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 their veils over their bosoms and
not display their beauty except to their husbands their fathers
their husbands' fathers their sons their husbands' sons their
brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their
women or the slaves whom their right hands possess or male
servants free of physical needs or small children who have no
sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their
feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O
ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah that ye may
attain Bliss. 2984 2985 2986
2987
Notes:
2984 - The need for modesty is the same in both men and women.
But on account of the differentiation of the sexes in
nature, temperaments, and social life, a greater amount
of privacy is required for women than for men, especially
in the matter of dress and the uncovering of the bosom.
2985 - Zinat means both natural beauty and artificial ornaments.
I think both are implied here, but chiefly the former.
The woman is asked not to make a display of her figure
except to the following classes of people: (1) her
husband, (2) her near relatives whom a certain amount of
neglige is permissible; (3) her women, (4) slaves, male
and female, as they would be in constant attendance; but
this item would now be blank, with the abolition of
slavery; (5) men who are free from sexual desire and who
usually frequent the houses; and (6) infants or small
children before they get a sense of sex. Cf. also xxxiii.
59.
2986 - It is one of the tricks of showy or unchaste women to
tinkle their ankle ornaments, to draw attention to
themselves,
2987 - While all these details of the purity and good form of
domestic life are being brought to our attention, we are
clearly reminded that the chief object we should hold in
view is our spiritual welfare. All our brief life on this
earth is a probation, and we must make our individual,
domestic, and social life all contribute to our holiness,
so that we can get the real success and bliss which is
the aim of our spiritual endeavor.
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