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Quran 33:59 – Why Application Of Parda Limited To That Specific Time Only?
Assalamualaikum,
Hello there, my question is that i went through the videos on Veil/Parda on the 23 questions series.
As ghamidi Sahab explained that in Surah Ahzab, the guidance was regarding regarding special situation where prophet’s house was made a target by the hypocrite. When the ayat 59 came, ghamidi Sahab explained it that this ayat is not regarding Parda but as a precautionary measure during this time of issue. But here we see the that other Muslim women are also being addressed and further the Ayah says that it is so that their identity is made and they aren’t teased. Now as i understood, ghamidi Sahab explained that munafiqoon used to look for chances to go and talk and tease the prophet’s household women or those of his close aids’, when they would go for nature’s call in dawn or sunset time. the hypocrites would give excuses like “ohh i could not see that it’s prophet’s household women, i thought it was etc etc’s woman and i approached them” and further the ayat explains that this measure was given so that their identity is prominent. Now the question arises as this ayat gives measure to prophet’s wife and other women as well, so wouldn’t it finish their identity all together instead of maintaining it?? As other women are also addressed in it, then all women of Muslims including that of hidden hypocrite would also wear jilbaab over them, hence instead of making prophet’s household women prominent and safe from traps of hypocrite approaching them, wouldn’t it give them a further one step ahead excuse that “ohh we couldn’t recognize it’s them, we thought it was our women, since they too were wearing jilbaab” so apparently it would make there excuse more stronger in this sense?, But on the other hand if we look at Maududi sahab’s version of understanding that it is because people would know that they are honored women and hence all those wanting to get some lust would be made clear that this woman is even way farther for them, and in this sense they will maintain there identity of honorable and respectable women. In this case wouldn’t maintaining identity thing make Maududi sahab’s version stronger?
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