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A mukhannath (eunuch) used to enter upon the wives of Prophet (peace be upon him). They (the people) counted him among those who were free of physical needs. One day the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered upon us when he was with one of his wives, and was describing the qualities of a woman, saying: When she comes forward, she comes forward with four (folds in her stomach), and when she goes backward, she goes backward with eight (folds in her stomach). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do I not see that this (man) knows what here lies. Then they (the wives) observed veil from him. }} | A mukhannath (eunuch) used to enter upon the wives of Prophet (peace be upon him). They (the people) counted him among those who were free of physical needs. One day the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered upon us when he was with one of his wives, and was describing the qualities of a woman, saying: When she comes forward, she comes forward with four (folds in her stomach), and when she goes backward, she goes backward with eight (folds in her stomach). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do I not see that this (man) knows what here lies. Then they (the wives) observed veil from him. }} | ||
====Evaluating the "protection" claim==== | |||
Given the fact that the verses were first revealed after Umar verbally harassed Muhammad's wives while they were going to the toilet, and that Muhammad told women to wear the veil even in the presence of a eunuch, we must conclude that the veil is intended to prevent men from evaluating the physical attributes of females. Since eunuchs have no sexual desire, the claim that it is to prevent sexual molestation and not just gossip/verbal harassment is invalid. Another interesting thing to note is that all of the verses and ahadith examined so far are to do with ''Muslim men'' harassing ''Muslim females''. Thus Allah has revealed this verse to protect the believing women from the believing men. | Given the fact that the verses were first revealed after Umar verbally harassed Muhammad's wives while they were going to the toilet, and that Muhammad told women to wear the veil even in the presence of a eunuch, we must conclude that the veil is intended to prevent men from evaluating the physical attributes of females. Since eunuchs have no sexual desire, the claim that it is to prevent sexual molestation and not just gossip/verbal harassment is invalid. Another interesting thing to note is that all of the verses and ahadith examined so far are to do with ''Muslim men'' harassing ''Muslim females''. Thus Allah has revealed this verse to protect the believing women from the believing men. | ||
In non-Islamic societies, women are free to walk around unveiled and not be harassed/assaulted every few blocks by men, but in an Islamic society this would not be the case. If not arrested under indecency laws, women would be constantly harassed and/or assaulted by Muslim men - thus we can conclude that hypothetical situations like that presented by Naik, in favor of the Hijab, may be technically valid; again with the caveat of specifying we are talking about Islamic societies only. | In non-Islamic societies, women are generally free to walk around unveiled and not be harassed/assaulted every few blocks by men, but in an Islamic society (e.g. in [[Egypt]] where women are harassed 7 times every 200 meters)<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ghanamedianews.com/us/sports/item/1072-egypt’s-ncw-chief-says-women-harassed-7-times-every-200-meters.html|2=2012-12-31}} Egypt’s NCW chief says women harassed 7 times every 200 meters] - GhanaMed, September 6, 2012</ref><ref>Manar Ammar - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.bikyamasr.com/77158/sexual-harassment-and-pedophilia-await-egyptian-girls-outside-schools/|2=2012-09-14}} Sexual harassment awaits Egyptian girls outside schools] - Bikya Masr, September 10, 2012</ref> this would not be the case. If not arrested under indecency laws, women would be constantly harassed and/or assaulted by Muslim men - thus we can conclude that hypothetical situations like that presented by Naik, in favor of the Hijab, may be technically valid; again with the caveat of specifying we are generally talking about Islamic societies only. | ||
===Different types of veiling=== | ===Different types of veiling=== | ||