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Hijab Guards Modesty – Dr Zakir Naik
In this insightful talk, Dr. Zakir Naik explains the wisdom behind the Islamic command of wearing the hijab. He discusses how hijab safeguards a woman’s dignity, prevents objectification, and promotes modesty in society. Backed by Qur’anic guidance and logical reasoning, the session highlights that hijab is not merely a cultural practice but a divine instruction aimed at protecting both moral values and social harmony.

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00:00now coming to the seventh most common misconception or allegation against islam
00:08that islam subjugates the woman by keeping her behind the veil
00:13they are talking about the hijab and before we give the reply to this question
00:20why islam has asked the woman to wear hijab
00:24let us know the history about the very civilization
00:29when we read history we come to know that in the babylonian civilization
00:33if you see before islam came the women were looked on upon
00:38they were not given their rights they were considered subhuman
00:41they were used for sex and pleasure we'll just try and know what did the
00:45various civilization how did it treat the woman
00:48in the babylonian civilization if a man murdered a woman
00:53instead of him being put to death his wife was put to death
00:56can you believe if a man murdered a woman his wife was put to death
01:01in the greek civilization which is known as the great civilization
01:06though the woman lived modestly they had a they had a myth
01:13that there was a woman by the name of pandora which was the reason for all the misfortune in society
01:24and the greek civilization they believed in pandora a female which was responsible for all the misfortune in the society
01:33though the greek society believed in modesty but later on when ego came
01:39they became so egos that prostitution started
01:43besides the woman being considered as a reason for misfortune
01:48even prostitution became ample in the greek civilization
01:51when we read the roman civilization
01:53there in roman civilization taking the life of the woman
01:58a man could take the life of his wife no problem no punishment
02:02that means a man could kill his wife
02:04prostitution was common nudity was common in roman civilization
02:09so men women were used for sex and pleasure and thrown away
02:14in the egyptian civilization
02:15the woman was considered as an evil and a sign of the devil
02:21in arab civilization before the quran was revealed
02:24very often when a woman was born she was put to death
02:27so after the quran was revealed
02:29after prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
02:31who was one of the major benefactor of the woman
02:34after the quran was revealed
02:36islam gave equal status to man
02:39man and woman are equal but not identical
02:43and i've given a full talk on this issue
02:45women's rights in islam
02:46that men and women are equal but they are identical
02:49the full talk you can refer to that
02:50so when islam uplifted the woman
02:53islam also showed a way
02:55how the woman should maintain her modesty
02:58before talking about the modesty for the woman
03:01quran first speaks about the modesty for the man
03:04and then for the woman
03:05the quran says in surah nur
03:06chapter number 24 verse number 30
03:08say to the believing man
03:10that he should lower his gear and guard his modesty
03:12say to the believing man
03:14that he should lower his gear and guard his modesty
03:16that means whenever a man looks at a woman
03:18and if any unashamed thought comes
03:20he should lower his gear
03:22once there was a muslim brother
03:24who was staring at a girl for a long time
03:26i said brother what are you doing
03:27it's not allowed in islam it's haram
03:29so he told me that a beloved prophet said
03:32the first glance is permitted
03:34the second is prohibited
03:36i have not completed half my glance
03:38what did the prophet mean when he said
03:40the first glance is permitted
03:42the second is prohibited
03:43that doesn't that mean
03:44that accidentally if you look at a woman
03:46do not look at her again
03:49to feast on a beauty
03:50that does not mean you can look at a woman
03:52for 10 minutes without blinking
03:53and say i have not completed my glance
03:55the next verse
03:56speaks about the hijab for the woman
03:58allah says in surah nur
04:00chapter number 24
04:01verse number 31
04:02say to the believing man
04:04that he should lower his gear and guard his modesty
04:06and this
04:07and
04:07say to the believing woman
04:09that
04:10she should lower her gear and guard her modesty
04:12and display not her beauty
04:14except what appears ordinary of
04:16and draw her head covering
04:18over the muzzle
04:20and display not her beauty
04:21except
04:22to a husband
04:23to
04:24her father
04:25to the husband's father
04:27to the son
04:28and a long list of
04:29who she cannot marry is given
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