hijab and chastity; From the concept to the circle of inclusion – Mehr News Agency Iran and world’s news

Mehr news agency, community group; Chastity, by subtracting the first letter from the root “Af” means enjoying what is not halal and refraining from speaking or doing obscene acts, or in other words, it is an Arabic word that entered the Persian language with Islamic and religious culture; Chastity has been considered to mean self-preservation and restraining the human soul from taboos and sensual desires. Chastity in the Holy Qur’an is also mentioned in two forms: “Yestafaf” and “Taafaf” in the Holy Qur’an and in four blessed verses.
According to the text of the verses, Afaf has different meanings, which can be included in three ways; Chastity means self-restraint in expressing need, and chastity means self-restraint and refraining from possession of property, and finally, chastity means chastity.
Hijab also means curtain, contrast, wearing, hiding and prohibiting from collection. Hijab is a covering that is realized by being behind the curtain. The use of the word hijab in relation to women’s clothing is a relatively new term, not that the word hijab is from the beginning related to women’s clothing in front of the non-mahram, and also the Islamic hijab is to preserve the modesty of a woman, firstly by closing her eyes from looking at the non-mahram, and secondly by covering A body with a veil, so hijab in the dictionary means barrier, curtain and covering, but every covering is not a hijab, but it is called a hijab covering that takes place behind a curtain.

The veil of the eternal mission of the prophets

Hijab and chastity have always been a major part of the mission of prophets and saints, religions and scholars, because maintaining hijab and chastity helps to eliminate many sins, and observing the Islamic hijab, refines and cultivates the soul and carnal possessions, and brings closeness to God. . The issue of hijab, which is a religious order and is one of the important issues of our society and is connected with many issues, has political, economic and cultural dimensions.

This issue is related to half of the society’s population because it is addressed to women, and because it plays a role in regulating the relationship between men and women, it is related to all members of society. Hijab means outer covering and chastity means inner covering, these two factors are responsible for the health of the society and in the absence of these two, it will cause many problems and destructive effects in the society, therefore observing and promoting chastity and hijab in Islamic society is one of the Today’s concerns of the Islamic society are considered to be one of the sensitive issues in the soft war, which has been emphasized many times by the Supreme Leader and many scholars.

In dictionary books, hijab means covering, curtain and barrier. The guard is called hajib because it prevents other people and outsiders from entering a certain privacy and environment. Therefore, hijab and women’s clothing are also a barrier against non-mahram people who want to penetrate. In the privacy of the honor of others, there is prohibition and refusal in the root of chastity, so the two words (hijab) and (chastity) share the meaning of prohibition and refusal.

Hijab is external and chastity is internal

The difference between prohibition of hijab and chastity is the difference between appearance and interior, that is, prohibition and prohibition in hijab is related to appearance, but prohibition and inhibition in chastity is related to inner and inner because chastity is an internal state, but considering that the effect The appearance on the inside and the effect of the inside on the appearance is one of the general characteristics of a human being, therefore, there is a mutual effect between the veil and the outer covering and the inner chastity and restraint of a person in such a way that the more and better the veil and the outer covering, this type of veil in strengthening and nurturing If the inner spirit is more, it will cause more and better hijab and outer covering in the face of non-mahram.

The relationship between hijab and chastity

Appearance covering is one of the signs and symptoms of chastity, and some have considered the relationship between chastity and hijab as the root and fruit relationship, with the interpretation that hijab is the fruit of chastity and chastity is the root of hijab. Some people may have an external hijab, but they have not developed inner chastity and purity.

This hijab is only a shell and an appearance. On the other hand, people claim chastity and use an interpretation like “I have a pure heart.” gives and a pure heart will never bring forth the impure fruit of nakedness.

Hijab and chastity affect each other in a reciprocal and two-way manner and are affected by each other; On the one hand, chastity and mastering one’s instincts have effects that appear in every field and field in the behavior, speech and social interaction of a chaste person.

The Holy Qur’an, when it calls the believers to veil their behavior and when it orders them to talk to the wives of the Prophet (PBUH) from behind the curtain, the emotional and psychological effects of such behavior in both cases, in the first case, the practice of cultivation and He knows the effect of closing the eyes and the result of the behavioral hijab. In the second case, he mentions more territory for chastity and evaluates the maintenance of the hijab during the association of non-mahram men and women as the cause of the emergence or increase of the purity and purity of the heart for both sides of the interaction and association. Therefore, hijab and chastity Each one affects the emergence and continuation of the other.

Undoubtedly, one of the most common pseudo-judgments that are made in the field of public culture by the public and the elite is related to the issue of the state of clothing and makeup of women and men.

Hijab is not for women

The importance of hijab and Islamic covering is to the extent that God Almighty mentions it as a necessity in many surahs of the Qur’an and considers it as the protector of man against many physical and mental diseases. According to Islam, hijab is not only reserved for women, but a kind of veil. It exists in the relationship between men and women.

Hijab and chastity, as one of the life-giving teachings of the Holy Qur’an, the light tradition of the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds and the pure family, may God’s blessings and peace be upon him, have a high place in our national and Islamic culture. The establishment of many Islamic affairs in the individual and social life of man is possible under the rule of the culture of chastity and hijab.

The safety and health of society depends on chastity and hijab

It is only with the presence of chastity and Islamic hijab in the context of social relations that one can expect the society to enjoy sufficient security and health for the implementation of divine ethics and the growth and flourishing of human virtues. The creation of societies with a safe and healthy environment, where the essence of human humanity, both men and women, and the peaceful privacy of man’s journey towards the supreme goal of his creation and achieving evolution and closeness to God will be possible only in the shade of veil and social chastity.

Based on the teachings of the Islamic religion, chastity and hijab are a strong order for women and men to moderate their emotions and desires and create immunity to actively participate in society regardless of gender and on the basis of equality between men and women in acquiring knowledge, virtues and productivity. To institutionalize capabilities.