She does not have to live up to the expectation of what is...

She does not have to live up to the expectation of what is desirable and what is not. Superficial beauty for the public is not her concern. Her main goal is her inner beauty - she does not have to use her charms and vital statistics to progress or gain recognition within society. Another benefit of the hijaab is protection.

· Muslims believe that when a woman displays her beauty, she degrades herself by becoming an object of sexual desire and consequently vulnerable to men who would look upon her as “gratification for their sexual desires.” The hijaab makes her out as a lady belonging to the class of modest chaste women and whilst she behaves accordingly, transgressors and sensual men recognise them as such and dare not tease out of mischief.

When a man receives mixed signals from the way a woman reveals her body, he may be misled to believe that she desires his advances. Hijaab solves the problems of sexual harassment and uninvited sexual advances which are greatly demeaning for woman. According to the Qur’an, the same high standards of moral conduct are required from men as they are required from women. Islam also commands proper behaviour and dress code for men.

They too must dress modestly and their special commandment is to lower their years and not to brazenly stare at women. In Surat An-Noor of the holy Qur’an, it says: “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; That will make for greater purity for them, and god is well acquainted with what they do”. If both sexes adhere to their individual Islamic dress codes, corruption would gradually diminish within society.…