The Covered People

2002-1-31 04:21:00

I have just a few minutes tonight so I thought I would pose a question.

I notice that all those of the Islam faith are adamant about wearing a covering over their head so I figured there must be some commandment on it in the Koran. I therefore, did a search and instead of finding a demand that they wear a covering I found the opposite. Let me quote:

10: 27. For those who do good deeds, there shall be the best reward and yet more blessings. And neither darkness nor ignominy shall cover their faces. It is these who are the inmates of Heaven; therein shall they abide.

10: 28. And as for those who do evil deeds, the punishment of an evil deed shall be the like thereof, and ignominy shall cover them. They shall have none to protect them from ALLAH. And they shall look as if their faces had been covered with dark patches of night. It is these who are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. Her they are commanded that "darkness" shall not cover their faces and that the evil ones are "covered with dark patches of night."

Another Quote:

11: 6. Now surely, they fold up their breast that they may hide their evil thoughts from HIM. Aye, even when they cover themselves up with their garments, HE knows what they hide and what they reveal. Surely, HE knows full well what is in their breast.

Again, covering themselves up with garments does not sound like a positive thing.

Is it possible that the idea of covering themselves is as much of a distortion of Islam as handling snakes would be for Christians?

Perhaps the group can do a little research and tell us why the people of Islam feel so obligated to cover themselves.