09-30-2003, 04:04 PM | #2 (permalink) |
is KING!
Location: On the path to Valhalla.
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I was talking to a professor about this and the discussion turned to the fact that women wear coverings from head to toe in an attempt to keep men from sinning. the reasoning is that if a man sees the flesh of a woman, he will be tempted by "impure" thoughts and be apt to commit a "sinful" act. and with that, my two cents are up...
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10-03-2003, 03:18 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Shackle Me Not
Location: Newcastle - England.
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http://www.islam-online.net/english/index.shtml
Site is a bit slow but it definately has what you're looking for. In short, the answer is there is no definitive answer, only a lot of debate among the so-called scholars.
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10-05-2003, 06:48 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: St. Louis
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I know this much its not a religious requirement but a cultural one a close friend of mine has read the entire quran and said no where does it require the use of a burqa
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10-06-2003, 07:43 AM | #7 (permalink) |
It wasnt me
Location: Scotland
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opentocomments is right, it IS purely a social thing not a religious requirement at all. Have to say, if I was a Muslim I would definitely want to be a guy not a girl !!!
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