You must have thought about this question, what is the philosophy of hijab? What benefit can observing hijab have for women and men?
You must have thought about this question, what is the philosophy of hijab? What benefit can observing hijab have for women and men? In this article, I tried to present some of the benefits of wearing hijab to you, dear audience.
Before explaining the functions, it is necessary to say that here we mean a woman with a hijab, a woman who observes the limit of the Islamic hijab. That is, the clothes he wears in public cover his whole body except his hands up to his wrists and the roundness of his face. This dress does not frame her body curves and her hands and face are without makeup. Some women maintain this level of hijab with the help of a chador, and others with the help of a mantle, pants, mask, scarf, or shawl.
Hijab is one of the commandments that God Almighty has ordered, and without a doubt, God has not made any commandment obligatory without a reason.
The benefits and functions of hijab are summarized in two main parts:
Individual benefits and functions of hijab
Social benefits and functions of hijab
Individual functions of hijab
1. The issue of female character
Suppose a high model car passes by people, however, if you pay attention to the people who are in the scene, you will see that some people are looking at that car with staring eyes. If you ask them, what did the car driver look like? Have you seen the driver at all? You will probably hear a negative answer. Why? Because the separation of the car has prevented the driver from seeing.
In the creation system, every creature is created with a series of unique features and characteristics. A woman, as one of God's creations, has special characteristics that distinguish her from another being called a man. One of these features is women's sexual attractiveness. The female gender has always been attractive to men and men have always sought to possess her. But a woman is not just beauty and sexual attraction, but a character and human identity.
If a woman, by showing her sexual characteristics, tells men to see and recognize her with sexual charms, will her human character and identity be seen anymore?
The function of the hijab in preserving a woman's personality is that by covering the attractiveness and beauty of a woman's appearance, it draws attention to the human personality of a woman and directs the focus of attention from the appearance to the inner and core. In fact, the less you let men see your appearance, the more they pay attention to your inner self!
When faced with a woman wearing a hijab, no one talks about sexual attractiveness and beautiful eyes and eyebrows, and the main characteristics of a woman's personality become relevant. Now, if someone doesn't believe that a woman has something else called a human personality besides her body and sexual charms, she should doubt some things in her existence! Therefore, preserving the character of a woman is the first point of hijab philosophy.
2.Hijab is a woman's security
It is clear that women who make up and make fun of themselves in society are more exposed to the ugly treatment of lecherous men than veiled women. When a woman enters the community with a full veil, the lustful man will not even think of harassing her anymore and withdraws his foot from the privacy of her life. But a woman who does not set any limits for herself in the society in front of the eyes of unmarried men allows a lustful man to dare to humiliate her. The hidden camera below shows the actor in three different make-ups standing on the side of the highway waiting. The reaction of the drivers towards the woman in three different makeups is different and very interesting. This film shows that the type of clothing a woman wears is directly related to the amount of street harassment.
3. Hijab increases the desirability and value of women
In general, anything that is more difficult to achieve is more desirable and valuable, and anything that is more easily available is worthless and less important. The reason why gold is valuable compared to bricks and blocks is its rarity. If gold was found everywhere like a piece of stone, would it be so valuable?
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Easy and hassle-free access to a woman also makes her worthless, and on the contrary, the more difficult it is for a man to connect, the more valuable he will be. This is one of the functions of hijab. Placing a barrier between men and women makes it harder for men to access women and thus makes women more desirable. The concept of love in the true sense is also formed in the shadow of this logic. Basically, men love more a woman who has more chastity and dignity and does not give herself to him easily. This is one of the reasons for the fading away of love in the West and recently in some big cities of our country.
The philosophy of hijab, hijab is the reason for women's popularity
4. Hijab is a factor in the popularity of a woman for her husband
Naturally, when a careless woman presents her beauty and charms to non-husbands in society and betrays the man in her life, she turns her husband's love into hatred whether she likes it or not. When a man does not feel any difference between himself and other men and sees his wife both in his possession and in the possession of others, he does not see any reason to remain faithful to her, but a woman who is loyal to her husband and considers her beauty to belong only to him. It focuses the husband on himself.
Hijab philosophy, love
5. Hijab frees women from suffering and imposed costs
One of the characteristics of women is the desire to be beautiful and show off. If a woman dedicates her beauty only to her husband and does makeup only for her husband, less time and energy will be taken from her.
6.A woman's hijab is a source of mental peace for a man
The science of physiology and psychology has proven that men are more stimulated by looks than women. When a woman appears in front of a man without observing hijab, it may provoke him and disturb him psychologically. A man whose inner needs have reached the peak but still cannot get married is under a lot of pressure mentally and spiritually. This behavior on the part of women who do not observe the hijab under the pretext of being free is completely against the spirit of freedom because it limits the spiritual freedoms of men. A woman's hijab and her covering in front of the non-mahram cause men to engage in social affairs without mental and disturbing concerns.
7. Hijab is the basis for enjoying the same peace and happiness
Another psychological characteristic of a woman is her need to be noticed and praised. Some women benefit less from beauty in terms of appearance, which they themselves had no role in. If the society looks at women from a physical point of view, women who are less beautiful are neglected, and naturally, women who look more beautiful attract more attention. Women who are neglected due to their lack of beauty suffer from some kind of mental and emotional annoyance and depression, and women who do not have the necessary economic power in the competition to use expensive clothes, jewelry and make-up also face the same problem. .
Hijab blocks the way to pay attention to women from a physical point of view and somehow puts all women in equal conditions to acquire spiritual and human perfections, science and ethics, so that they can be noticed and praised through these perfections. From this point of view, the simplicity and dressing of women even in gatherings where there is no man is a positive thing, because women are often drawn to self-decoration and luxury and make-up competitions in their own company. If it is possible to create the spirit that women are simple and without luxury and makeup even in their own company, better psychological conditions will be provided for them.
8. Hijab means acceptance of a woman before God
It is natural that every lover decorates himself according to his taste and desire in order to find his way into the heart of his beloved. It is very beautiful and desirable for a woman to see what kind of make-up and color of clothes her husband likes, and to dress and dress accordingly. A woman who loves God and wants to attract God's love and opinion must also see how God likes a woman. God loves a woman clothed. This truth is stated in the Quran. The way to attract God's approval for a woman is to observe hijab, simplicity and modesty.
Among the individual effects and reasons of hijab according to the verses of the Quran are prosperity and salvation, obtaining a great reward, mercy, knowledge and wisdom, forgiveness, repentance, chastity, purity of heart, cultivation, piety and obedience to God. For example, in verse 31 of Surah Noor, God says at the end of the verse, after calling the believers to observe the issues of piety and for women to wear hijab from the non-mahrams:
"Repent to God, all of you believers, so that you may prosper; All of you repent to God, I hope you will be saved."
That is, in this verse, hijab is for achieving salvation. Or, in verse 53 of Ahzab, God says:
"And if you ask them for possessions, ask them from behind your veil. Purify your hearts and theirs; And when you ask something from the [Prophet's] women, ask them from behind the curtain; This is purer for your hearts and their hearts." In this verse, hijab is mentioned for the purity of the hearts of men and women.
Hijab philosophy, attracting God's attention
9. Hijab is a condition of spiritual excellence
In a society where there is no hijab, neither a woman's soul nor a man's soul will have the talent and competence for spiritual and mystical experiences. If we want everyone to reach spiritual and mystical perfection, we must be protected from these pollutions. In all divine religions, it is emphasized that women should be covered, especially in the state of worship. In the paintings of temples and churches all over the world, holy women of all religions wear full hijab, the dress of Christian nuns is one of the examples of full hijab. This shows that according to all religions, the spiritual excellence of a woman requires her veiling. By covering her head and body in hijab, a woman frees her heart and soul from inner veils.
Social functions of hijab
1. Hijab is a factor of family strength
Hijab strengthens the family in two ways. The first effect of hijab on the strength of family relationships is in the stage of choosing a spouse. Hijab makes a woman's external beauty not stand out in the eyes of a man alone during selection, and the basis of selection changes from purely external beauty to other criteria. The value of a woman's beauty makes a man not pay much attention to other issues during the selection process and does not rush and act calculatedly to acquire her beauty. A choice that is only based on feelings and only measures the beauty of a woman does not have much depth. Because no matter how attractive a woman's beauty is to a man, it becomes repetitive and normal with the passage of time, and if a woman loses her beauty or a man finds a woman more beautiful than his wife, he will be drawn to her. The hijab prevents this superficial and childish choice and makes a man look for other criteria in a woman and make them the basis of life. It is in such a choice that the basis of a husband and wife and the love between them is based on strong bonds. and the loss of a woman's beauty does not cause much disruption in this relationship.
A man who outside the house is constantly exposed to the effects of women other than his wife and faces various irritations, gradually becomes discouraged from his wife. As a result, the family environment loses its cohesion and becomes loose. So the hijab is also beneficial for the woman. A woman who shows off outside the house may have a husband.
Hijab philosophy, family strength
2. Hijab keeps the motive of marriage alive
Hijab is the right motivation for marriage and for a man to accept the responsibilities and difficulties of forming and running a family. One of the problems of today's society is that men do not agree to marry. Because, on the one hand, it is a heavy task to provide for the cost of running a life and the difficult responsibilities of running a family, and on the other hand, when women make themselves easily available, there is no reason for men to submit to the difficult and difficult responsibilities of running a family. . If we want to keep the motivation to start a family, the way of immoral success in the society must be closed. Girls who cheat do not know what harm they are doing to themselves and how they are taking away the chance of a successful marriage.
Taken from the book "To my daughter"
