What Is With Modest Islam Clothing

By Juana Gamble


There is actually a very big shift in the culture of dressing nowadays particularly of women. But alongside the rise of this culture, remains the indispensable culture of Islamic dress. Basically, what is most important to these people are dignity and honor. And they uphold these two values to promote modesty and minimize immorality and vice in the society.

Speaking of this, Muslims actually have set standards of decency in their way of dressing and this is greatly influenced by the teachings of their Quran. With this, you will see how deep their commitment in their religion is. They basically adhere to all the requirements issued in the stipulations of their Quran on modest Islamic clothing.

This has always been the foundation of Muslim believers. The strict ruling of the Quran binds them together as one indispensable group. As you notice with Muslims, they always have a strong principle mandated by their commitment to the teachings of their religion, no matter how tight the teachings may be. The same adherence is followed in the way they dress up.

Speaking of this, they are not actually made to wear a specific style of clothing, only that it should adhere with the requirements. Now, the first stipulation requires that Muslims dress modestly by covering their whole body except for the face as well as the hands. Especially for women, they are forbidden to show their chest or their legs since these parts are those which arouse sexual appetite.

The second requirement implies that the clothing should be loose enough as not to distinguish or outline the body shape. So basically, clothes which are tight and fitting are not allowed. That is why when you see Muslims, if their clothes are not loose enough, they wear cloaks which cover the neck down to the ankles to hide the curves which will attract attention.

Now, the third condition imposes on the degree of thickness of the cloth used to make a dress be decent enough as to conceal what it is supposed to conceal such as the color of the skin, as well as the shape of the body. So basically, see through dresses are strictly not allowed in their religion, nor is adhering to the modern sense of fashion. They are even made to cover their crowning glory.

While for the fourth stipulation, the Muslim believers are reminded to take away vice and worldliness. With this, they are also prohibited to dress in a flaunty way such as dresses that glitter, or are overly colorful, or overly designed. In another term, they should dress simply, but with dignity. Along with that, they are required to dress neatly.

For the fifth stipulation, they are not allowed to copy the way other races dress nor are they allowed to dress unaccordingly with their gender. With this, they are encouraged to treasure themselves and take pride of who they are. They must be proud that they are Muslims and that they are a man or a woman. That is why as you can see, until this time, they still did not change their mode of dressing.

There is even a strict specification with the gender distinction of clothes. With that, they are strictly forbidden to wear clothes not specified for their gender. Overall, these stipulations specify the dignity of a Muslim as stipulated in the Quran. Other than that, they also believe that it reflects the inner side of a person.




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