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From: darwish@eng.umd.edu (Mamdouh Maher)
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Subject: Re: Hijab (Dress code)
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Date: 16 Apr 91 21:18:58 GMT
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Assalamu `alaykum brothers, 
  Brother Afroz Lateef writes:

> He has lost hope that he will succeed in getting muslims indulged in shirk.
  Actually, according the the Qur'an, he has lost hope turning away Muslims
as a group away from the worship on God alone. It is very possible, and
it does happen, that he may turn individual Muslims to shirk (joining other
that God in worship).

>If they do  NOT 
>beleive in Allah, i.e. not follow Islam, then according to the Holy  Quran
>they are in the fire.
  There is a difference between believing in God and following Islam.
  People who have not been PROPERLY introduced to Islam cannot be expected
to follow it. I believe many of them would be good Muslims if properly
introduced, so I believe many of them may go to heaven, even though none
of them is guided to the straight path. 

  It is my opinion that Hijab was imposed because of how Islam views
Islamic society in general and the family in specific. The effect
of Hijab is far more than to eliminate rape, it changes how society
views women. Islam seems strongly bent on not letting women be turned
into mere sex objects. A woman has a lot more to offer than her body, and
this is not obvious seeing how some women dress. Sex is not looked down upon
in Islam, but Islam has created the proper environment for it. Sex outside
of marriage is the major step in the destruction of the family, which is
the basic unit of an Islamic society. I have lived in the U.S. for about
six years, and I have heard men talk more frequently about a woman's hair than
about a woman's personality or intellect. This is just one way in which a
true Islamic society is clearly better.


>If I have made any mistakes here May Allah forgive me. Ameen.

  Allah is the All-Knowing, and if I have made any mistakes, may Allah
forgive me.

  Assalamu `alaykum