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).
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"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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From: Kamal Das <kamalctgu@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Burqa banning after RAJUK, now Syedpur's Lions school and college: Minority Islam in Muslim majority Bangladesh
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?