Cover your shame?

[Remté]

The Quran sura 7 ayat 26 says

"26. O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!"
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Why shame? What is shameful about nakedness? Does it have something to do with the sin of Adam and Eve? Is the translation poor?

 

[Salvador]

The Quran sura 7 ayat 26 says

"26. O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!"
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Why shame? What is shameful about nakedness? Does it have something to do with the sin of Adam and Eve? Is the translation poor?

I am a beautifully created being, who has nothing of myself to be ashamed; I only cover my nakedness because there are many people who would be jealous or highly intimidated by my well-endowed body and they would want me to be clothed.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

I am a beautifully created being, who has nothing of myself to be ashamed; I only cover my nakedness because there are many people who would be jealous or highly intimidated by my well-endowed body and they would want me to be clothed.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

The Quran sura 7 ayat 26 says

"26. O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!"
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Why shame? What is shameful about nakedness? Does it have something to do with the sin of Adam and Eve? Is the translation poor?

Why not get the transliteration of this verse and understand the word you think that says the Arabic word shame and research its contextual meaning?

 

[Epic Beard Man]

"O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember."

Surah Al-A'raf [7:26]

Apparently based on this translation by Sahih International, shame in this context refers to a man's "franks and beans" and a woman's "Venus fly trap."

Some more translations:

"O children of Adam! We have sent down to you clothes to cover your nakedness, and to be pleasing to the eye; but the raiment of righteousness is the best. That is one of the signs of God. So that people may take heed."

"O Children of Adam! Surely, We caused to descend to you garments to cover up your intimate parts and finery, but the garment of God-consciousness, that is better. That is of the signs of God so that perhaps they will recollect!"

"O Children of Adam, We have sent down for you garments to cover your wickedness, as well as feathers; and the garment of righteousness is the best. That is from God's signs, perhaps they will remember."

 

[stvdv]

The Quran sura 7 ayat 26 says

"26. O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition!"​

Why shame? What is shameful about nakedness? Does it have something to do with the sin of Adam and Eve? Is the translation poor?

Luckily any poor interpretation gets solved by "raiment of righteousness, that is the best". I like this update to the Bible verses.

 

[Ellen Brown]

I've seen sooooo many nekid people ... The funniest is the male penis. So actually a loin cloth should be sufficient.

I think the full body covering originated to prevent sunburn and freezing to death. And in the Tuareg it both genders.

 

[Father Heathen]

Ancient goat herders were wise enough to realize that the mere glance of pee pees, boobies, and other no-no areas causes irreparable psychological damage.

 

[Remté]

I've seen sooooo many nekid people ... The funniest is the male penis. So actually a loin cloth should be sufficient.

I think the full body covering originated to prevent sunburn and freezing to death. And in the Tuareg it both genders.

Really? I think it might originates from some chauvinistic piece of **** who hates women. But I don't know, I'm still researching about it. After all if it was for sunburn Muslims wouldn't say that God wants women to cover their whole bodies.

 

[Jumi]

But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best.

That sounds good to me.