The great COVER UP! Hijab - part 5

Analyze WHY has Allah given this commandment Understand WHAT Allah’s commandment is asking of us See HOW this commandment is applied Analyze WHY has Allah given this commandment

We hear all these slogans To seclude women For men to have control over women Allah is against women Islam oppresses women

2. To promote a Healthy Society 1. Protection for women 2. To promote a Healthy Society Surah Ahzab verse 59 Surah Nur Verse 31

Why do we keep a burger in a box

So flies and other icky stuff doesn’t come and pollute it … and put all germs and stuff on it ….

"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed. And Allah is Ever Forgiving, All Merciful." Surah Ahzab: Verse 59

Allah has given our home – planet earth, protection of the atmosphere … perfectly balanced natural system

We started messing with the natural system ….

Depletion of ozone layer

And worse skin cancer

So sun safety is recommended – for lighter delicate skins it is a must

North Carolina Public Health advertising campaign As the weather warms back up again, we’re all eager to get outside," said State Health Director Leah Devlin. “But what parents do today can have a lasting impact on their children’s long-term health risk, in this case in terms of skin cancer. Just take these basic steps—limit sun exposure, cover up, wear a hat and sunglasses, and always wear a sunscreen SPF 15 or higher—to help protect children and grownups from skin cancer in the years to come.”

Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. (Surah An-Nur: Verses 30-31) For a healthy society Allah has commanded guys also …. And in the exact same words as those for women ….

When men and women both started ignoring and breaking Allah’s moral laws … our society got sick just like our planet

Sadly this is also a picture of our moral decline and moving away from Allah’s perfect commandments …..

You can only be crowned Miss World if you have a certain type of body and are dead pretty ….

We need to heal our world …..

أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ Should not HE who has created know? And He is the Most kind and Courteous, All Aware. Surah Al Mulk 67: Verse 14

are as different as beings from other planets Men are from Mars Women are from Venus Men and women: are as different as beings from other planets have reciprocally different natures “score” each other differently have different emotional needs (published in May 1992) is a book by John Gray offering many suggestions for improving men-women relationships in couples by understanding the communication style and emotional needs of the opposite gender

Islam regulates interaction of sexes Has commandments for BOTH men and women regarding this Commandments based on the DIFFERENCES of men and women Islam has detailed the relationship between men and women in the most precise and exacting terms. It has set down clear guidelines to show men and women how they must conduct themselves with one another. From all of this, there can be no question that Islam prohibits the free mixing of the sexes.

So yes, Allah’s commandments are gender biased

Narrated Abu Musa (RA): The Prophet (PBUH) said: Gold and silk are lawful for the females among my followers, but prohibited to the males. {Ahmad, Nasia & Tirmidhi}

Men and women are equal spiritually in the eyes of Allah Servant of Allah MAN WOMAN

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ Whoever works righteousness – whether male or female – while he (or she)is a true believer, verily, to him We will give a good life, and We shall pay then certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do. {Surah An Nahl 16: Verse 97}

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لاَ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ….. So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), “Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female…. {Surah Al e Imran 3: Verse 195}