Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamdi once headed the religious police in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, but now says the full-face veil imposed on all women in the country is not imperative in Islam. No one is saying that it is not allowed for a woman to cover her face, but I am saying that it is not obligatory and I have evidence in jurisprudence of this, al-Ghamdi told Badria al-Bishr, the female host of the television program. He explained that people became confused about ancient texts that mentioned the head scarf and the robe that women were commanded to wear. Later, people confused the hijab, which was imposed only on the wives of the Prophet Mohammed, with what Allah imposed on Muslim women in general, al-Ghamdi said. The bold statements contest Saudi Arabias image as a nation of women clad in loose black garb known as abayas and peering through a face veil, or niqab, from behind the required male guardian.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:31:19 +0000
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