Conclusion

So lets put 2 and 2 together and see if we can come up with 4. The Koran gives equal rights to a woman, the Koran promotes social accord and it advocates peace and says that people of high moral value are good while low moral value are bad. The Koran doesn’t forbid people to be people. In this day and age, the nikab is a burden, it takes away equal rights from a woman (in the eyes of many men, it suggests that the woman is meant to stay home), in the various descriptions above it promotes discord among populations. So this suggests that the modern day practice of wearing the nikab promotes un-islamic values. I agree that it isn’t supposed to, but unfortunately it does.

The Koran does not state that the face should be covered and the writing in the Koran is divine in nature and not prone to error (this is what Muslims believe). One must always examine the purpose of the Koran in relation to women, equality, oppression, community, and its general purpose. The references such as the Hadith that say that women should be covered are man made and prone to error (because they are not divine in nature). The hadiths are continually being revised. As for the Koran, one translation is written to emphasize that covering of the face is required while the other translations emphasize modesty is required. It is key to recognize that the words, “face, eyes, outer palms, gloves, etc.” are not literally written.

Muslim society has always been male dominated. Males have always and will always continue to attain power and control. Manipulation of religion is an easy and a powerful method of attaining this goal especially when the majority of people following the religion are following conjecture, rather than the actual writing of the religion. How can the Koran grant freedom and equality to women and then say that they must be completely covered in the public and around non-maharam men? This does not follow the ideology of the Koran, but it does follow the ideology of the dominating male. It does not make sense in the context of the Koran but makes perfect sense in the context of the dominant male.

This article shows the various references used by proponents of the nikab and compares and contrasts them. It highlights the various thoughts involved when discussing the nikab. It also makes some conclusions based on all of this research. The conclusion is that the nikab is not required by islam and that is a detriment to the Muslim society and women.

There is some additional information in the next section, section 8 “Digression,” that may of importance.

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