but not for His best creation: the human being.
Instead, Allah tells us why and how we should clothe
ourselves. Then allah leaves us to choose
whether to obey.
True Muslims always choose to obey Allah's commands.
The Nobele Qur'an says:
O children of Adam! We have sent clothing
to you to cover the shameful parts of your body
and to serve as a protection and decoration;
but the best clothing is the clothing of piety (7:26)
Why cover? In Islam, dress has four functions.
Covering
Dress conceals the private parts of the body
that are called 'aurah in Islam.
Muslims do not expose what Allah commands
to be kept private. Allah forbids nudity.
Protection
"And (Allah) has made garments to protect you
from the heat (and cold)...." (16:81)
Dress protects the body from the weather,
or heat, cold, wind and rain.
People living in desert regions cover their heads
and faces to prevent sand carrying living micro-
organisms entering their ears, noses, eyes and mouth.
Adornment
Dress is worn to adorn and beautify
the human personality, bestowing on it dignity.
allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. (Muslim)
Moral Function
Islamic dress helps safeguard the modesty
and decency of a person and the moral ideals of
society, where sex is permitted only in marriage.
There is a deep impact which outer modesty
makes on inner spiritual well-being.
Also, inner spirituality is reflected on one's appearance.
In Islam, both men and women should be custodians
of the morality of society.
With compliments: BAITULMAL
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