Hijob kiyish kuchaytiruvchimi? Musulmon feministlar buni aytganda, buni tanlov tushunchasiga murojaat qilib tushuntiradilar. Musulmon ayol o'zi xohlagancha kiyinish imkoniga ega bo'lgani uchun kuchlidir. Kuch aynan tanlovdan kelib chiqadi. Ammo agar kuchaytirish shu ma'noni anglatsa, unda ayol bikini yoki boshqa kiyimni tanlasa, bu ham xuddi shunday kuchaytiruvchi bo'lar edi, chunki u ham uning tanlovidan kelib chiqadi.

Is wearing the hijab empowering? When Muslim feminists say this, they explain it by appealing to the notion of choice. A Muslim woman is empowered because she can choose to dress as she wants. The choice is what confers the power. But if this is what is meant by empowerment, then if a woman chooses to dress in a bikini or something else, that would be equally empowering since it is based on her choice.

Yosh musulmon qizlar, kuch-qudrat va tanlov haqidagi bu g'oyalar bilan tarbiyalanganlaridan keyin, hijobni umuman tashlab qo'yishlari ajablanarli emas. Nega hijob kiyish kerak, agar muhim narsa tanlov va o'zini kuchli his qilish bo'lsa? Zamonaviy kiyim kiyib, jozibali ko'rinib, yigitlarning e'tiborini tortish jamiyatimizdagi o'rtacha ayol yoki o'smir qiz uchun o'zini yopib yurish, odamlar tomonidan tikilib qaralishdan ko'ra ancha kuchli his qilinadi.

Is it any wonder that young Muslim girls who have been raised on this notion of empowerment choose to forego the hijab entirely? Why bother with the hijab when what is important is choice and feeling empowered? You can feel really empowered wearing fashionable clothes, looking sexy, getting guys to notice you. That feels a lot more empowering to the average woman or teen girl in our society than covering up, getting stared at by people, etc.

Shunday qilib, "ruhlantirish" degan klişelardan voz kechaylik, chunki bir paytlar ba'zi odamlarga bu ma'noli tuyulgan bo'lsa ham, oxir-oqibat u foydadan ko'ra ko'proq zarar keltirdi.

So let’s drop the “empowerment” cliches please because, even if it did make sense to some people at some point, at the end of the day, it has done a lot more harm than good.

Ajoyib darajada kinoyali tomoni shundaki, agar hijob haqida uni ayollarni kuchlantirish nuqtai nazaridan gapirmoqchi bo'lsak, buning juda aniq va ishontiruvchi yo'li bor. Ma'lum bo'lishicha, o'zini yopish, ko'zdan yashirinmasdan yashirinish, o'zini jamoatchilik nazaridan himoya qilish umumiy tarzda kuchga ega bo'lish sifatida qabul qilinadi. Masalan, MDH, MI6 va boshqa maxfiy, yashirin agentliklarni olaylik. Ularning kuchining katta qismi jamoatchilik nazaridan uzoqda va yashirin bo'lishidan kelib chiqadi.

What is amazingly ironic is that, if we really want to talk about hijab in terms of empowerment, there is a very obvious and compelling way to do so. As it turns out, covering yourself, hiding in plain sight, shielding yourself from public view is universally understood as empowering. Think of the CIA, MI6, and other secret, covert agencies. A large part of their power comes from being out of public view and being hidden.

Dunyoning eng qudratli odamlari jamoatchilik nazaridan uzoq yuradilar. Ular tabloidlardan va suratga tushish tadbirlaridan qochadilar. Masalan, AQSh Oliy sudining sudyalari o'ta maxfiyligi bilan mashhur. Dunyoning eng boy odamlari va siyosatchilar o'rtasidagi ko'plab uchrashuvlar yopiq eshiklar ortida bo'lib o'tadi.

The most powerful people of the world stay out of public view. They avoid the tabloids and the photo ops. The US Supreme Court judges, for example, are notoriously private. Many of the meetings between the world’s richest people and politicians happen behind closed doors.

Bu yangi narsa emas. O'tmishdagi sultonlar va shohlar oddiy xalqning nazaridan yashirinishni san'atga aylantirgan edilar. Oddiy odamlar tomonidan ko'rinish shaxsning mavqeini pasaytiradi, deb hisoblanardi. Agar ular oddiy ko'chalar orqali o'tishdan boshqa iloj topa olmasa, ba'zi Usmonli sultonlari ko'rinmaslik uchun hatto niqob kiyib olardilar. Bu zamonaviy siyosatchilar va hukmdorlarning oynalari qorong'i tusli qora limuzinlarda yurishidan unchalik farq qilmaydi.

And this is not something new. Sultans and kings of the past made an art out of avoiding the gaze of the commoner. To be seen by regular people was seen as diminishing to one’s status. If they had no choice but to travel through common streets, some Ottoman sultans would even don the veil to avoid being seen. This is not unlike modern politicians and rulers riding in their black limos with tinted windows.

Ammo bugungi kunda odamlar nimadandir sabab, o'z badanini hammaning ko'z o'ngida ochib qo'yish kuchga kirishning bir yo'li deb o'ylashadi. Qanday ahmoqlik. Sog'lom aqlga qanchalik zid. Ular nafaqat tanalarini ochib qo'yadilar, balki shaxsiy hayotlarining eng yaqin tafsilotlarini ham namoyish etadilar. Ijtimoiy tarmoqlar notanish odamlarni uyingizga kiritishni tobora osonlashtirmoqda. Bu kuchga kirishning aksidir. Bu o'zingizni boshqalarning ko'ziga qul qilishdir. O'zingiz haqingizdagi ma'lumotni nazorat qilish o'rniga, uni bepul berib yuborasiz, ular qo'liga esa qalbingizning kalitini tutqazasiz.

But for some reason, people today think that baring it all for all to see is what is empowering. How foolish. How contrary to common sense. Not only do they uncover their bodies, they even display the intimate details of their private lives. Social media makes it increasingly easy to let strangers into your home. This is the opposite of empowering. This is enslaving yourself to the eyes of others. Instead of controlling the information people have about you, you give it away for free, handing them the key to your soul.

Barcha jamiyatlar shaxsiy hayotning qadrini tushunadi, lekin bugun bu tushuncha feminizm kabi buzuq mafkuralarning ta'siri ostida jiddiy ravishda yemirildi. Shu nuqtai nazardan qaraganda, hijobning mumkin bo'lgan hikmati haqida o'ylab ko'rish mumkin. Erkaklardan farqli o'laroq, ayollarda boshqalar orzu qiladigan narsalar albatta ko'proq, garchi erkaklarning ham yashiradigan narsalari ko'p. Ammo oxir-oqibat ayollarda, shuni aytish mumkinki, yashirish kerak bo'lgan ma'lumot ko'proq. Ular boshqalarning, erkaklarnikimi yoki hatto ayollarnikimi, yirtqich nigohlariga ko'proq zaif. Bu faqat Alloh ayollarga ato etgan fazilatlar tufayli. Shunday ekan, bunday boyliklarga ega bo'lgan ayollar hamma narsani bepul berib yuborishlari kerakmi? Berishlari mumkin, ammo bu aql va sog'lom fikrga zid bo'lardi. Bu nafaqat katta boy imkoniyatni boy berish bo'lardi, balki ularni ming xil zararlarga duchor qilardi.

All societies understand the value of privacy but this is a concept that has been thoroughly eroded for us today due to the influence of corrupt ideologies like feminism. Seen in this light, we can reflect on a possible wisdom of the hijab. Women, as opposed to men, certainly have more that can be coveted, though men have much to hide as well. But women ultimately have more information to hide, so to speak. They are more vulnerable to the predatory gaze of others, whether those of men or even women. This is just due to the qualities Allah has given women. So given these assets, should women just give away everything for free? They could, but that would be contrary to reason and common sense. Not only would it be a major lost opportunity, it would also make them vulnerable to harm in a thousand different ways.

Haqiqatda, o'tmishdagi ayollar jamoat oldida ko'rinmaslikning yuksak qadrini yaxshi tushunar edilar va bu kuchdan o'z shaxsiy maqsadlari yo'lida foydalanardilar: ijtimoiy, moliyaviy, oilaviy yoki hatto siyosiy maqsadlarda. Ammo zamonaviy olimlar va tadqiqotchilar soddalik bilan o'ylaydilar: "Bechora, kuchsiz, ovozsiz musulmon ayollar va ularning niqoblari. Qanday qilib tahqirlovchi. Qanday zulm. Qanday fojia!" Ular o'zlari haqiqiy fojia ichida yashayotganlarini bilmaydilar.

Fact of the matter is, women in the past understood the high value of not being available for public view and they leveraged this power for their personal ends, whether social, financial, familial, or even political. But modern academics and researchers simplistically think, “Those poor powerless, voiceless Muslim women and their veils. How degrading. How oppressive. What a tragedy!” Little do they know that they’re the ones living a tragedy.

Albatta, bizga ma'lumki, hijob kiyishning oxirgi sababi Allohga itoat qilish va Uning amrlariga sadoqat hamda ixlos bilan amal qilishdir. Alloh eng yaxshi biladi.

And of course, we know that the ultimate reason one wears hijab is to be obedient to Allah and follow His Commands with devotion and sincerity. Allah knows best.