Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 242
! ! 242 َﻇ َﻬ َﺮ َﻣ ﺎ ِا َّﻻ “… except that which is apparent … ? ” Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra : “It means that wh ich is apparent, that which cannot be hidden out of necessity, because circumstance renders it necessary, such as one’s height. O r in terms of an illness , one must expose a part of the body fo r treatment , or in regard to one’s job , baring a part the body if required. The Holy Qur’ān ’s directive is to cover the beauty and t he most beautiful part is one’s face. For those who claim that covering one’s face has not been commanded, I ask th em , what is beauty then t hat has been ordained to be covered? We prefer that the face be veiled to the extent that it does not affect one’s health. F or instance, that the veil be made of thin material, or that a veil of Arabic style be made. In Arab areas the veil is made so that the eyes and part of the nose remains exposed. ” ( Dalhauzi , July 9 ; Al - Fazl , July 17, 1928; Number: 5, Volume: 16)