Liberation or Sexploitation?
Today in some societies, particularily in the West a woman
can walk semi-naked in public, swim topless, patronise bars adn clubs, smoke,
drink, dance in discos and have sex with anybody she feels like. She can even
serve her boyfriend, like an unpaid prostitute, adn be free to murder her unborn
child if she falls pregnant. She can also compete in the business world by using
her body to promote comercial commodities. At the end of the day she will be
regarded as a truly 'liberated' woman!!
In Islam, however, liberation of women is far more serious, noble and dignified
than the burning of bras as is none in so-called permissive societies where the
fair sex is regarded as no more than a sex object. Today the West is very quick
to condemn Islamic laws which protect purity of purpose and intermingling of the
sexes at all levels ofsociety.
Look at the glossy cover of any magazine or advertisements on T.V. and newspaper,
you will find that most of these advertisements have scantily dressed women in
alluring poses to attract the attention of men. This proves that the Western
society considers woman only to be a sex symbol. The liberation of women in Islam
is far superior to Western liberation as it allows women to live with respect,
dignity and equality in society.
Equality does not mean aping and behaving like men or dancing to theri carnal
tunes; that would be an act of inferiority in the face of one's own feminity.
A truly liberated woman always dresses decently and modestly. A true woman
will never degrade her body and sell her dignity to the highest bidder. No woman
is truly liberated is she is still the slave of her wayward consicence, bodily
lust or infidelity. However, in Islam, women, whatever theri role as mothers,
wives, sisters, daughters, command respect and have a constructive role to play
in society.
The Hijab itself gives an aura of freedom to the womankind, facilitating
their movement and protecting them form provocation and wanton greed of the human
wolves. Removal of the Hijab makes you vulnerable to the lust of men. By removing
your Hijab you have destroyed your faith. Islam means submission to Allah(S.W.T)
in all our actions. Those who refuse submission cannot be Muslims.
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