Narrated 'Aisha: The wives of the Prophet used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).
2012/3/10 Subimal Chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
I read somewhere (maybe K, Armstrong) that veil was a sign of aristocracy and that's why prophet's wives and other women had to wear it. I believe every sura has to be analyzed in the light of the given context.
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The 'wahi' on the imposition of 'Burkha' came to Umar (RA), not to the prophet (pbuh).
>>>>>>> You are wrong AGAIN! Get a grip on yourself.....
"O; Prophet (Muhammad)! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go outside)........
[ Source: Al Qur'an 33:59 ]
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The 'wahi' on the imposition of 'Burkha' came to Umar (RA), not to the prophet (pbuh). Across the history of Islam, the use of burkha or other versions of purdah by Muslim women was never universal.
2012/3/8 Nayan Khan <udarakash08@yahoo.com>
What is going on in Bangladesh one after another?
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