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DOES HIJAB PREVENTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

 Assalamualaikum I bid ! h" h!n!urabl" #ud$"s% a&&ura" im"k""'"r% ("ll!)

&andida"s and m* r"s'"&abl" br!h"rs and sis"rs.

B"(!r" I b"$in m* s'""&h% l" us ha+" a sh!r ,ui-% shall )" /ha is h"

similari* b")""n durians% rambuans% s)""s% &h!&!la"s% b!!ks and $i(s Th"*

ar" all !( di(("r"n &a"$!ri"s0 s!m" &an b" "a"n% s!m" &an1. Bu% h"r" is !n" hin$

ha h"* ha+" in &!mm!n. D"li&i!us 2ui" h"r" bu n! "3a&l*. C!l!ur(ul Emm%

*"s bu n!. S)"" I ha+" n"+"r as"d b!!ks bu I d!n1 hink s!. 4!u ha+" !

r"m!+" h" skin ! "a h" d"li&i!us (ruis% un)ra' h" )ra''"r ! &h!m' !n

&h!&!la"s and 'ull !u h" ribb!n ! s"" h" $i(s. All !( h"m ha+" s!m"hin$ !&!+"r h"m u' b"(!r" )" &!uld a&uall* sa+!ur h"m. 4!u )!n1 "a an un)ra' s)""

!n h" (l!!r% )!uld *!u H"n&"% his )ill brin$ h" !'i& (!r m* s'""&h !da* )hi&h is

hi#ab. A 'i"&" !( &l!h ha b"&!m"s "+"r* Muslim )!m"n1s b"s (ri"nd. An ama-in$

'i"&" !( &l!h ha b"&!m"s h" alk !( h" )!rld.

S!m" sa* ha hi#ab 'r"+"ns s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n Is ha ru" Tha is )ha I

)an ! alk ab!u )ihin his 'r"&i!us 5 minu"s. I )ill sa" m* sand and $i+"

r"as!ns ! su''!r i.

Br!h"rs and sis"rs% "s""m"d audi"n&"s%

On !' !( all% I ha+" ! disa$r"" )ih h" sa"m"n. I d! n! hink ha hi#ab 'r"+"ns

s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n. 6irs% l" us l!!k in! h" d"(inii!n !( s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n.

 A&&!rdin$ ! h" Ad+an&"d L"arn"rs O3(!rd Di&i!nar*% s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n r"("rs !

h" &han$"s !( a '"rs!n1s b"ha+i!ur in a s!&i"*. In la*man1s "rm% i m"ans h" )a*

'"!'l" in"ra& and alk )ih !h"r '"!'l". And 'r"sumabl*% )"arin$ a hi#ab &an

hind"r his d"+"l!'m"n I d!n1 hink s!. H!) &an an inn!&"n 'i"&" !( &l!h b" s!

inimidain$ ! 'r"+"n his d"+"l!'m"n

Th"r" ar" )! +"rs"s in h" 2uran in )hi&h Allah S/T alks ab!u h"

issu" !( d"&"n&* and hi#ab. 6irs% is in surah an7Nur 8h" Li$h9% in +"rs" :;% Allah

&!mmands b!h m"n and )!m"n ! &as d!)n h"ir $lan&"s and $uard h"ir 'ri+a"

'ars. This is kn!)n as h" hi#ab !( h" "*"s. A("r hi#ab !( h" "*"s% &am" h" !rd"r 

d"s&ribin$ h" dr"ss &!d" (!r )!m"n in surah al7Ah-ab% +"rs"

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sr!n$l* "m'hasi-"d h" &!n&"' !( d"&"n&* and m!d"s*. H!)"+"r% I &!uld n! (ind

an* 'r!!( ha hi#ab 'r"+"ns s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n.

D!"s hijab 'r"+"n )!m"n (r!m s""kin$ &ulur" and kn!)l"d$" !r &!m'"in$ in is

di+"rs" (i"lds

D!"s hijab% (!r "3am'l"% 'r"+"n )!m"n (r!m "3'r"ssin$ h"ir +i")s and id"as

D!"s hijab in"r+"n" b")""n )!man and h"r ri$h !( '!ss"ssin$ )"alh

L"1s ak" a l!!k a a siuai!n !usid" !ur &!unr*. 6ran&"% (!r "3am'l". Th"

$!+"rnm"n ban r"li$i!us s*mb!ls ! b" )!rn !r sh!)n (r!m "n"rin$ &lass"s and

uni+"rsi* in&ludin$ hi#abs. This is d"(ini"l* a hindran&" in a s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n

b"&aus" sud"ns ar" n! all!)"d ! "n"r s&h!!ls. Bu% is hi#ab h" r"al &ul'ri I

)!uld hink h" hindran&" is &aus"d b* h" la&k !( !l"ran&" !( di+"rsi* in ha&!unr*% n! h" hi#ab is"l(. S!m" "+"n &laim"d ha )"arin$ a hi#ab m"ans

!''r"ssi!n and la&k !( (r""d!m. /ha d! h"* m"an% in r"ali*% b* h" >(r""d!m> !( 

)!m"n I( )ha is m"an is ! b" (r"" ! "3'r"ss !n"?s +i")s0 $i+" !n"?s !'ini!n0 h"

(r""d!m !( '!ss"ssi!n0 h" (r""d!m !( &h!!sin$ a suiabl" husband0 and h" &ulural

(r""d!m and )ha r"la"s ! i0 h"r" is n! !bsa&l" in )!man?s hijab )hi&h s!'s h"r 

(r!m "n#!*in$ h"s" (r""d!ms.

 An!h"r '!in ! m"ni!n is ha h" )!man )h! !bs"r+"s h" 'r!'"r 

Islami& hijab n! !nl* $ains r"s'"& and di$ni* in h" s!&i"* and (r!m h"r (amil*% buals! sh" is 'l"asin$ Allah% h" M!s Hi$h% and $ainin$ r")ards (r!m His (!r h"r 

!b"di"n&" ! His r"li$i!n. This is h" hi$h"s a&hi"+"m"n (!r h"r. All !( his sh"

a&&!m'lish"s% )ih lil" "((!rs% sim'l* b* h" us" !( hijab.

In all h!n"s*% I &ann! &!m'r"h"nd h!) !r )h* h" hi#ab s""ms lik" su&h ahindran&". /h"h"r h"s" hi#ab ar$um"ns s"m (r!m abh!rr"n&"% ("ar !r  #us narr!)7mind"dn"ss. Th"s" @lib"rals1 ar$u" ha h" hi#ab &urails h" ri$hs !( )!m"n and hr"a"ns h"ir (r""d!m !( &h!i&". In m* !'ini!n% su&h ar$um"ns ar"a$ains h" +"r* d"(inii!n !( lib"ralism sin&" h"* k""' )!m"n (r!m )"arin$ )ha

h"* &h!!s" ! )"ar. Islam is a &!m'l"" r"li$i!n and i $i+"s ",ual ri$hs ! m"n and)!m"n. I d"sir"s b!h% m"n and )!m"n ! sri+" (!r "3&"ll"n&" in '"rs!nal%a&ad"mi&% &!mmuni* and s!&ial d"+"l!'m"n. And h" hi#ab )as n"+"r m"an !is!la" )!m"n !r k""' h"m (r!m a&hi"+in$ h"ir $!als. I is n! m"an ! r"sri&)!m"n.

/ih ha% hank *!u.