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Many Muslims would argue that G-d never advocates anything like that. I’m sure I could find many faithful Muslims who have been divorced and remarried to the same person.What God is this that denies reconciliation, peace, love ?
What type of God is this ?
Re: the covering of females, this scholar for example: forpeoplewhothink.org/Topics/Hijab-Controversy.html
writes:
Whether or not Muslims choose to acknowledge it, there are many creedal beliefs and practices that were passed down to us as a result of Judeo-Christian influence, and Muslims have adopted and refined them without question throughout the millennia. Besides the hijab, other tenets include (but are not limited to) stoning to death, the second coming of Jesus (a.s), punishment in the grave, and so on. There is a lot of well-researched material available on the Internet that reinforces my belief that the hijab is not mandated by the Qur’an or hadith, but by Judeo-Christian belief and tradition
10 years ago when I wandered around Egypt and Syria I saw many, many women who wore business suits and casual dress, and nobody thought anything of it.
The Muslims who do wear hijab and chador and things like this, at least in the west, do so by choice. It’s the same type of scenario as you see when you go to Israel and see orthodox Jews wearing long coats and thick fur hats in 110 degree weather. It’s a personal choice that serves as an outward expression of faith. Nothing more.
Of course I don’t support the codification of hijab/chador as a civil law which forces women to cover themselves, as that is sexist and degrades females, but this happens only (as I gather) in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Even Kuwait recently made it voluntary, according to the media.