6.12 Feminism da Hijabi (ko Hadarin Karɓar Salon Maganganun Zamani Ba Tare da Bincike Ba)
6.12 Feminism And Hijab (or The Dangers Of Uncritically Adopting Modernist Discourse)
Yadda muke sutura (ko tsirara) na iya cutar da wasu ta hanya mara kyau. Dukkan ɗabi'ar Musulunci da dokar zamani suna amincewa da haka. Misali, a Musulunci mun sani cewa kallo yana shafar zuciya da hankali. Idan al'umma ta cika da hotunan mutane cikin tsiraici, kuma tituna sun cika da maza da mata suna nuna jikinsu, wannan yana kaiwa ga lalacewa da fasadi mai yawa. Har ma al'adun zamani suna gane mummunan sakamakon irin wannan tsiraici. Wannan ya tabbata da cewa makarantu da sauran cibiyoyi suna kiyaye tsararrun ka'idojin sutura. Haka kuma, dukkan ƙasashe suna da dokoki kan fallasa jiki ba tare da ka'ida ba. Ma'ana, akwai ma bincike na kimiyya masu yawa da suka yi bayani kan illolin tunani da jijiyoyin jiki da batsa ke haifarwa.
The way we dress (or undress) can negatively impact others. Both Islamic ethics and secular law acknowledge this. Islamically, for example, we know that the gaze affects the heart and mind. If society is saturated with images of people in a state of undress and the streets are full of men and women flaunting their bodies, this leads to corruption and widespread fasad. But even secular culture recognizes the negative consequences of such nudity. This is proven by the fact that schools and other institutions maintain strict dress codes. Also, all countries have indecent exposure laws. And there have even been numerous scientific studies expounded on the psychological and neurological harms of pornography.
Manufin da aka yi nufin nuna shi ne: Eh, tufafinku suna da muhimmanci, kuma abu ne mara kyau kuma mai lalata ga masu kishin mata su yi iƙirarin cewa "mata za su iya sanya tufafi ko cire su yadda suke so, babu wanda yake da ikon ya hana su." Eh, mutane suna da wannan haƙƙin na faɗa wa mata yadda za su sanya tufafi. A zahiri ma, gwamnatocin Yammacin duniya suna amfani da wannan haƙƙin wajen faɗa wa mata da maza yadda za su sanya tufafi idan ya shafi abin da suka ayyana a matsayin "bayyana tsiraici ba tare da kunya ba." To, idan gwamnatocin Yamma suna amfani da wannan haƙƙin, me yasa dokar Musulunci ba za ta iya ba? Ƙa'ida ɗaya ce ta asali, sai dai abin da al'ummar Yamma ke ɗauka a matsayin "rashin kunya" ba daidai yake da abin da dokar Musulunci ke ɗauka haka ba. Abin da al'ummar Yamma ke ɗauka a matsayin rashin kunya yana tasiri sosai da canjin al'ada. Sabanin haka, ƙa'idodin Musulunci suna dogara ne akan hikima maras canzawa daga Mahaliccin ɗan Adam, wanda ya san yanayinmu kuma ya san abin da yake da amfani ko cutarwa a gaskiya.
The point of all this is to show that: Yes, your clothes matter and it is wrong and deeply destructive for feminists to claim that “women can dress or undress however they want and no one has the right to tell them otherwise.” Yes, people do have that right to tell women how to dress. In fact Western governments exercise that right to tell women (and men) how to dress when it comes to what they define as “indecent exposure.” So, if Western governments exercise that right, why can’t Islamic law? It’s the same underlying principle, except that what Western society considers “indecent” is not exactly what Islamic law considers as such. What Western society considers indecent is highly influenced by changing culture. In contrast, Islamic standards are based on the timeless wisdom of the Creator of human beings, who knows our nature and knows what is truly beneficial or harmful.
Dangane da Alqur'ani a kan batun tufafin mata:
Consider the Quranic on the issue of women’s dress:
Ya kai Annabi! Ka faɗa wa matanka da 'ya'yanka mata, da matan mũminai, cewa su saukar da riguna (mayafi) a kansu lokacin da za su fita. Wannan shi ne mafi dacewa, domin a san su, kuma kada a cuce su. Kuma Allah Mai yawan gafara ne, Mai yawan jin ƙai.
“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Al-Ahzab [Q33:59]
Al-Ahzab [Q33:59]
Ɗaya daga cikin manyan manufofin suturar mace an bayyana su a fili a cikin wannan aya: Don kauce wa cin zarafi da tsangwama. A nan ne muke ganin hikimar hijabi, yadda yake da amfani ga rayuwa a zahiri, yadda yake da hankali, kuma yadda yake kai ga adalci a matakin mutum da na al'umma. Sabanin abin da masu tunanin zamani na Musulmi ke gani, hijabi ba al'ada ce mara ma'ana ba wadda take da alamar kawai. Tunanin ɓoye addini ne ke son nuna hijabi a matsayin burbushin al'ada ba tare da wata ma'ana ta ɗabi'a ba, a mafi sauƙi, kuma a matsayin kayan aikin zalunci ga maza kawai, a mafi munin hali. Tunanin boko ne ke daidaita hijabi da bikini, yana cewa dukansu bayyanannun 'yancin mace ne domin dukansu zaɓinta ne, don haka suna nuna ƙarfafarta. A'a, hijabi ya fi su a aikace, a hankali, da kuma a ɗabi'a. Ka yi alfahari da hakan, maimakon maimaita kalaman banza game da "ƙarfin zaɓi." Shin ba ka yarda cewa Allah ya wajabta hijabi saboda wata manufa, wata hikima, da kuma amfanin ɗan adam ba? Idan haka ne, to ya kamata ka ƙi da'awar masu zamani cewa bayyana jiki abu ne mai kyau. Ya kamata ka ƙi ra'ayin cewa kowa yana da 'yancin ya bayyana kansa yadda yake so. Ya kamata ka yi imani cewa akwai amfani a zahiri ga hijabi kamar yadda muke gane amfanin nisantar barasa, caca, naman alade, da sauransu. Tabbas, idan kana rayuwa a cikin al'umma ba Musulmi ba, kusan babu damar "tilasta" waɗannan imani a kan wasu. Amma hakan ba ya hana ka yin imani cewa waɗannan hukunce-hukuncen su ne mafi daidai, mafi adalci, kuma mafi amfani ga dukan ɗan adam, kuma cewa yadda ake gudanar da abubuwa a kewaye da mu cutarwa ce kuma sanadin ɓarna da wahala. Riƙe wannan imani da kuma renon shi yana da muhimmanci, musamman idan muna son 'ya'yanmu su riƙa yin hijabi yadda ya kamata a nan gaba. Idan ba mu yarda cewa hijabi yana da wannan amfani na zahiri ba, to akwai ƙaramin damar cewa mutane da yawa a cikin tsara ta gaba za su ji buƙatar ɗaukar abin da za su gani a matsayin alamomi marasa ma'ana ko kayan al'ada na wani zamani da bai wayi gari ba. Haka abin yake a yau, ba a tsakanin matasa kawai ba, har ma a tsararraki da suka gabata. Idan ka duba halin da muke ciki, mata Musulmi a yau suna barin hijabi da yawa. Me ya sa haka? Kuma wannan ba don a ce mata Musulmi ne ke da laifi ko a zargi duk wanda bai sa hijabi ba ba. A'a, dukanmu muna da alhakin kuma dukanmu muna fama. Amma bari mu yi wannan gwagwarmaya da hankali a bayyane.
One of the central purposes of covering is spelled out very clearly in this verse: To avoid molestation and harassment. Here we see the wisdom of hijab, how it is objectively beneficial, how it is rational and most conducive to justice on the personal and societal level. Contrary to what modernist Muslims seem to believe, hijab is not an empty ritual with only symbolic significance. It is secular thought that wants to portray the hijab as a mere cultural fossil with no moral relevance at best, and as an impractical tool of oppression by men and nothing else at worst. It is a secular mindset to equate the hijab and the bikini and say that they are both equally expressions of women’s freedom because they both represent a woman’s choice and therefore her empowerment. No, hijab is practically, rationally, and morally superior. Be proud of that instead of repeating stale cliches about “the power of choice.” Do you not believe that Allah has commanded the hijab for a purpose, a wisdom, and the benefit of humanity? If so, then you should reject the modernist claim that it is a good thing for people to expose their bodies. You should reject the idea that everyone has a right to expose themselves to their own liking. You should believe that there is a practical benefit for hijab in the same way that there is a practical benefit that we readily recognize in avoiding alcohol, gambling, pork, etc. Obviously, if you live in a non-Muslim society, there’s hardly ever a possibility of “imposing” these beliefs on others. But that doesn’t mean you cannot believe that these injunctions are the most correct, just, and beneficial for all of humanity and that the way things are done all around us is detrimental and the cause of corruption and suffering. Cherishing and nurturing this belief is important if, among other things, we want our children to observe proper hijab in the future. If we don’t believe that hijab has this practical benefit, there is little chance many in the next generation will feel the need to adopt what they will see as empty symbolic gestures or cultural relics of a prior, unenlightened generation. Indeed, this is what we see today, not only among the youth but also the previous few generations. If you look at our condition, Muslim women today are leaving the hijab en masse. Why is that? And this is not just to say that it is Muslim women who are at fault or to blame anyone who does not wear hijab. No, we are all responsible and we are all struggling. But let’s struggle with clear-mindedness.