Posted on 04/25/2008 6:06:26 PM PDT by Nachum
OUTSPOKEN Muslim cleric Taj Din al-Hilali says the Bible "mandates" the wearing of the veil by Christian women. Writing in a new book, Sheik Hilali, who lost his job as mufti of Australia after comparing scantily clad women to uncovered meat, argues that the Bible and the Koran make similar demands of a woman's modesty. Sheik Hilali, who remains the head of Australia's largest mosque, in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Lakemba, says the purpose of the book is to show the commonalities of Islam with the Jewish and Christian faiths when it comes to women's modesty and clothing. In the soon-to-be published The Legitimacy of the Veil for Women of the Scripture - Evidence of the Veil in the Bible, the cleric points to references in the Old and New Testaments to women wearing a veil. "Through this I hope to raise awareness and understanding and eliminate apprehensions and misunderstandings about the veil," he writes. The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, yesterday challenged Sheik Hilali's comments about the veil being "mandated" in the Bible, saying they were misleading. "The New Testament does call upon people to dress modestly," he said. "But there is no understanding that women are commanded to wear the veil. But it is mandated that you should dress appropriately for your social context." Sheik Hilali also says the Virgin Mary is often depicted with a veil covering her head. "The veil upholds the modesty and protects the dignity of women, whether Muslim or non-Muslim," he writes. "Wearing the veil creates the most realistic similarity with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ."
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HuThere is biblical encouragement for women to cover their heads in church, but I think people will probably react with vitriol to hear it from a muslim imam
The Bible says a woman’s hair is her covering. The cleric obviously doesn’t know the Bible.
Hmm...nice, but it’s just too hot in CA right now...sorry.
how about driving a car?
that’s really a main issue in islam,
men not being able to control themselves when they see attractive women.
so, they control the women.
Muslims should be wearing handcuffs ...
Why is he poking his nose into Christian business?
so very true on both points.
...leg irons, electronic tethers and have GPS implanted in their heads.
I don’t know guys my wife looks GOOOOOOOODDDDD! in her hat with the veil, of course its accompanied by the black silk dress and the opera gloves.
Maybe I can get her to wear it more often!!
But on the serious tip this guy needs to go ahead and get his 72 Helen Thomas look alike virgins
Her hubby is no slouch, either.
/johnny
and cement shoes...
What Bible is that genius reading? Not mine. He should stick the the Q’ran.
Well my religion, which I just made up, says Taj Din al-Hilali should be killed and hung from a lamppost.
I’d like to see Mr al-Halali try and put a veil on any three of the women under my roof. Mr. al-Hilali would be quickly put in touch with his 70 virgins.
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