Do muslim women want to wear the veil?

i wear it because i like it. and i do whatever i want. i think it makes people respect me more, because they are string at my breast or talking about how my hair looks and they have to concentrate on what i am saying. i like wearing it more than not wearing it and i used to not wear it

i dont think its wrong ,its just like saying Jews wearing those hats , or nuns wearing those black and white outfits . if its what they believe in , then i think no body should take that away from them ,or criticise them for it . imagine as a non muslim , your married ,have a beautiful wife and kids . and d when your wife dresses up and goes out she looks stunning , and if another guy looks or passes comment on her then you would feel a bit annoyed or upset . and maybe if your wife is fed up with you she might stray , now imagine your wife covers her head and body , and only you get to see whats behind the scarf or under the veil , wouldn't you feel proud that she would do that for you . and that would also prove she has no interest in showing herself off to other men , . that is why a lot of the women do it . and although a lot of people might not agree with it , you have to admit its kinda nice . if a woman is bald she is always going to look basically the same . but if a woman has hair then she can colour and style it which changes the way she looks . so if someone sees a woman walking down the road all cove rd up , no one is really going to make much of a move on her, which means its left to her husband to see .

Just as women have a guidelines, so do men. All these things you hear about like the acid is completely unislamic. these governments that have these rules claim to be Muslim governments but they are far from it. And actually i have never heard of acid being thrown on women but if it happens i can tell you that is not what Islam teaches. Men are not superior to women, they just have more obligations then women-like supporting the family financially. I guess you can say that these obligations come with a couple rights. But that by no means make them superior over women.

Wearing the hijab is just a simple cloth but it speaks for so much more. To me it is a personal, religious and political statement and choice. Sadly sometimes women are forced to wear the hijab-but again women, in Islam, have the choice to wear it or not to wear it. Many of these things you hear are cultural. If anything, we are supposed to encourage them to wear it but not force.

Muslim women are ordered in the Qur'an and a strong Hadeeth to cover everything except the eyes. I don't wear the Abaya and Niqab because I don't have any money. But hopefully once I get my check this August I'll be able to buy the Niqab and Abaya. I wear the hijab however because my religion and ALLAH(SWT) order me to do so and because it is my choice to do so. Most Muslim women who don't wear the Abaya and Niqab must not read Sura 33 verse 59.

59. O prophet, tell your wives, your

daughters, and the wives of the

believers that they shall lengthen

their garments. Thus, they will be

recognized (as righteous women)

and avoid being insulted. GOD is

Forgiver, Most Merciful.

No men are not supeior to women. Men and women are equal to each other and before ALLAH(SWT). Both men and women are told to dress modestly. Women are diamonds and gold in the Qur'an. They are treated like queens and have tons of rights that other religions don't give them. In Islam a woman values her beauty so much that she thinks it should only be shown to her husband, father, sons or brothers. If you have a diamond then naturally you want to protect it from being broken. Well the Qur'an says that the women are diamonds and gold. The men naturally want to protect their diamonds and gold(women and daughters). Those stories about women getting acid thrown on them are probably lies and aren't true. No the Qur'an doesn't teach that the women are to have acid thrown on them if they don't cover. They just get bad credit from ALLAH(SWT).

As far as Islam (the religion) itself is concerned, you have to find the kindest ways of dealing with people and not get angry quickly but the problem in some countries is that they aren't educated enough even in Islam but if you look at an educated country like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UK/USA, whatever, it does not happen.

You might think that people in western countries are afraid of governments but the truth is nobody cares about governments. If you have access to the right kind of sources i.e. translations of the quran.

The understanding of the Quran is much more important than reading the Quran in Arabic but many people ignore this, read it to feel spiritually happy but don't understand what the Quran actually says ("Oh i read the Quran, I am a good person and everything i do is right"). This is the attitude people have to do jihad (struggle) against. Put down your weapons and try to understand.

With women, women choose to wear the viel becuase viel has additional sawab (opposite of sin/gunah), it is recomended not neccessary:

In Islam there are five levels of Ahkam

1. Obligatory (i.e. giving 2.5% of your money to charity)

2. Recomended (i.e. wearing the viel)

3. Nuetral (nobody cares if you do or dont i.e. marrying 4 wives)

4. Abominable (allowed but bad)

5. Prohibited (not doing is obligatory/Haram)

Dressing does matter for men as well.

I'm a Muslim woman. I was brought up Christian (Episcopalian), and accepted Islam at the age of 36, at which time I didn't know any Muslims at all.

When I accepted Islam, hijab was a complete surprise to me, but I was wearing it full time within a week. I love it. Hijab is an act of worship, and also is my statement to the world of who I am and what I stand for.

The way people behave (including the way they dress) affects themselves, those around them, and the society in which they live.

Interestingly, the first Qur’an verse revealed on the subject of modesty was addressed to Muslim men:

'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." (24:30)

Men and women share the responsibility for maintaining decency in society.

Muslim women wear hijab because Allah commands us to wear it in the Holy Qur'an. Why does Allah command us to do it?

Allah tells us, in the Qur'an, "that they [Muslim women] should be known and not molested." (33:59.) A woman who is wearing hijab is telling the world that she is special, consecrated, and not up for grabs.

I have heard of covered women being attacked in the US and the UK. American men have shouted insults at me from cars because I am wearing hijab. Why would that be? What could be the objection to a woman wearing more clothes, rather than less?

By the way, Muslims believe that Allah (the Arabic name for the One, True God, used by Arabic-speaking Christians, Jews, and Muslims) knows everything, past, present, and future.

Because Allah knows everything, and our views as human beings are necessarily limited, we kind find the greatest peace, comfort, and success by learning and following what Allah has taught us about life. Therefore, we find the greatest joy security in surrendering our will to Allah's, as He knows what is best for us, better than we can possibly know ourselves.

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Wearing a face veil is NOT a requirement in Islam. But dressing modestly and covering arms, hair etc is. Even then its the womans choice.I do not consider it bondage to dress modestly would you think a nun was wearing bondage? The Quran does not teach anyone to throw acid in peoples faces not by a long shot. Women who WANT to wear the veil do it to be like the prophet Muhammads (PBUH) wives and to please God not for anyone else. Men in Islam have to dress modestly too but they do not have long hair like women and there hair is not considered beauty like it is for women and that is the difference. Mary mother of Jesus dressed the same way as muslim women do, do you think she was forced? Do you think it was a bondage for her? When you are covered and dressed in a certain manner it is a different world, and i know because i have been both a non muslim and now a muslim and i much prefer the way I dress now. Its my choice. Would you want your mother, sister or daughter to be wearing clothes when all your bits are hanging out? As a mother i know i dont want that for my daughter, as a mother i know my daughter would not want to see her mother dresses like that. Just a few generations ago all women dressed modestly the mini was not invented till the 60's and we are not so far away from victorian times when hands and face where all women showed too. I am not putting down other women who choose to dress they way they want i am just saying there is nothing wrong with covering its my choice, as they are free to there choice. There is room for everyone dont you think?

PS A hijab is not a face veil. Hijab covers hair only......

In Islam, women are not forced to wear hijab(veil). HOWEVER, some cultures have introduced practices that are Un-Islamic, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. Both cultures treat women as inferior and force them to wear hijab. It is important to point out that these practices are un-Islamic by nature, and should not reflect the religion of Allah.

Wearing the veil is a choice for all Muslim women to make.

Veils and hijabs are more tradition and culture...In the years before Muhammad (saaw), arabs women wore headcovers. The qu'ran says to dress modestly and to bascially not draw attention from men. The hijab in the qu'ran can be interpreted in so many ways...it could be a simple cloth that covers the body? It's unclear! Veils are not nessary the qu'ran says you can show your face.

Arabs added bits to it to follow there tradition and later men in countries started to oppress women. Those are not modernizing at all! They have so much oil but are still second-world! How is what they are doing right! Its definetly oppression!

Hello!

I wear the hijab.

To tell you how I feel here would be unfair -- I can not honestly explain the feeling, but I'll try. :)

When I walk outside I feel protected. Not like physically protected, but I feel protected from the eyes of people who undress you with their eyes.

For example, the day before I put the hijab on, I was working at the mall and some random guy came and asked me out. he was all licking his lips and trying to stand too close and give the 'bedroom eyes' LOL. The next day I went to work wearing it and he came to get an answer from me, even though I told him no already, and instead of doing the same thing he put his hand on his chest and said i am so sorry, then walked away.

To me, that shows that how I dress demands respect -- no one can sexualize me or judge me based only upon how I look. Instead of getting asked to hook up or go on dates, I am asked for marriage all the time! Thank God I am married, but I still get asked all the time!

In other words, this is my feminist statement. this is me 'sticking it to the man'! :)

It does say in the quran to cover:

“And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husband's sons, their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women…” (24:31)

“O Prophet! Enjoin your wives, daughters and the believing women that they should draw their outer garments over their persons. That is more proper, so that they may be recognized and not bothered. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (33:59)

There are also many saying about the Prophets life and his companions lifes that show that is what the women did:

Narrated by Aisha: When the verse "That they should draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them. And when the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over themselves" was revealed, the women of Ansar (The original women of Medina) came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments.

(Abu Dawood)

Amongst the scholars there is no difference of opinion on whether the hijab is necessary. It is required by Allah.

I am kind of a buff on reading up about Hijab. I can send you lots of info if you'd like.

Watch this one-minute video on the Hijab. Wearing it is a choice, and women are not forced to wear them at all. Like I just said, it IS a choice. Men and women are equal without a doubt in Islam; however, many misconceptions exist about Muslims and Islam. If they didn't want to wear the veil, they wouldn't. Please watch this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pB3LqkvUpvc