The Objectives (Maqasid Shari'ah) of Observing Modesty and Women's Modest Dress In The Holy Quran

Authors

  • Zohreh Sadatmoosavi Department of Aqidah and Islamic Thought, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Wan Zailan Kamaruddin Wan Ali Department of Aqidah and Islamic Thought, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Mohammad Ali Shokouh Department of History and Islamic Civilization, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Quran, Shari'ah, Modesty, Woman, Modest Dress

Abstract

In all of divine religions, God has established His law for the aims of the people's welfare and happiness in this world and hereafter life. In Islamic teachings, Maqasid al-Shari'ah comprises those benefits, welfare and advantages which Allah has revealed in His law. One of the regulations which Quran has established for keeping the human communication from the damages is regarding the observation of modesty and modest dress. Nowadays, along with the development of some phenomena such as humanism, secularism, modernism and feminism, consideration to divine providence and law have been weakened. Therefore, the consideration to real benefits of human and effects of spiritual and hereafter of human actions are lowered. Also, political and economic motivations have questioned many cultural traditions. The objective of this study is to explore the Maqasid al-Shari'ah of modesty (for men and women) and women wearing the kinds of modest dress in Quran (Jilbab and Khimar) as a symbol of religious devotion.

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Sadatmoosavi, Z., Wan Ali, W. Z. K., & Shokouh, M. A. (2015). The Objectives (Maqasid Shari’ah) of Observing Modesty and Women’s Modest Dress In The Holy Quran. Online Journal of Research in Islamic Studies, 2(3), 13–24. Retrieved from https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/RIS/article/view/9956

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Research Articles

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