Headscarf And Jewelry
Dr. Farhad Shafti on Zeenat issue I was asked to provide references for the meaning and implication of the word Zinah in verse 24:31. This comes after this message. Before that, I would like to reiterate three points: 1. Ustad Ghamidi is the only scholar I know that says zinah in 24:31 means embellishment only and does not imply body parts . All other scholars that I have come across either include body part in the meaning of zinah or say that in this verse it implies body part. I of course do not imply that since Ustad Ghamidi’s view is a rare view therefore it is incorrect (how can I say that when in other things my own views are even rarer than that of Ustad’s!). However since I felt some friends thought I was giving zinah a new meaning, wanted to clarify that this is certainly not the case. 2. If we translate zinah as embellishment only and if we deny that it implies body parts, then basically we reach to the conclusion that there is nothing in the verse to forbid women from revealing any parts of their bodies (except private parts) if they do not wear embellishments. 3. That part of my view that brings more flexibility to the issue of coverage for women, is not the meaning of zinah. It is the meaning of “what appears thereof”. While most scholars including Ustad Ghamidi consider this to be face, hands and feet, I consider it to be ‘what is norm in the society’. The references: 👇