Practical Islamic strategy in the matter of hijab – Mehr News Agency Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr News Agency, Zainab Tajik, an expert on jurisprudence and religious issues, in a note referring to a report on the interpretation of hijab philosophy by Professor Yazdan Panah, stated: Hijab is one of the most important religious obligations in Islam, which after the glorious revolution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has become an identity and It has also become symbolic. For this reason, the enemies of Islam and the Islamic Revolution have always paid special attention to hijab, and creating doubts about the Islamic veil and diminishing the culture of chastity and hijab in the Islamic society has always been on their agenda.
One of the ways to institutionalize the culture of hijab and chastity in the Islamic society is to deal with the philosophy of hijab and explain the various dimensions of personal, social and… this divine decree. Madaqah in many aspects of hijab will not be possible except with detailed rulings and philosophical investigations. After the events and riots of last year with the focus on women-life-freedom, the need to address these topics became more clear and clear.
Among the professors who participated in this important discussion was Professor Yazdan. Panah (may God protect him) dedicated one of his lectures on the interpretation of the holy month of Ramadan to the discussion of the philosophy of hijab and explained the philosophy and why hijab is obligatory in Islam.
Hijab is the human presence of women in society
In 20 sessions, professor Yazdanpanah explained the philosophy of hijab in the verses of the Quran. In the first 5 sessions, they explained verses from Surah Mubarak Noor and Ahzab, and explained the obligation of hijab according to the verses of these two surahs, and fully explained the limits of Islamic clothing for women.
Of course, the professor mentioned that they are not going to look at the hijab issue from a jurisprudential point of view, and that the philosophy of hijab is to be expressed with a philosophical point of view. According to these verses, three orders can be understood regarding the relationship between a man and a non-mahram woman: veiling of sight for both men and women, protection of private parts, hijab for women. The Qur’anic verses themselves state the reason for the necessity of these rules: the purity of the heart and soul of men and women and, accordingly, the society.
In fact, hijab is imposed for the human presence of women in the society and it does not mean that women stay at home. According to the statements of the master of Islam, he wants the presence of women in society to be healthy and pure, and women with sexual characteristics should not appear in society. In fact, according to Professor Hijab, it represents the social dimension of women’s presence in society and guarantees the sexual health of men and women and society. Considering that in these verses, wherever the sexual instinct is not very prominent and important, such as a minor child or an old woman who has no hope of marriage, the rule of hijab is excluded, hijab can be interpreted as a means for the sexual health of the society. In fact, hijab is a means for a woman to be known for chaste life.
The following instructions given regarding the social presence of women fully express the fact that the taste of Sharia does not accept showing off in any way, and what is understood from the verses of the Qur’an is that the more chastity a woman has, the better and more desirable she is.
From the 6th session of Hijab philosophy, the professor explained the philosophy and why of hijab by mentioning the philosophical and mystical preliminaries. According to the professor, although these preparations are not related to hijab in appearance, they are very necessary and necessary for the discussion of the philosophy of hijab. The introduction of practical wisdom based on holy wisdom, the basics of anthropology and psychology and the resurrection, as well as the relationship between man and God, that is, anthropology focused on ontology, among the preliminaries that were examined and explained by the professor.
The need to deal with the issues of holy wisdom along the lines of Islamic philosophy
The first introduction is under the title of holy practical wisdom. According to this introduction, everything that has been expressed by God and the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), whether in the field of opinion or in the field of action, is definitely true and true. In the field of action, everything that the holy law has ordered is for the good of man and society.
The Muslim philosopher has already realized the truth of religion through rational reasons, he takes a lot of help from religion in theology and tries to explain the content of religion with rational reasons, and this is sacred wisdom. Islamic philosophy has made great progress in the discussion of the theoretical divine wisdom, but unfortunately, we have not been very successful in the practical divine wisdom after Farabi. At the end of the theology of healing, Bu Ali has stated the causes of some rulings very briefly and briefly.
Anthropology and psychology are the obligatory introduction to the explanation of Islamic rules
The next important introduction in the opinion of professor Yazdan Panah about human topics. It is science. In fact, anthropology is the basis of orders and laws. If we believe that man is only this material body and earthly nature, all laws and regulations will pay attention to this dimension of man, but if we accept that man has an immaterial dimension in addition to the material body, we will also pay attention to this dimension of man in legislation. In the following, the professor briefly stated the philosophical reasons for the contradiction between the soul and the body and the celibacy of the soul.
There is a purgatory celibacy in animals, but human beings have intellectual celibacy. Will and intelligence in animals are influenced by instinct and imagination, but humans also have intellectual and logical truth. Animals only choose based on anger, lust, and desire, but in humans, anger and lust must be controlled by reason, religion, and nature. According to this difference between humans and animals, inanimate objects, and plants, the perfection of humans becomes meaningful. The perfection of any object is the best and most complete state of that object. Therefore, the perfection of man is the best and most complete direction of his logical and intellectual state.
The next introduction, which is important from the professor’s point of view before discussing the philosophy of hijab, is to discuss the topics of resurrection. Man should know that he has eternity ahead of him and that his soul is eternal. In the world of the hereafter, whatever is compatible with his speaking ego and his human truth will cause pleasure and blessings, and whatever is against his human direction will cause pain and suffering. Therefore, all laws and regulations should be established with regard to this eternal human being. And because human laws cannot comment on human eternity, it will not be very efficient.
One of the other preliminaries that the professor paid attention to before discussing the philosophy of hijab is the relationship between man and God, a kind of anthropology focused on ontology.
Human perfection is in the field of knowledge of God and in the field of servitude and obedience to God. Any law that does not put a person on the path of getting closer to God is actually persecution and oppression of the human status. The law that pulls a person towards lust actually keeps him away from moving towards God and makes him trapped in the earthly world.
According to the professor’s content, it can be said that the three main issues in explaining the laws and rules of Islam are the perfection of man, the issue of eternity, and the issue of slavery. Because God is the creator, creator and lord of man, he knows all the needs of man and the laws governing man, and he has established the rules by considering all the dimensions of man’s existence. Since we are the servants of the truth, we must make the law of the servant of the truth. And inform you of God.
Another important issue is that legislation is rooted in development, and Muslim philosophers have explained this premise in detail. In Islamic philosophy, the essence of creation and the way of human existence leads us to obedience and servitude to God. In terms of philosophy, judgment and mysticism, we are related and in need of God, so we must serve God. Also, we naturally have a desire and tendency towards God. Any law that does not cover this knowledge and this tendency is persecution and cruelty to human beings.
After giving the preliminary explanation, 16 professors directly explained the reason and philosophy of hijab.
Explanation of the reason and philosophy of the obligation of hijab
The necessity of forming and consolidating the family, responding to stable emotional needs, preventing the objectification of women and hijab as the edge of Islamic and Western civilization were some of the philosophies that the professor expressed for hijab in Islamic society.
Hijab is the first bastion to protect society and family
One of the strongest desires in humans and perhaps the strongest desire is the desire for the opposite sex. According to the discussions that were raised in connection with the intellectual celibacy of man and the perfection of man, what should be the type of human encounter with this desire? Considering that it was said that earthly desires must be controlled by reason, this desire must be limited and if this desire is free, it will have unfortunate results for the individual and the society. For this reason, Islam has commanded veiling and hijab.
Although covering and hijab is an external matter, there is a general principle that our actions and behavior on the outside will have an effect on our inner selves and will be institutionalized in our inner selves and souls. Especially when a person stands against the rebellious desire. Hijab makes neither the woman nor the man aroused. The purpose of this cover for women is to restrain the rebellious desire and makes the inside of the woman chaste.
If a hijab is observed in a society, this hijab itself sets a boundary between men and women and the social presence of women in the society will become chaste. This restraint of lust equals the perfection of a woman. A kind of stability is created in women, which is chaste, and men and women and society will become chaste. In the social dimension, the culture of chastity is institutionalized in this society, this woman’s action and behavior will have a social effect.
One of the philosophies of the necessity of hijab goes back to human social life. Considering that human beings are naturally civil and considering that humans have many needs and cannot fulfill all their needs alone, then they should turn to social life. The main and basic nucleus of the family is the community. If someone accepts the necessity of social life, he must also accept the necessities of family and community preservation. The more unbridled lust is in a society, the more the breakup of the family will be.
If there is no proper coverage in a society, family consolidation will be questioned in that society. The experience of the West shows exactly this.
Another human need, especially women, is a stable emotional need. If this stable emotional need is not answered in a society in the form of a family, the people of that society will go towards depression and mental illnesses. The need to preserve society and family is not compatible with the freedom of covering.
How will the hijab prevent a woman’s beauty?
One of the most important hijab philosophies of fighting against objectification and objects. Vargi is a woman. Some have an object-like interaction with humans, that is, they treat him like a tool, as if there is no question of good or bad in relation to him. The freedom and looseness of the dress causes the freedom and unbridled lust, the way of looking at the woman as an object. In this society, the man’s diversity will be answered, but the woman will become a commodity and an object. The lived experience of many western women clearly shows this.
In these societies, since women lose their freshness, beauty and sexual attractiveness after the age of 40, they will have no social prestige and will suffer from mental illnesses and depression. Because in this logic, a woman is equal to body and beauty. But the Islamic covering gives privacy to the woman and prevents the free enjoyment of the man, it makes the social presence of the woman humane and generous. A man understands that a woman has privacy and must respect it. Hijab says that a woman is not an object and has dignity.
Hijab and family is the winning card of Islamic civilization against Western civilization
Another important discussion related to the philosophy of hijab is the edges of the conflict between Islamic and Western civilizations. Many issues should be viewed from this angle. Western civilization is based on the three principles of materialism, material hedonism and humanism. Of course, a human being cut off from the origin of creation, a completely material and earthly human being. In this society, morality and virtue will be minimized. The porn industry has been created in these societies with the same philosophical foundations and continues to objectify women.
After the Islamic revolution, a new civilization will begin in the world, which is based on human dignity and Islamic ethics and civilization. Islamic civilization is based on ethics, spirituality and generous life.
One of the most important phenomena in contrast with Western civilization is the phenomenon of the woman of the Islamic Revolution who has dignity and is not an object and has a human social presence. Martyrdom and some religious manifestations such as Arbaeen and Shab al-Qadr are exactly the same type of manifestations of modern Islamic civilization.
Professor Yazdan Panah, after explaining the philosophy of hijab, considered the issue of hijab and family to be our winning card against western culture and stated that if hijab is maintained, it will strengthen the family, and if hijab fades in society, the result will be the collapse of the family. Hijab is the first defense of family and society.
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30 Say to the believers, “Avert their eyes and guard their faces.”
31 And say to the believers that they hide their eyes, and guard their faces, and do not show their adornment except for the appearance of them, and to punish them. Their wine is in their pockets and they do not show their adornment except to their children or their fathers or the parents of their children or their children. ُولَتِهِنَّ or their brothers or their sons or their sisters or their wives or We belong to their faith or the followers of those who are not the first among the men or the children who did not appear on the nakedness of the women and did not strike them. Let them know that they hide their adornment, and repent to God, all of you, O believers, so that you may prosper.
O Prophet, say to your husbands, your daughters, and the women of the believers, you will judge them from their wives So they would pray, and God was Forgiving, Merciful.
You can also refer to Ibn Sina’s Book of Theology Shafa Al-Ahkam, to the Book of Nahaya wisdom Take Allameh Tabatabai and the book of sexual differences seriously, refer.