fullyveiled muslimah said:
So for those of you out there who think that it is culture for women to cover themselves, you must then say in the same breath that the Prophet himself, his wives, and the believing women of that time have all misunderstood the verses. Also, that in 2006 we have now really found out what they mean, and that the muslimahs who have been covering themselves since the inception of Islam have all been in error. All of us have been misleadingly taught Arab culture for centuries and Allah has allowed such huge error to be proliferated throughout the ummah.
The concensus of ulama have held that the verses indeed mean the covering of a women entire body which would include her head. What has the prophet said about the ummah as a whole reaching such a consensus? Let's look at the relevant hadith:
Narrated Abdul Malik al-Ash'ari:
The prophet (saw) said: Allah has protected you from three things: that your Prophet should not invoke a curse on you, that those who follow what is false should not prevail over those who follow the truth, and that you should not all agree in error. (Dawud book 35 hadith 4240)
So here we see that Allah has protected us from the vast majority of the ummah agreeing upon errors. In other words, the great mufasireen and muhadditheen of Islam would never be allowed by Allah to agree that something is a part of deen which is absolutely untrue. We also see that the vast majority of ulama and muslims all around agree that these verses mean covering everything on a woman, and since her head is on her body it means that too.
Nobody on this forum or otherwise can convince me that this is not what the ayats of Quran mean on this subject. Breaking down arabic words do not impress me at all. It actually implies that those of us who do not understand arabiyyah cannot by default understand any of the Quran. While I acknowledge that having said knowledge is quite beneficial towards understanding Quran more deeply, I refute being essentially told that my basic reading comprehension is not enough to understand Quran on the surface. I also refute that Allah would allow centuries to pass with the muslim ummah being largely ignorant of basic principles in Islam without anyone ever noticing that.
Frubals
What an amazing post my sister, you are so right in everything you said and you are so right that even knowing arabic won't save us from misinterpretation the Quran and i'm sure that there are people who know Islam more than arabs because the language doesn't matter in here but it will just help in more understanding sometimes.
Do you know that
al-Bukhari who collected the hadiths is not arabian?
Also,
Sebaweh, the one who invented the current grammer for arabic wasn't arabian.
That's what comes to my mind right now but being arabian is not somthing unique when it came to Islam and most of scholars and muslim scientists weren't arabs.
The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad
"Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds."
This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat' (in Mecca).
After praising, and thanking God he said:
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. God has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. God has judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under God's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship God, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before God and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people".
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By Allah, if we just read Prophet Mohammed's last sermon we will never differ, err nor disagree in anything.
May peace be upon you all and may Allah guide those amongest us who forsaked the example of Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him which will lead them to misguidance and disbelief.
That's why prophet Mohammed said:
"I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray".
It's clear now that those of us who don't follow the example of Prophet Mohammed (The Sunnah), they will surely go astray.
May Allah guide all of us to the right path.