Burqa - What is the need for it

This is a not a new topic, but every passing day increases its importance. Some anti-Islam organizations and people who follow their own base desires oppose it and in the name of “freedom for women” and “equal rights for women,” women are being forced to leave their home and hearth. They are told, how long will you remain imprisoned within the 4 walls of the houses? You should leave your houses and walk alongside men in every phase and walk of life. Under these and such deceiving slogans, women have been removed from the safe and secure walls of their houses and are dragged into the nightclubs and dancing houses, they are forced to work in the offices and different departments and they are made playthings in of men.

 

The crown of chastity and the robe of modesty which Allah Ta’ala granted them has been removed, the chador of honor which Islam had given has been torn to shreds and women are turned into showpieces and puppets. It is strange that when a women serves her family, when she busies herself in caring for her husband and her children, it is called as servitude, but when she washes dishes for a stranger or serves meals to a customer, caters to whims and caprices of a passenger and pampers the ego of her boss, that is called as “freedom”.

 

Renaming wisdom as madness and madness as wisdom you are a miracle-worker, you can do anything.

 

All this is being done in the name of women’s rights. Women have been removed from the secure nature of Purdah and turned into a plaything, showpiece for men. This has turned this into a burning topic for the present time.

 

Surely Islam never wants that women should remain a slave. It also does not want their chastity and honor to be disturbed. This is not possible without Purdah. It is a common occurrence that 20 men may pass but no one even raises their head to see them, but let 1 woman pass, then she becomes the center of attention. Allah Ta’ala has placed a certain power of attraction in women. If there is no system in place to protect women, then the sky-high structures of “culture” will be razed to the ground in the twinkling of an eye.

 

Islam explains the fact that men are women are all slaves of Allah Ta’ala and both of them are the progeny and children of Hadhrat Adam and Hadhrat Hawwa (Eve) (Peace be upon them). They are not slaves of one another. In the society they are both equal and they are different from the viewpoint of creation. For this reason, their areas of work are different. They are both equally responsible for the development and the smooth running of the society. The men takes care of work outside the house and the women takes care of work inside the house. Islam says that the real place of a woman is her house:

 

And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger.

 

Surah Ahzaab (33:33)

 

This shows that leaving the house for mere display and show. But it is perfectly allowed to leave the house for any valid reason.

 

It is given in Sahih Bukhari: Translation: Allah Ta’ala has given you permission to leave your houses for your (valid) needs.

 

(Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Un Nikah, Hadith No:4836)

 

Separate and complete rules have been given to be followed when the women leave the house. Purdah is the safeguard of a woman’s chastity and honor.