I'm a liberal girl myself and I also wear jeans and t-shirts.. I now the main respect and love is in the heart... But, during prayers, in Islam especially..there are a set of rules that are mandatory to follow... And attire and position is two of them... It's in the Quran itself..., I have no problem with Zoya's dressing.. It's fine... But during such events, we don't dress that way no matter how modern we are... Your heart needs to be pure yes, which is the most important thing.. But, Allah also said that if you really truly care from the heart, you should be willing enough to follow a set of regulations which only shows a little more respect towards the all mighty and his kaida(rules).. It's not about the clothing, it's about respect... The way we position and dress for prayers is part of giving respect to Allah... We must try to follow the path of Ma Fatemah, daughter of Mohammed SAW, our prophet... No human being is perfect and we all know that, but in Islam , there are a few rules which must be followed... It's not to please the crowd or to make people say how good you are, it's for Allah and his respect... We must present ourselves in a respectful manner which are set through some guidelines , when making prayers.,. Allah said that try to be a good human being which is obviously not in the clothing you wear but also show me some respect 5 times a day through your prayers... I think that if Zoya was willing enough to cover her hair, she should have worn a full length salwar kameez... It's not about what society makes out of us but our respect to Allah... A pure heart is the first most important thing but it does come along with much more... I don't know how I am sounding but you really have to understand the religion to get my point.. I don't thinkm that Zoya should have worn jeans and top at the Quran reading... It's wrong... Muslims don't do that no matter how modern they are... We make sure we are in correct attire , which is full sleeves , full body length clothes, and loose clothes. Not body hugging tight clothes like she is wearing...
And the way she was making prayers and duaa, it was not right... Girls sit on their knees with their legs slanted to the side and their hands are together as ther recite prayers and duaa... I thought Gul would take care of these things she is Muslim ... The way Zoya actually went is offensive... Atleast for Quran and prayers we have to dress in attire and it's mandatory... I'm just pointing it out because since they are the only show on air representing Muslim culture after a long time, I think they should take care of these minor details and project it in a better way... There are some rules that we really not break and the position of prayer is also very important... They should try to portray the culture as correctly as possible ...