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Is This The Correct Interpretation
Traditional scholars claim:
The word khimar in 24:31 is interpreted to mean head cover. And thus it is stated that this word alone makes it obligatory for all women to wear a khimar to cover their hair
but,
The Arabic word khimar means cover. Any cover is a khimar. A curtain is a khimar, a table cloth that covers the top of a table is a khimar, a blanket can be called a khimar and so on. Equally, an item of clothing, be it a dress, a blouse, a scarf or any other item of clothing can be called a khimar, because it covers the body. The word khamr, which is used in the Quran for intoxicants, has the same root as khimar. Khamr (intoxicants) is given that name since it covers the mind.
Traditional translators, influenced by hadith and culture, claim that khimar in 24:31 has only one meaning, and that is veil or hijab! As a result, they mislead women into believing that 24:31 commands them to cover their hair! The fact that the word khimar can mean any cover, and not just head cover, is a matter which can be verified by consulting any Arabic dictionary.
In 24:31 God is telling women to use their khimar (cover/garment), which could be a dress, a coat, a shawl, a blouse, a scarf and so on to cover their cleavage/bosoms. The command in 24:31, regardless of the meaning of the word khimar, is to cover the bosom and not to cover the hair.
Source :https://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/misinterpreted_verses/khomoorehenna_(P1226).html
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Is This The Correct Interpretation
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Khimar is the name of a garment to cover. This is what we call chaadar or dupatta. Women are asked to put in in their bosom when it is adorned. There is no mention of head covering here. However women used to cover their heads as a cultural practice which is commendable. Not only women but men used to cover their heads in the past.
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