[Tauhid]

Originally Posted by home9000

Tauhid your information is wrong so if you are real Muslim you have to restudy again

Care to elaborate, please bring valid proof to the table for discussion. After all gaining knowledge from discussing things and understanding such matters is always the best way to learn things in life. I can bring couple of hundreds of links from various trusted websites stating that Burqa is not compulsory for all Muslim women all over the world. I believe the arabic meaning for compulsory is "Farz" whereas the similar meaning for "recommended but not compulsory" is "Sunnat".

Now this argument about Burqa being compulsory will go on in all discussion boards, some will agree and some will disagree, but since this topic is not about the Burqa being compulsory, so I would stop here on defending what I know and what I believe. We all wont think alike at the same time, we will all have a different perception and a different level of study on whats right and whats wrong, but blatantly stating that my view/education regarding the "Burqa" is wrong without exact valid proof is quite stupid. I will give you a certain part of a content from a trustworthy website which does clearly state what Quran says about the Hijab/Burqa.

What does Quran say about the Burqa?

First of all, it depends on which Islamic scholar you ask. They are all in disagreement as to what extend Quran advocates this. However, the Quran does urge men and women to dress and behave modestly in society. The Quran does not specifically mention the Burqa or tells women to wear such extremely confining clothes. The Ulema or the Scholars do agree that the Quran says women should not wear extremely revealing clothes. Modern day muslims base their authority regarding the Burqa on the Hadith or collected traditions of life in the days of Muhammad the prophet. But a noteworthy objection is that Hadith describes 7th century Arabian life, which should not be imposed on modern day Muslims world wide. Muslim communities also argue that women are to dress modestly but should not be forced or punished to wear a Burqa. This is why many Muslim communities have different preferences regarding the application of the Burqa.

Source: http://relijournal.com/islam/the-burqa-facts-issues/

And for the rest who are joining in today to see this article, take your time to read the article in the following link that had a lot to do about the French President's decision on banning the Hijab/Burqa in France.

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/06/24/76922.html