Hijab — Page 175
175 َّ و َ نِس َٓاء ِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡن َ یُدۡنِیۡن َ عَلَیۡہِن َّ مِن ۡ جَلَابِیۡبِہِن َّ و َ نِس َٓاء ِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡن َ یُدۡنِیۡن َ عَلَیۡہِن َّ مِن ۡ جَلَابِیۡبِہِن (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:60) that the wives of believers should cover themselves with Jalbab (outer covering) when they go out of their homes. This is the identity of the wives of the believers. The wives of believers are also believers. In marital affairs too, the command is to marry the believing women and the believing women are commanded to marry the believing men. Therefore, Purda is not for specific occasions. Instead it is mandatory for every woman when she is going out of her house, provided she is a believer, has reached maturity, claims to obey Allah and His Messenger sa and considers herself to be in the Jamā‘at of the Promised Messiah as. This command is also for those men who make their wives discard Purda because they feel embarrassed at being called backward by society due to their wives’ strict adherence to Purda. Here in Europe, objection to Purda is raised every now and then and France is in the forefront in this regard. The issue usually initiates from there. Then a group of people from amongst the Muslims supporting Purda put up a rebellious protest. They mostly have people with covered faces and in their midst are women who otherwise roam about on the streets with uncovered faces and in embarrassing attire. This is due to a lack of guidance and their reaction is just a temporary excitement in response to restrictions imposed on Purda. However, an Ahmadi woman and a young Ahmadi girl who has reached the age of maturity must remember that Purda is part of her faith. It is one of the commandments of the Holy Qurān. By the grace of Allah the Almighty, most of the Ahmadi girls understand this reality. Some time ago a tide against Purda arose in France. A Waqif-e-Nau girl who is doing a Masters in journalism wrote a letter to a newspaper that on one hand, Europe raises the slogans of freedom of the individual and freedom of religion and on the other hand, it restricts Purda, which is one of the Islamic commandments and which women who observe Purda willingly