Aurah Awareness..

Allah makes a natural covering for all His creatures but not for His best creation: the human being. Instead, Allah tells us why and how we should clothe ourselves. Then Allah leaves us to choose whether to obey.

True Muslims always choose to obey Allah's commands.

The Noble Qur'an says:

“O children of Adam! We have sent clothing to you to cover the shameful parts of your body and to serve as a protection and decoration; but the best clothing is the clothing of piety” [7:26]

          WHY 

        COVER?


In Islam, dress has 4 functions.

1. COVERING
Dress conceals the private parts of the body that are called 'aurah in Islam. Muslims do not expose what Allah commands to be kept private. Allah forbids nudity.

2. PROTECTION
"And (Allah) has made garments to protect you from the heat (and cold)... " [16:81]
Dress protects the body from the weather; or heat, cold, wind and rain.
People living in desert region cover their heads and faces to prevent sand carrying living microorganisms entering their ears, noses, eyes and mouths.

3. ADORNMENT
Dress is worn to adorn and beautify the human personality, bestowing on it dignity. 
Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty.[Sahih Muslim]

4. MORAL FUNCTION
Islamic dress helps safeguard the modesty and decency of a person and the moral ideal of society, where sex is permitted only in marriage.
There is a deep impact which outer modesty makes on inner spiritual well-being. Also, inner spirituality is reflected on one's appearance.
In Islam, both men and women should be custodians of the morality and society.

THE LIBERATED MUSLIM WOMAN (AND MAN)

Islamic dress does not degrade or oppress women. Rather, it gives them dignity because it protects them from exploitation as sexual objects, and enslavement by the fashion, cosmetics, film and advertising industries. Dignity and protection, together with many rights that Islam grants women (which modern world has recognized only in the last 60 years) guarantees the high status of women in Islam. The incorrect practice of Islam in many Muslim countries does not represent TRUE ISLAM. Regrettably, the movie industry has now begun to blatantly exploit male sexuality. Islamic dress also preserves men’s dignity.

THE MUSLIM IDENTITY

Muslim men and women who dress as Allah commands them present an image of dignity, modesty and morality. This is the Muslim identity, unmistakably recognized anywhere in the world. Obey Allah and be loved by Him!