31 October 2008

Wearing of veils in girls’ school uniforms and for civil servants to wear the veil during office hours


Gayyoom has consistently challenged the wearing of the veil. To put the record straight we need to do certain things. First, we need to increase Islamic awareness so that girls’ schools can redesign girls’ school uniforms to include the veil and long pants.
We also need to introduce a regulation so that all ladies who serve in the Maldives civil service need to wear the veil during office hours.

87 comments:

  1. Be the change you want to see, Mr. Bushry. Start wearing a veil today.

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  2. one could b a gud practicing muslim though without veils. I dont think this is an issue that important. Let those who want it to wear. Y shud all wear.

    We have much important thngs to talk abt now.

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  3. Hello. You have a nice blog!

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  4. Bushry you are one of the very few guys who recognize the fact that we r in this situation by disobeying Allah sw.We keep forgetting who the creator is.We have to learn to be in the boundry of obedience.
    this beautiful deen called islam is all about well wishing( naseeha)
    Keep up this good work.
    A

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  5. u hv a niz blog n its not gud to force veil on anyone.. let women accept dat though all women kno its a must..

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  6. Like anonymous 31 October, 2008 16:47 said, we have more important things to talk about.
    If you want to wear veils be our guest. We were fighting for freedom and now you say, we must wear veils. Now don't get me wrong, im not saying im against Islam, but you can not tell me what i should wear!!

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  7. You have a nice blog, why ruin it?

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  8. Bushry. ive been an admirer of your writing since the Monday times days. but recently it appears that your articles are originating from nothing but hatred towards maumoon.am not saying this because i support maumoon.i have also voted for Anni in this election. but if you are a fair person you have to accept the fact that Maumoon also has done some things for this country.one small example is the number of people who have done higher education from abroad under government scholarships.If maumoon is such a "dictator" he wouldn't have allowed these people to go and study, especially when there is the chance that they might come and challange him. i agree theres human rights abuse, theres corruption and many more problems in this government. but that does not make Maumoon a typical dictator.
    now coming to making veils compulsory for civil servants, remember that is the day many of us will cone out in the streets and protest.this country has always practiced a moderate form of Islam and we will not allow anything else.remember that Anni got elected because of the vote of moderate thinking(be it politics or religion)people of this country and not because of MDP activists or Adhaalat peoples support.without our vote Anni wouldn't be in that position.

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  9. yeah bushry! don't waste time on petty things.

    we do not need to "dictate" to people what they should or should not wear. we need to educate people and let them make informed decisions for themselves.

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  10. Although some people dont want to wear it, it is obligatory.Those who reject it, they are rejecting the quran and sunnah.So they will not be considered to be muslims. Hence, if you reject it, you are like a non-muslim.But if you dont reject and belive that you need to wear it and will try your best, then you are not as strong as muslim women who wear it and still ur a muslim.But very very weak muslim.You will never enter paradise if you dont cover your aurah.. As prophet said in authentic hadeeth.

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  11. For my part, I strongly oppose the imposition of Arab culture on the Maldives.

    I support the banning of the hijab completely. The Maldivian woman is comparatively liberated and free compared to neighbouring countries.

    I don't want to see them dragged back to the stone ages thanks to this Arab nonsense.

    Already the Adhaalath is talking of banning the possibility of a Lady president.

    Sick!!!

    Ban the fundamentalists! Send them back to their madrassas in desert land! Leave our Maldives to us!

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  12. Impose a veil in school?! You must be a nut or two loose up there.

    Nutcases looking forward to promoting mindless fanaticism and principle-less fundamentalism that churn out robots who cannot think for themselves.

    Those are the kind of fodder used to by terror mongers. Maldives shall resist all attempts to radicalize it long as I live.

    I swear by Allah.

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  13. One of the previous readers have commented: “One could be a good practicing Muslim without wearing the veil.” I wonder how he has rationalized being a practicing Muslim by disobeying Allah’s command. He went on to say that he does not think that wearing the veil is an important issue. He said: “Let those who want to wear it do so. We have more important things to do than talk about wearing the veil.”
    It’s a shame that we all (MDP-Iththihaadh) used the argument of the veil against Gayyoom and now that we have won the lection we are being the same as Gayyoom in talking against the veil. Isn’t this hypocrisy?

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  14. Hypocrisy?

    What about BLINDNESS?!

    If being a good muslim meant covering urself up in miles of tent cloth/ growing a beard on your chin - then we have plenty very good muslims.

    Some of them on that island of Himandhoo etc. TO me they didn't look the ideal Muslim.
    A hijab never made a Muslim. YOu should be blind to believe such crap.

    What you're doing is following the 'authetic hadith' TO THE LETTER, after carefully removing all the principles, truth, context and meaning from it.

    Amaa buneethee farah dhiyaee is a Maldivian phrase that encompasses this mindset.

    A Muslim who cannot think, and only follows dogma he/she cannnot fathom is no muslim.

    The Qur'an is meant to be interpreted, not parroted. Islamic principles should mean something.

    A man who prays 5 times a day over his AK 47 is hardly a Muslim. And yet, these religious hotheads have no greater hero than Bin Laden. Speaks a lot for hwere they want to take our country to.

    The Burqa talk and the hijab is just a beginning of more sinister plan.

    The burqa should be banned outright, and the fundamentalists expelled. We need enlightenment, not a set of rigid restrictions in the name of religion.

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  15. wat to do..most of the comments came against islam..how can anyone disobey a hukum in quran...but still say hey i'm a proper muslim...shame on u guys...it is Allah's hukum to cover them up...not anyof you commenters...ur creater is saying...atleast be feared...u sucks

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  16. One of the previous readers commented: “If you want to wear veils be our guest. We were fighting for freedom and now you say, we must wear the veil. Now don't get me wrong, I am not against Islam, but you cannot tell me what I should wear!”
    So you were fighting for freedom and when Allah grants that to you, you want to challenge Allah and make bold statements as if you cam here by your own greatness!

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  17. yeah!!! they want live in allah's land with disobeying allah... what to do!!and by the way why should it be banned since your asking for freedom? where is my right as a girl?where is the so called human rights then??maybe those guys are just jelouse coz we dont show them our bodies.. its more procious..its my right.. im doing it coz i love buruga n i love obeying allah.

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  18. I fully support making the dress code of school Islamic and making civil servants to wear veil during office hours. We cannot challenge a hukum of Allah (swt). This is not forcing women to adhere to a particular to a dress code. If a girl or woman don't want to wear then don't wear outside the school or office. If a dress code is made (as its done already) the ruler cannot make a dress code that is contradictory to the Islamic teachings.

    A good post, Bushry!!

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  19. One of the readers have said: “I strongly oppose the imposition of Arab culture on the Maldives”. He says that he supports the banning of the hijab completely and that he does not want to see Maldivian women dragged back to the stone ages or the “Arab nonsense”.
    It is sad to see young Maldivians use such vulgar language against Islam. As an MDP member who fought hard to liberate us to “Aneh Dhivehi Rajje” it saddens me to see that this victory seems to have got to the head of some people!

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  20. And why exactly do you think Allah wants you to be covered in tent cloth?

    What makes a person with a long beard a 'good muslim'. Is Islam some kind of fashion trend? Or is it a guidelines by which to live?

    If it's the former, no thank you. I can do without.

    If it's the latter, then I am a very good Muslim.

    If two people in front of you both have beards, who is the better muslim? the longer beard.. or the one with the bushier?

    The kind of divisive inflammatory talk that the Adhaalath party gives in its various forums is reason enough to worry.

    JUst last night i saw a video of one of them saying that 'as muslims, we should feel the pain of other muslims, specifically those in Palestine'


    Then he goes into a ramble which is openly anti-semitic and promotes hatred towards the jews. What does he expect we Maldivians living in a tiny island incapable of defending ourselves to do to save palestine?

    Of course! JOin the 'global jihad' and go fight in that country, i suppose.

    Well. THat's not ISLAM FOR ME!

    For me, Islam is peace. And peace is when you feel the pain of ALL people.. not just palestine. Whether it's genocide in Rwanda, hunger in Somalia, death in Namibia, floods in Bihar, or earthquake in Pakistan.
    Whether it's the victims of suicide bombing in Israel.

    It's our duty to FEEL that human bond. These Adhaalath clerics and their types reduce the world to 'Muslims'vs infidel jehad. That's the root cause of their problems.

    As for WHY there should be a ban on these groups and their symbols of opprsession - the hijab,etc. It's obvious, isn't it?

    The more we let such vermin creep on our soil, the more we're selling our souls to the devil.

    Anyone who incites fear, subjugation and hatred among a people instead of love and understanding is a devil's agent. Not Allah's.

    Think LOVE. and PEACE.

    Learn from the prophets life and be inspired. Don't imitate. Imbibe!

    THere's a difference! But you won't get it. A love for a piece of tent cloth cannot get you to heaven.

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  21. One reader commented: “Ban the fundamentalists! Send them back to their madrassas in the desert land! Leave our Maldives to us!” he went on to say that talking pro-veil is “mindless fanaticism and principle-less fundamentalism that churn out robots who cannot think for themselves”.
    He even went on to “swear by Allah” that he will resist any attempts to introduce veils in the schools. How can one swear by Allah to resist a thing that Allah has ordained!

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  22. I've even come across 'good muslim clerics' who forbid you from even laughing.

    Why? Apparently, there's some hadith or some bullshit that makes laughter unislamic. (Oh yes, he can quote too!)

    Another says taking a photograph is sinful. And says another that watching TV is nothing short of devil worship.

    What next? Breathing is unIslamic? Gimme a break! Tie urself up in thick knots.. just don't preach your rigid set of sinful restrictions on the liberal and happy people of the Maldives.

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  23. So why dont you take up a Qur'an translation and start reading, dude!!

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  24. Yes. I do believe that by imposing a veil on a woman, it's the very first step towards dragging them back to the stone age.

    First comes the hijab. THen the stay at home commandment. THen the education gets cut off. Then girl child become nothing but a tool of manipulation.

    It's a tried and tested step in many countries.

    The prophet has apparently forbidden women from acquiring driving licenses! HOw inane can one get!

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  25. @ anonymous:

    Why do you assume I haven't read the Qur'an?
    I have not only READ and PARROTED the qur'an, but I've also imbibed its teachings. These principles lead me to respect humans.
    Here's something the prophet said that you ought to imbibe. And then think of Israel once again.

    "Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well, and that if they do wrong you will do wrong to them. Instead, accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and not to do wrong (even) if they do evil." (Al-Tirmidhi)

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  26. Qur'an 60:8 (God does not forbid you to turn in friendship towards) for such [of the unbelievers] as do not fight against you on account of [your] faith, and neither drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to behave towards them with full equity: for, verily, God loves those who act equitably

    Now think of the Adhaalath's anti-semitic sermons. Explain their hatred for the jews in the the light of the above quote.

    want more?

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  27. Really, is thats what going to happen: First veil, then house-arrest and soon. Do you get some kind of God's revelation?

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  28. Tolerance of intolerance?

    I think not.

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  29. Why only civil servants? What about Anni's wife?

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  30. If history and common sense and the lands from where these creeps come from are any example to go by. Then Yes. I'm well aware of the path they're going to take.

    Did you not hear them say that we cannot have a lady president?
    THat ladies can only be treated by a lady doctor?

    And believe it or not. They banned women from buying cucumbers in Afghanistan to prevent them from committing sins!

    And you call ME stupid?

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  31. Quran 2:139 “Do you argue with us about GOD, when He is our Lord and your Lord? We are responsible for our deeds, and you are responsible for your deeds. To Him alone we are devoted.

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  32. I'm not challenging Islam.

    I'm challenging you ON THE BASIS OF ISLAM.

    capisce?

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  33. In one hadith reported by Aisha (ra), she said that Asmaa bint Abu Bakr entered the quarters of the Messenger of Allah (saw) wearing thin clothes. The Messenger (saw) turned his face away and said, “Oh Asmaa, if the woman reaches puberty, it is not allowed to be seen from her except this and this”, and he pointed to his face and hands.


    And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. (Qur'an 024.031)

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  34. the so called good girls wearing veils and their male counterparts preaching religion , behind their veils and hijabs, do all sorts of nonreligious things..wearing a veil does not make a person "a good practising muslim".there are more important thongs that Allah has commanded us to do and which we are mot doing. those muslim men who raise the issue of veils so strongly do it because it is a way of suppressing womens freedom and thoughts and there by could have unrestricted authority to twist the minds of the females in whichever way they want. its a politically motivated thing again and its really sad that some of our sisters are gullible to this nonsense.

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  35. “Oh Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (Jalabeeb) all over their bodies.” [Al-Ahzab:59]

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  36. It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. (Qur'an 033.036)

    So dude?

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  37. Yeah, some gals & women wearing veils do commit unIslamic things. That doesnt make veil a bad thing. Its the person who is doing that. The matter here is if veil is an Islamic commandment or not. So dont blame veil!!

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  38. Yes. And how exactly is modesty related to a large piece of black tent cloth?

    TO me it looks rather rude.

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  39. I guess then you have to wait til Judgment Day. Ask God!! Its Him who said that!!

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  40. Quran88:24 And so, (O Prophet!) exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe.

    Qur'an 24:54 “Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger’s duty is only to preach the clear (Message).


    As is clear from the above. Even the holy prophet had no right to compel anyone into believing.

    What right does a Maldive govt have to impose it's 'beliefs' on civil servants as suggested in the article?

    Isn't that an inherent contradiction brother/sister?

    And thereby, by its very nature, Unislamic?

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  41. forget unislamic.. it's even against all common sense and logic.

    How do you compel 'belief'.. Belief and faith are things that cannot be imposed!!

    This and a lot of other things these fundamentalists say throw all notions of common sense into the air...

    And they feed on people's ignorance. Sadly for them, I'm one of the people who is NOT susceptible to their devious plans.

    :-)
    Knowledge through enlightenment!

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  42. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers. (5:44)

    And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers. (5:45)

    If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. (5:47)

    So the ruler when making a dress code for school uniform or its civil servants cannot disobey the Islamic commandments.

    Sure, if woman doesnt want to wear then after office hours dont wear it!!!

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  43. Forget the veil,the president and his deputy do not even know the Shahadah.Those who are all getting excited about the 'hukum's should have thought abt the hukm of appointing people to rule

    But now its too late

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  44. So are you saying we shoud have kept the old dictator who despite knowing was obviously misleading us not in islamic matters others as well!!

    Gayyoom is OUT, Accept & Live

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  45. to the comment at 23:06.
    yes . the issue here is veil. if we make a law saying wearing veils are compulsory because it is commanded by Allah, then why not make a law to make it compulsory to treat well and respect your parents (especially your mother.) because that is also a commandment from Allah...the Prophet (peace be upon him), has said that "a person is indeed disgraced, who does not earn Paradise by caring for his parents during the life time and old age of his/her parents"...so this should also be put as a law and made compulsory.

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  46. Yeah, it should be looked into. People who abandon their parents when they need their help or in old age should be prosecuted!!!

    You comment has no relevance to the topic & how is the "veil issue"?

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  47. Anonymous1/11/08 00:17

    Religious education is good in molding our society. Lets Islam play an important role in our daily lives.

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  48. Hogwash and fiddlesticks!

    Thank you for pointing out the inherent error in this line of thinking.

    YOu cannot base something as fundamental as LAW on something as interpretive as the Qur'an.
    There is no standard interpretation. As is very clearly visible here.

    For you, your interpretation is the infallible truth. For me, it's mine.

    And it's beyond insanity to impose a 'belief' on someone.. for then it ceases to be a 'belief' and becomes oppression. INherent contradiction. and UnIslamic to the core.

    The sort of talk you ramble about.. 'wear burqa during office hours, after that your wish'..

    What sort of chicken brain logic is that? WHat purpose did that serve exactly?

    The problem with you is that you want to APPEAR Islamic and give it the finish. While the truth is that Islam has very little or nothing to do with appearance.

    When we say God is ALL KNOWING, it's not a joke. He knows what we can't hide even by a hijab.

    The attempts to make Maldives a 100% Islamic country by these fanatics is also another hilarious joke.

    Don't they know of the several hadiths that clearly state:
    "He who hurts a Non-Muslim citizen of a Muslim state, I am his adversary, and I shall be his adversary on the Day of a Judgement.” (Bukhari)

    Want some more??


    "Beware on the Day of Judgement; I shall mysefl be complainant against him who wrongs a Non-Muslim citizen of a Muslim state or lays on him a responsibility greater than he can bear or deprives him of anything that belongs to him.” (Al-Mawardi)


    How about another one?

    “Anyone who kills a Non-Muslim who had become our ally will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.” (Bukhari)


    So NOW do you believe me when I say these Adhaalath fanatics and their wahabbi brothers are nothing but the DEVIL'S MESSENGERS!!

    EVery single thing they do contradicts the Prophets teachings and corrupts the Qur'an's peaceful message.

    And it's on THIS BASIS that I completely disapprove of the blog authors opinion, as well as demand a ban on radical thinking which is in contravention to logical thinking as well as Islam's intended message.

    Good night!

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  49. BE NOT PEOPLE WITHOUT MINDS OF YOUR OWN!

    It's important to educate yourself first to prevent getting misled by these lunatics who'll quote from heaven and earth and scare and intimidate and threaten and mislead you in the name of Islam/Religion.

    But they never have any answers to the quotes (like the ones I have provided) for they do not explain these perverts stands nor serve their purpose or ruling through subjugation.

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  50. Anonymous1/11/08 00:49

    Why limit it to the civil servants only? Why not include all the tourists as well? Also we can have Moral Police who would ensure that everyone performs their prayers regularly.

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  51. @anonymous: "Hey Ugly face shut the fuck up"


    That's exactly the kind of statement I was looking for :-) For it clearly shows your frustration and the fact that you're running out of arguments.

    I'm proud my message is reaching you. Slowly but surely.

    Now go blow yourself up in Israel cuz ur Arab masters who wish for your services for their fancy 'jehad'.

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  52. @ anonymous in all caps:

    You mean to say that between Saabey and that other guy, they voted 96,044-81368 which is equal to 14,676 votes?

    Are you on crack?

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  53. Anonymous1/11/08 01:27

    STILL ITS HARD FOR THE DRP SUPPORTERS TO DIGEST THE FACT THAT MR.NASHEED HAS WON THE ELECTION. I FEEL SORRY FOR THESE PATHETIC MINDS. THIS IS THE KIND OF CULTURE MR.GAYOOM HAD SET IN AMONG THESE ISLANDERS. HE HAS BRAIN WASHED POOR MALDIVIANS. FROM THE DAY ONE, HE HAD STARTED THIS PROPAGANDA BY PLACING HIS PHOTO IN EVERY ISLAND OFFICE, ATOLL OFFICE AND YOU NAME IT, ALL OVER THE MALDIVES. AND WHEN WE WAKE UP WE HEAR HIS FEARFUL VOICE AND WHEN WE GO TO BED ALSO WE HEAR HIS VOICE.

    IF YOU HAPPEN TO VISIT INDIA THESE DAYS, JUST TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND GO TO ANY OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, YOU WILL FIND ONLY MAHATMA GANDHI OR NEHRU OR SIMILAR HEROS' PHOTOS.

    SAME GOES WITH ALL OTHER COUNTRIES.

    DID WE EVERY SEE FORMER PRESIDENT IBRAHIM NASIR'S PHOTO SOMEWHERE?

    AS IF GAYOOM WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO RULED THIS COUNTRY.

    MALDIVIANS HAVE TO LEARN LOT OF THINGS.. SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATE, TO ACCEPT THE TRUTH AND MOST OF ALL DEMOCRACY.

    AFTER ALL THIS IS NOT A MONARCHY.

    I HOPE MR.NASHEED WILL BE ABLE TO USE OUR MEDIA PROPERLY AND CREATE AWARENESS AMONG US MALDIVIANS.

    WE HAVE TO WAKE UP AND FIND OUT HOW OTHERS LIVING IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

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  54. Anonymous1/11/08 03:28

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  55. Anonymous1/11/08 08:42

    Nowhere in Quran has God asked women to wear Hijab. Did God forget it? Or did he do that purposely? Its up to you guys to decide. God gave you brains.

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  56. Anonymous1/11/08 08:56

    those who dont like wearing veils better dont comment on this article. coz. u people have no right to say anything against allah's command. bushry has written one of his ideas about promoting our islamic culture. wht he has written parfect in the sense tht we r a country claim for 100% muslim.

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  57. Anonymous1/11/08 10:37

    When someone says bearded fundamentalists should leave the Maldives, is such a person sane? The land belongs to Allah and those who argue against Allah's commandments should be the people to leave the land of Allah. But, alas, where can such people go?

    Before arguing against religious scholars or others by using Quranic verses, it would be wise to understand the tafsir of the verses and know how one verse is related to the other verses. Plucking out a single verse is taking the total issue out of context. Prophet (saws) sunnah should also be used. Islam is a total package, not for picking and plucking as one desires.

    Wisdom is given by Allah. No matter how "intelligent" one considers oneself, without the religious wisdom; one would go on rambling and misleading oneself.

    We believe and trust other academic and call them experts. But when a religious scholar makes a statement, then we call ourselves "intelligent" enough to make our own interpretation and understanding. How ironic.

    If we want more of Allah's blessings, we are commanded to be thankful. Allah has offered us with such a blessing with this success. If we wish to sustain this success, then be thankful and not question Allah, his messenger and the learned.

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  58. Anonymous1/11/08 11:37

    I assume all the comments are from males ie "Dhannabeykalun" what I would like is to hear the views of Dhannabeykanbalun

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  59. Anonymous1/11/08 12:04

    Tafsir? Which part of tafsir says the veil is obligatory on civil servant on office hours only?

    I thought civil service and government are too different entities?

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  60. Anonymous1/11/08 12:29

    We have to study the root problem causing Maldivian society to be so divided on the issue of "to wear or not to wear" veil.

    Is it because maldivians were force to reject their fore father's religion overnight and it is still a taboo to talk about it.

    Lets discuss this subject and see how intelligent our society is.

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  61. Anonymous1/11/08 13:36

    Yamin, i admire your opinions.
    Its gonna take a long time to change the mindset of these people Yamin.
    You give money and girls to these Adalath Scholars and they will say something else tomorrow. Im a huge fan of MDP and Anni from the begining, but since Jumhooree and Adalath joined i have my reserves. These people who claim to be relegious are non but pathetic losers. theres onething i noticed so far in my life, that those who are liberal tends to follow more principles in their life and they are more integrate. instead those who claim to be religious are liars, theves, frouds, filthy, hugry for money and wives..cheap.
    Great comments Yamin!!

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  62. Anonymous1/11/08 13:41

    its is unbelievable to see many of these comments written against islam by the hand of so called muslims. whether the dibelievers and the hypocrites like it or not Allah will spread this religion to the far east and west. let us think about the situation of maldives in few years back. how many veils we have seen, but today Alhamdhlillah the more you talk against it the more it have spreaded.

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  63. Anonymous1/11/08 13:47

    Yameen, Great comments really true!

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  64. Anonymous1/11/08 13:59

    hey Yamin. what the hell u think u r? We have seen lot like ur ethiest type who chaleges islam.Iaslam means submission to the will of God. If u think u r much greater thinker thaen n creater and u think He is unfare t han Iblees ,Shithan

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  65. Anonymous1/11/08 15:00

    then after i come from office i can go shopping without the veil? if that is the case bushry,i'll rather do without the veil. you make it sound like as if you are half hearted about the issue. but, i personally feel that wearing a veil is obligatory. the muslim scholars need to educate the public and give them a choice, not force them into wearing the veil. if forced, then people like me are more likely to be alienated against the whole buruga issue and not wear it. as for anni's wife not wearing the veil is rather ironic. nasreena was strongly criticised for not wearing it and was part of the propaganda against maumoon by adaalath and still these clerics and scholars sided with anni. anyway, forcing the womenfolk to wear the veil sounds very 'talibanic'. show us the way and those amongst us who are willing to be led will obviously follow.

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  66. Anonymous1/11/08 15:09

    the topic w/ most comment.y.the path of righteous has so many challengers.Bushry u were very right in saying "by 1st increasing awareness" that wud b the biggest challenge of al.nd ths is even harder for us now becaus our most learned "the most knowledgeable" maumoon has propageted his conspiracy against ths practic of wearin veil.i dnt thnk i need to mention the extent to which he went in proving himself.so i guess ths awareness wud b the biggest challge.

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  67. Anonymous1/11/08 15:10

    i hope all these challenges to islam is not coming from Maldivians. fear Allah sw.Dont be ignorant. who ever writes all these mindless comments have to think that whether you like it or not you will have to return to the crator the almighty Allah sw.no second ways about it.think twice before posting any comment challenging Allah sw. pleae dont fall into the trap of kuffars.
    if this is from a non beleaver good luck.time is running out mate.
    K

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  68. Anonymous1/11/08 15:30

    yamyn there wil be so many ppl to suport in banning the hijab nd the rest of the clothes.y hijab alon.if not wearing veils mak us liberated then by not wearin any clothes we get more liberated.

    nd bannin of lady presidents, dude if u seriously considers even the americans are followin ths priciple.they may not say it loud bt they follow it.

    come on yamin "wen a muslim brother says we shud feel the pain of other muslims" it becomes racism. How abt wen a "jew say we shud feel the pain of the other jews"

    yamin 1st of al r u muslim?if so do u know al the unbeliever wil burn in hell fire forever".thats basic.can tolerate this?

    nd whil/if we agree on ths wen one muslims says we shud feel the pain of other muslims, we r uniting in our faith.we not declaring war against al non muslims.

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  69. Anonymous1/11/08 17:16

    yaamyn theenee dhuniyein moya vefa...Allah ekalaange fothugai amuru kuravaafai oiy kameh nukoh thibey meehun kihinetha gud muslims ah vaanee...5 vaguthu namadhu nukoh..vakan nukoh meehun numaraa ulhenyaa ei gud muslims tha???
    thi kiyaa echeh visnaafa kiyaabala...ur opinion is nt important to believers anyway....

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  70. At the last annoymous here:

    Islam was revealed NOT only to the Arabs. It was revealed to mankind.

    DO you honestly expect every Muslim woman to wear that black Hijab? Whether she's living in the Tundra ice caps, or a humid tropical island, or a hot desert?

    Do you REALLY believe God wants that eskimo muslim living in a frozen ice shelf to break his fast with a date, and wear a Salwar Kurta?

    What do you have between your ears? Sawdust? Think with the brains the Lord has provided you with!

    Don't blindly follow these radicals who don the Mantle of Islam! Seriously. I Repeat once again, the prophet's words:

    DO NOT BE PEOPLE WITHOUT MINDS OF YOUR OWN!

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  71. Anonymous1/11/08 18:07

    "whether you like it or not you will have to return to the crator the almighty Allah sw"

    So Allah sw is a huge crator? On the moon? Anyway i'd love a space trip.

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  72. Anonymous2/11/08 00:10

    http://www.zawaj.com/articles/hijab_excuses.html

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  73. Anonymous2/11/08 10:58

    yamyn:
    i totally agree that quran was not only sent down to the arabs. Thats exactly the reason we say no matter wat the climate(or the country) is we shud wear the veil cos it is mentioned in the quran as mandatory.

    Wearing of the veil is not only in islam, if u seriously look into the other scriptures (bible:christian / veda:buddist) u will find out that even in there religion/philosophy it has been mention for the women to wear the veil.

    Wen one say "praying 5times a day is a must in islam" we r not imposin arabic culture to maldives neither are we forcing him to pray 5times a day.The Law had been established in the quran nd we r informing the ppl of this law.Its the same with hijab.Islam priciples nd laws r not arabic

    "DO NOT BE PEOPLE WITHOUT MINDS OF YOUR OWN" i agree totally. But im asking u does this mean, if we follow the quran and sunna are we being ppl without our own minds?

    In the huthubathul wadau, mohammed (sw), left 2things to the mankind to guide them to the right path nd informed us that if we let go of either one we wil loose this righteous path.So wat has been established as mendatory from the above 2 canot b denied by the "MINDS OF YOUR OWN".This is islamic philosophy.Guidelines are set in the quran nd the sunnah.

    Dont point ur finger to one person or party. This is not the best islamic practice. May Allah guide u and all of us to the right path which leads us to paradise (Ameen)

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  74. Anonymous2/11/08 17:47

    I wish Yamin and all our brothers well. May Allah guide him.

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  75. Anonymous3/11/08 03:12

    The question whether Islam requires women to wear the hijab is irrelevant here. This whole argument ofd making it "compulsory" is mind boggling. Let me outline why:

    1. Even if it is Allah's commandment, there is no punishment for disobeying in the Sharia. How do you enforce it?

    2. If you make a law, introducing a punishment in the name of religion (which is not prescribed in Sharia) it can be considered Wal'ee (unislamic law)

    3. If it is commanded by Allah in the Quran (as some scholars argue), and there are women who don't obey Allah, do you think that they will obey a human law? If they obey a human law in fear of punishment here, but do not obey Allah because they do not fear punishment on Judgment Day, what kind of Muslims are they? Who do they fear more? Allah or the government?

    That there are people considering making this kind of law frightens me (and many other Maldivians, particularly women). This is an indication of what is to come, if these hotheads remain unchallenged.

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  76. Anonymous3/11/08 11:47

    One should understand that not everything done in the name of Islam is Islamic.

    Like the anonymous above me pointed out, these compulsions are completely untenable and besides belief is about compliance, not enforcement.

    Yaamyn is completely right when he says that these fanatics are misleading people. No government can make citizens believe.. It's for God to test to people, not government.

    Anything against this law is unIslamic. A true Islamic country also recognizes non-Moslems. The prophet himself recognized this, and several Hadith, as Yaamyn pointed out support this.

    But in the Maldives, it's is unislamic to follow the path of the prophet!!

    Wake up Moslems! Don't let these fanatic mullahs lead you away from the peaceful path of Islam. There is more wisdom in staying true to our moderate, liberal roots than to get swayed by terrorist supporters.
    Even Abu jahal had a beard.

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  77. Anonymous3/11/08 14:48

    A Study of Surah an-Nur, Ayah 31
    What is the meaning of Surah an-Nur ayah 31? What does "what is apparent of it" refer to? What type of garment is the khimar? What is the woman's jayb?
    "Al-Muhajabah", a European-American convert to Islam examines the hijab question.

    What is the meaning of Surah an-Nur ayah 31?

    The Arabic text of this ayah is:

    Wa qul li al-mu'minat yaghdudna min absarihinna wa yahfazna furujahunna wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa maa zahara min haa wal-yadribna bi khumurihinna ala juyubihinna; wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa li bu'ulatihinna aw aba'ihinna aw aba'i bu'ulatihinna aw abna'ihinna aw abna'i bu'ulatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw bani ikhwanihinna aw bani akhawatihinna aw nisa'ihinna aw maa malakat aymanu hunna aw at-tabi'ina ghayri ulu'l-irbat min ar-rijal aw at-tifl alladhina lam yazharu ala awrat an-nisa wa laa yadribna bi arjulihinna li yu'lama maa yukhfina min zenatahinna. Wa tubu ilaAllahi jami'an, ayyuha al-mu'minun la'allakum tuflihun

    A translation of this is:

    And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their adornment except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to God together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful

    As we can see, this ayah contains six commands for the Muslim sister, which I will list briefly, inshallah.

    1) Lower the gaze.

    2) Guard the private parts.

    3) Not display the adornment "except what is apparent of it".

    4) Draw the khimar to cover the jayb.

    5) Not display the adornment except to the people listed in the ayah.

    6) Not stamp the feet so as to give knowledge of hidden adornment.

    Three of these commands relate to behavior, which are lowering the gaze, guarding the private parts, and not stamping the feet. The other three relate to dress. It can also be noted that commands 3 and 5 are actually parts of the same command. Thus there are two basic rules for the dress of the Muslim sister:

    A) Not display the adornment except "what is apparent of it" except to the people listed in the ayah.

    B) Draw the khimar to cover the jayb.

    There are three things that need to be explained in this:

    1) What does "what is apparent of it" refer to?

    2) What type of garment is the khimar?

    3) What is the woman's jayb?

    Inshallah, I will deal with each of these questions in turn.



    What does "what is apparent of it" refer to?

    There is a difference of opinion on this, and was even among the Sahaba (rAa). The opinion of Abdullah ibn Masud (rAa) is that "what is apparent of it" refers to the outer surface of the woman's garments. This would not permit any of her body to be seen whatsoever (uncovering one or both eyes is a concession to necessity).

    The other opinion is that "what is apparent of it" refers to the face and hands and/or to the decorations that are worn on the face and the hands. This is the opinion of Aisha Umm al-Muminin (rAa), Anas ibn Malik (rAa), Abdullah ibn Abbas (rAa), and Miswar ibn Makhrama (rAa) - these are all Sahaba - and also of Ata (rAa), Qatada (rAa), Sa'id ibn Jubayr (rAa), Mujahid (rAa), al-Dahhak (rAa), and al-Hasan (rAa) - these are all Tabi'un (rAa). Almost every tafsir (commentary on the Quran) will include some if not all of these authorities for this opinion.

    Among the commentators themselves, some of the most respected have followed the "face and hands" opinion. Among these are Imam Tabari, Imam Zamakhshari, Imam Fakhr ad-Din Razi, and Imam Qurtubi. Here is what they have written in their own words.

    Imam Abu Jafar Tabari
    "The strongest and most accurate view is that which says that the exemption refers to the face and the hands. Also included are kohl, rings, bracelets, and makeup. We say that this is the strongest and most accurate opinion because all scholars are unanimous that everyone who needs to pray must cover the awra in his or her salat. A woman may reveal the face and the hands in her salat, while she must cover the rest of her body. What is not awra is not haram to be revealed" from his tafsir of Surah an-Nur ayah 31, this is in Volume 18, pages 118-119 of Jami Bayan Ta'wil al-Qur'an

    Imam Abu'l-Qasim Zamakhshari
    "Why is the woman permitted to display 'what is apparent of it'? Because to conceal that would cause her inconvenience. A woman is forced to deal in commodities with her hands. She is compelled by genuine need to expose her face especially at the times of giving evidence, litigating in court, and marriage. She is compelled to walk the streets and expose her feet, especially poor women. This is the meaning of 'illa maa zahara min ha', that is, what the situations of ordinary life compel her to expose" from his tafsir of Surah an-Nur ayah 31

    Imam Fakhr ad-Din Razi
    "Since the showing of the face and hands is necessary, the jurists had no choice but to agree that they are not awra" from his tafsir of Surah an-Nur ayah 31

    Imam Abu Abdullah Qurtubi
    "Since the normal case is that a woman’s face and hands are revealed by the force of habit and for worship, as this is required in salat and hajj, then it is appropriate to say that the exemption applies to these" from his tafsir of Surah an-Nur ayah 31

    From this, we can see that the predominant opinion on the meaning of "what is apparent of it" is that it refers to the face and hands. In the context of the ayah, it means that around non-mahram men, women are allowed to display their faces and their hands. This is the exemption that God has given. Everything else must be covered.



    What type of garment is the khimar?

    In common usage, the words "head" and "face" are distinct. Unless specified otherwise, the word "head" is not taken to refer to the face, but instead refers to the rest of the head, while the word "face" is specially used to designate the face. An example of this is the process of wudu; the Quran and hadiths mention washing the "face" separately from wiping the "head", and we do not again run our hands over the face when we get to the stage of wiping the head. In order to say that the khimar is a garment which covers the face, therefore, it must be specified that it covers the "face". If the khimar just covers the "head" then the general meaning is that it covers the hair. If you think about how we use these words, inshallah you will see that I am correct.

    Keeping this in mind, here are some definitions of the khimar and what it means in classical Arabic:

    Imam Abu'l-Fida ibn Kathir:
    "Khumur is the plural of khimar which means something that covers, and is what is used to cover the head. This is what is known among the people as a khimar."

    The dictionary of classical Arabic, Aqrab al-Mawarid:
    "[The word khimar refers to] all such pieces of cloth which are used to cover the head. It is a piece of cloth which is used by a woman to cover her head."

    Shaykh Muhammad al-Munajjid on Islam Q&A:
    "Khimaar comes from the word khamr, the root meaning of which is to cover. For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Khammiru aaniyatakum (cover your vessels).” Everything that covers something else is called its khimaar. But in common usage khimaar has come to be used as a name for the garment with which a woman covers her head; in some cases this does not go against the linguistic meaning of khimaar. Some of the fuqahaa’ have defined it as that which covers the head, the temples and the neck. The difference between the hijaab and the khimaar is that the hijaab is something which covers all of a woman’s body, whilst the khimaar in general is something with which a woman covers her head."

    Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin Albani:
    "The word khimaar linguistically means only a head covering. Whenever it is mentioned in general terms, this is what is intended."

    Now, in case my argument presented above about "covering the head" versus "covering the face" does not seem convincing, we can also look at what some tafsirs say about the exact meaning of the commandment in Surah an-Nur ayah 31 regarding the khimar:

    Imam Abu Abdullah Qurtubi:
    "Women in those days used to cover their heads with the khimar, throwing its ends upon their backs. This left the neck and the upper part of the chest bare, along with the ears, in the manner of the Christians. Then God commanded them to cover those parts with the khimar."

    Imam Abu'l-Fida ibn Kathir:
    "'Draw their khumur to cover their bosoms' means that they should wear the khimar in such a way that they cover their chests so that they will be different from the women of the jahiliyyah who did not do that but would pass in front of men with their chests uncovered and with their necks, forelocks, hair and earrings uncovered."

    Both Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir are agreed that the women of jahiliyyah (in imitation of the Christian women, according to Imam Qurtubi) used to wear the khimar to cover their hair, but they threw its ends upon their backs. This sloppy way of wearing the khimar exposed the forehead, ears, neck, and upper chest. Subsequently, God ordered them to draw their khimars to cover themselves. It is easy to see how pulling the ends forward again and pulling the khimar tightly around the circle of the face then fastening it at the throat, letting the ends fall downwards, would cover the forehead, ears, neck, and upper chest, as Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir have specified. It should also be easy to recognize in this a description of the headscarf of the Muslim sister.

    The point is, neither Imam Qurtubi nor Imam ibn Kathir describes that the khimar was to be pulled over the face, even though each specifies a variety of anatomical features of the woman.

    This should be strong evidence that the word khimar means HEADSCARF. Its linguistic meaning is a headcovering, not a face veil, and the information provided by both Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir clearly shows that the khimar is to be worn as a HEADSCARF not as a face veil.



    What is the woman's jayb?

    Actually, the quotes from Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir provide a pretty good explanation of what the jayb is. The usual translation of the term is "bosom". The word "jayb" has also given its name to a certain type of mathematical curve (see The Origin of the Word Sine).

    As well, Surah al-Qasas ayah 32 in Arabic reads "Usluk yadaka fii JAYB ka takhrur bayda'a..." which means "Thrust your hand into your chest and it will come out white..." (this is a story about the prophet Musa, alayhi salam).

    Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin Albani says that the word "jayb" is related to the word "jawb" which refers to something cut out, and he says that in this context it refers to the neckline of the woman's dress.

    In any case, all of these definitions clearly point to the bosom, the upper chest, or the neck and upper chest. They certainly do not mean "face" or "entire body"!



    Summary

    Surah an-Nur ayah 31 gives two basic commands in regard to women's dress. The first of these commands is that the Muslim sister shall cover all of her beauty except "what is apparent of it" whenever non-mahram men are present. The majority opinion on the meaning of "what is apparent of it" is the face and hands.

    The second command is to draw the khimar to cover the jayb. In classical Arabic, the khimar is the headcovering or headscarf, and the jayb is the bosom or more generally the neck and upper chest. Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir have provided a precise description of how the khimar is to be drawn to cover the jayb, and why this was necessary. Neither the word "khimar" nor the word "jayb" has anything to do with the face.

    Therefore, the first command (to cover the beauty) contains a specific exemption that the majority of scholars have taken to refer to the face and the hands. And the second command (regarding the wearing of the khimar) does not mandate the covering of the face either.

    In conclusion, I feel that there is a very strong case to be made that Surah an-Nur ayah 31 does not make niqab fard, but in fact allows the display of the face and hands.

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  78. Meh, A burugaa or a veil means nothing when it comes to gauging morality and piety - I personally know this girl who's covered head to toe in black, face veil and all, and opens her legs for 500 Rf.

    AND I know this "modern girl" who dresses in the latest American fashion(tight jeans, sheer tops and cleavage) who kept her virginity until the day she was married.

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  79. Anonymous3/11/08 15:35

    Thats not the point here.Some ppl used certain arguments to attack Maumoon.Now the same is being asked about Anni

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  80. Anonymous3/11/08 21:11

    "Meh, A burugaa or a veil means nothing when it comes to gauging morality and piety - I personally know this girl who's covered head to toe in black, face veil and all, and opens her legs for 500 Rf.

    AND I know this "modern girl" who dresses in the latest American fashion(tight jeans, sheer tops and cleavage) who kept her virginity until the day she was married."

    The topic is about the validity of the rule

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  81. Anonymous4/11/08 12:39

    "Meh, A burugaa or a veil means nothing when it comes to gauging morality and piety - I personally know this girl who's covered head to toe in black, face veil and all, and opens her legs for 500 Rf.

    AND I know this "modern girl" who dresses in the latest American fashion(tight jeans, sheer tops and cleavage) who kept her virginity until the day she was married."

    hehehe... i like this, even though its irellevent here. Here we are not saying evry1 wearing buruga/veil is a virgin til married or does not commit zinnah nd vice versa.Nobody is claiming that.Neither are we saying evry hus is muslim doesnt commit sin.

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  82. EXACTLY. Basically, what I mean is "it proves nothing." - you could wear a 50-ton cross or a gold star of zion or something behind a buruga and no one would be the wiser.

    Same goes for beards. An islam teacher (with extra long beard) from 1997 has bought the famous "child-molesting religious stereotype" to Maldives.

    Now if they were to pass a law where wearing burugaa and having a beard length of a certain size was mandatory, it'll cause a straegic crapstorm. Why?. Not because its islamic - but because it (as Thakuru says) Doesn't prove anything.

    PS: Sorry for accidentally commenting anonymously. Hell, if some crazy dumbass declares a fatwa on my head because I said burugaas and beards prove nothing... I'm not worried. Heh heh heh.

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  83. Anonymous5/11/08 23:20

    shadowrunner:

    If we call ourself muslims there are certain things that we hav to believe nd do. We as Muslims believe this is the testing ground (examination hall). The real destiny is the hereafter. And in this journey of life its our belief along with our deeds that either lead us to hell or heaven in the hereafter. These are very basic things that we believ as muslims.

    Now, we as muslim believ that quran is the word of God. If in quran something is mentioned mandatory we hav to follow it, there are no excuses, unless an excuse is mentioned in the quran itself.Now in this blog "Ali" has shown u the quranic verse in which womens aura has been established in the quran along with the dress code that the women shud wear.According to the verse "Khimar" (meaning:head covering cloth, veil or buruga) shud be extended to cover the "Juyub" (meaning:bossom, chest, neckline).

    The same goes to men as well, a man cannot dress in underpants nd go out.Men has their aura as well which are mendatory to be covered nd has a dress code.

    Now y are we wearing the buruga cos its mentioned mendatory in quran. Not because it too cold out not because it protects women from commiting zinah. This may be some advantages of wearing buruga or this may not b. It doesnt matter.

    Thakuru never said it doesnt matter if u dont follow the quran because wearing the buruga is following the quran.

    Now from wat u talk i can see that u consider zinah nd child mollestation as sins.From where do u derive these moral principles.From ur logic? If its ur logic then tell me how about if som1 wears a condom nd then commits zinah. condom beynun kureema dhari fas kolhe noalhey ennu dho. ehen v Ok vane tha? Thihiry olhifa.

    Dhen buney fatwa ey. Kaley kaleyge hiyaalu huri goiy comment kuraa iru ehen meehunna emeehun beynun gothah comment nukureveny tha. thikahala modern kudhin buna mennu komme meehaka emeehegge hiyaalu faalhu kureveyne ey.kaley ebbaheh nuvan tha ekamaka.

    Adhi eh kanthah. Anhena ge aura niva kuraakah law eh face kuraa kah nujehey. Law othee aisa. eheneh noon aharumen hadhaa law tha ei ilaahy ganoonu ge law thakaa hilaafu nuva ekamah baaru alhaa law thakakah vaan jehey. Specially wen u say this is a 100% islamic country.

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  84. Anonymous6/11/08 07:22

    "An islam teacher (with extra long beard) from 1997 has bought the famous "child-molesting religious stereotype" to Maldives..."

    Is this islam teacher a current member of Adhaalath party?

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  85. Anonymous6/11/08 19:20

    The relationship with the Wahhabis of Maldives and the hardcore secularists is an interesting one.Both camps are in agreement of opposing Maumoonu.But the secularists dont agree the Wahhabis over Islamic issues

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  86. Hey Thakuru, I found it funny how your language mutated from english to dhivehi, lol. Anyways...

    Sorry, I don't consider myself as a "muslim" exactly. Not the sort of death-worshipping, neo-emo, neo-goth crazies who scream at CHILDREN in the parks. And definitely not those retards who pulled the first ever "we set them up the bomb, lol". Dumbturds missed the target by what, 30 metres?!.

    Anyways, I understand that you believe the burugaa is mandatory according to the quran - yes, it hides the things you people would not rather see. What I'm saying is, the burugaa is not to be used as a signboard that says "practising muslim". Remember how Jamal al Wahjid escaped coalition forces in Iraq?. That's right, he donned the buruga and hid in a knot of women. Totally gave them the slip.

    What I want to let you know is that it is not the burugaa, or the beard which makes a muslim a muslim. Rather, it is the way of life of a muslim that is the only legit way of saying "I'm a muslim.".

    I fail to see how a buruga "protects" a woman from rape, secks and shit - Rape can happen anytime, anywhere, what with superiority-dosed "Islamic" men, curry niggers and druggies running all over. And whether to have sex "zinay", is completely upto them. A burugaa makes no difference - it's a just a piece of cloth designed to keep a look of modesty. It is NOT a magical barrier against rape, secks and stuff - and by no means a signpost that says "muslim.". I've seen 14 year old young girls (wearing burugas) in Arabbiyya school trade indian porno pics, thank you very much.

    Rape and child molestation IS wrong. Condom or no. I honestly believe that those who exploit women, men and children for sex deserve to be shot, don't mind if they have dheenee coverings. You are jumping to conclusions about me. Thihiree kandi thuuno koh koh, hama thayyaarahtha, aharenge karu buri kollan?. Aaheybala, kerenyaamu. Aharenge chemical hathiyaaru testu kuraane targeteh aharen varah beynumeve.

    No, the line comes from the holy book of Koran. "Lakum dheenukum Waliya Dheen.". Aharen madukollaigen mihiree thumbulhi firihenkulhinge dhifaauah meehun araiganeeythoo. nooniyaamu burugaa thagarin dhifaaukuraa aithun aadheythoo. maa avahah bolah hiyaalu thah nuvadhavasheve. Ahannakah hieh nuvee theenaakah ingireesi ehaa molhah ingey kameh. LOL.

    Nimmamun, mi gaumakee 100% islamee gaumeh nooneve. The Maldives is not a 100% muslim country. Rasuul zamanugaaves, mecca fathahakurumah fahuves mecca akeeves 100% islamee gaumeh nooneve. Islamakee emmenahves heyokon hithaa dhiya dheeneve. Rajjeeyga mi 100% vaahaka akee Church of Europe ge kamekeve. Emeehun ge dheenaa dhekolhah ulhey bayaku ey neh baikkamasheve.

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  87. Anonymous8/11/08 20:24

    Thakuru mihaavara buruqaa ge hukum meehunna ugannai dheyn ulheynee suvaale kollan beynun vejje..

    Vote laan veema mi wahhabeen ge faraathun evves kahala ilm veri bahe ade nuivunee keeve tha?

    In English

    Since Thakuru appears to be such an expert in Sharia I have a question for you: How and using what evidences did u arrive at the conclusion that Anni should get the vote ?

    That jamiyyathul salaf is also bunch of ignorant wahhabis.Hassan Saeed ge fothaa medhu vara baara adu aruvaafa..Eyna furathama burun keteema dhen siyaasee vaahaka eh nuves dhakaa

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