adopted the long and loose robes that hide the contours of their bodies along with a scarf or head wrap that completely hides their hair from all others.
There are many references to Quran and Sunnah regarding the obligatory veiling of woman. However, as there are always two sides of any argument, for confident the term Hijabs stated in the Quran does not necessarily relate to the long, loose flowing robe. In fact, for them the term is used for the process of veiling instead. They do not believe that the term only refers to the robes instead could be consolidated for all types of Muslim clothes that is decent and modest.