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doubt and unquestionable; but some people prevented women
according to the works and from leaving the mosque.
thoughts of Islamic scholars (Isfahani, 2012: 64)
and thinkers, we find that this
has not been as clear and Principle 1: Hijab and
transparent today. Proper Covering
The existence of strict ideas In religious sermons, including
in dealing with women and verses and hadiths, emphatic
their social interactions has orders have been included in
been reported since the appropriate cover for non-
beginning of Islam. The order mahrams.
of the Holy Prophet to men to Although these sermons are
allow their wives to attend the mostly addressed to women;
(Ref: Quran, 24: 31; Ibid, 33: 59)
mosque and congregational because of their physical
prayers can indicate the delicacy, whose beauty and
existence of strictures in the special charm cause non-mahrams;
behavior of men towards the but this does not mean that
presence of women in society. men of this rule is an exception;
(Sijistani, 2004: 221) but men are also obliged to
The Holy Prophet in observe modesty based on
religious advice and according
response to the second caliph's to the rule of reason, which is
protest against one of his a suitable cover is one of the
wives for leaving the house, manifestations of modesty.
the women allowed women to Accordingly, they, like
leave to meet their needs. women, should avoid tight-
(Maududi, 2017: 314) fitting clothing that creates
Later, despite the repeated unpleasant scenes in social life.
emphasis of the Holy Prophet
