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Islam Allow Unveiling of Women to Prevent Terrorism Against Royal Family
Saudi scholars, Imams and women say that unveiling in critical situations is appropriate, and called for establishing policewomen sections within existing male departments to help foil terrorists who disguise themselves in Abayas.Tareq Al-Hawass, a professor at Shariah College in Dammam, believes that Islam does not prohibit a woman from unveiling her face if the necessity arises and for the sake of proving her identity to a policeman at a checkpoint. Our country is going through an exceptional phase that might require some flexibility with regard to regulations, Al-Hawass said. If the situation gets worse and those deviant groups abuse the privacy that Islam gives to Muslim women to an extent that it threatens the nation s security women can unveil their faces. But Hawass emphasized that unveiling should only be done out of necessity. ... Assem Lugman Al-Hakeem, the Imam of Al-Tayar mosque in Jeddah, agrees .... in a situation like the security of the country, Islam allows what is usually prohibited or not acceptable in normal cases .... Citing verses from the Holy Qur an in addition to other sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Zain Alabedeen said, Unveiling has become a necessity that women have to do. Don t let those with distorted mentality repeat what happened in the late 70s in the Grand Mosque event and use us as a tool to accomplish their un-Islamic goals, she said, referring to a brief siege of the Grand Mosque in Makkah by an extremist group in 1979. Tahain Al-Jahani, a journalist and a university student, agreed, adding that if the situation reaches the point that terrorists begin using women to challenge policemen at checkpoints, religious scholars have to reconsider their stand on veiling faces in such circumstances. She said policemen must inspect suspicious cars regardless of the presence of women inside it. .... Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-05-03 |
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