Originally posted by: -Neloufer-
No offence meant-
Imagine this-Ask a Brahmin to eat meat and tell him it alright. Becaue everybody eats meat
(verified sayings of the Prophet Muhammad): First, a woman's bodyshould be covered such that only her face, hands, and feet are revealed. Secondly, the clothing must be loose enough so that the shape of a woman's body is not visible.
Other parameters (as stated in hadiths) are that women shouldn't dress so as to look like men, women shouldn't dress in a way similar to those who don't believe in God, and the clothing should be modest, neither ragged nor overly fancy.
Strictly speaking, covering the hair is just one part of a Muslimwoman's dress. Covering all other parts of the body (except for the face, hands, and feet) is also important. But as women around the world adapt Islamic dressing to the fashions of their country, more and more it is the hijab, or headscarf, that is constant and marks a woman as a Muslim