Another Excellent Question by Miss Nur.
God Forbid if Shariah law is adopted In Pakistan, Hijab is most likely to become compulsory through theocratic legislation.
I for one would argue that the introduction of Hijab through legislation is an absurd idea, even in a modern theocracy.
I would oppose the legislation of Hijab on the simple grounds of having no administrative significance.
The Right wing would argue that the
" The Quran demands it ".
When people quote the Quran and want to express it through government legislation they forget that the Quran mentions a great number of things.
For Example, the Quran States that Children should be kind to their parents.
They should maintain a soft composure verbally.
Keeping this in mind should an " Islamic " Government pass legislation that children be kind to their parents? Should the State investigate every home and check if children are speaking softly to their parents?
Obviously not! The point is simply that the governing body be it Islamic, or secular has right to enforce matters of religion, which are by law personal.
So this argument that the "Quran demands it" is irrelevant. If the Muslims wish to move forward they must stop demanding definitions of morality from the state and look within.
Resistance
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