While Muslim men are allowed in Islam to expose more of the body than their sisters in faith, it is preferred for men to cover themselves fully and we find that Muslim men all over the world tend to wear conservative clothing and even cover their heads in public. Indeed, if one takes a look at a traditional Saudi man and his wife, for example, there is hardly a difference in the dress of the two individuals as both are likely to be wearing long, flowing robes as well as something to conceal the head and hair. As Muslims, we are taught by our religion that Allah loves shyness and that shyness is from our faith. If asked, Muslim men who wear conservative dress are sure to say that they do it in order to gain the pleasure of our Lord and Creator and that there is no oppression involved. Click here to read more about the dress required of Muslim men.
Whether one lives in an Islamic society or not, men and women are certain to encounter one another in public life, whether it is at work, school, in the marketplace or anywhere else. As Muslim women who live in the United States, for example, we cannot expect that our husbands will go to work each day and never see beautiful, alluring women. Without a doubt, some of these women will try to establish friendships with our husbands (perhaps not realizing that this is prohibited in our religion), while others may try to tempt them into affairs on purpose. While Islam prescribed the veil for Muslim women as a means of downplaying our beauty and creating an atmosphere of respect between the sexes, this does not then give a license to the Muslim man to lose respect for other women (and for himself) when he encounters non-veiled women. So, to get back to the original question, the Muslim man is absolutely
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