About hijab. Islam always give women some fundamental  rights, the verses in Quran tell us clearly that women should make use of appropriate dressing to cover their bodies and heads so they can be safe and also save men from committing the sin of staring them.

One of the verses in the Quran talks about the rights of women

Verse 59 of Surah A1Ahzaab reads: “O Prophet! T’ell thy wives and daughters and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when outside) : so that they should be known (as such) and not molested”.

According to the Quran, the reason why Muslim women should wear an outer garment when going out of their homes is that they may be recognized as “Believing” women and differentiated from streetwalkers for whom sexual harassment is an occupational hazard. The purpose of this verse was not to confine women to their homes, but to make it safe for them to go about their daily business without attracting unsavory attention.

When women become old, they are not required to wear the outer garments, if they put aside their outer garments, there is no problem because they have past the stage of marriage and attractiveness.  The younger women and girls are however advised more to cover their bodies and do not provide a vulgar display of their beauty

The wearing of veil is not supposed to keep the women n apart from men and not take part into their work freely. Quran permits women to take part in the society as well as religious activities.

If a woman is clean in her heart, then her moral character can be as good as her Purdah (covering her visible parts). No goodness can come from pretence. The veil is not imposed on women, it is a better practice to wear it for their own security and safety. It helps to create a positive society and discards the vulgar environment where non-muslim women are openly mixing with the muslim men.

Wearing the Hijab is also not a mandatory condition or an obligation in all occasions. It is rather an innovation (Bid’ah) of men suffering from a piety complex, the spiritually weak men cannot control themselves and they annoy women of young ages if they are not wearing Hijab in universities and offices. The cases of rape are also increasing throughout the world, Muslim women remaining in the co-education system must take care of their visibility to men. Women can receive guests and hold meetings by wearing Hijab easily,  they can be visible to their brothers and husbands, but not to other men.

About hijab. The adoption of conservation clothing trends in many Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have improved the respectability of women. Women can choose to wear the conservative clothing, modest dress is an obligation. See through of flashy dresses are prohibited in Islam.

Source: irfi.org