09-05-2006, 09:06 AM
Bismillah
Assalamu alaikum
A subject that never fades...
Veil is though interesting, at least from my part of view. Looking at Judaism, Christianity and Islam from this perspective.
Many Jewish women do cover to this day. Mostly those that are married. Some wear veil, some wear hats while others may wear wig.
Christian nuns wear veil. Some Catholic women or is it roman ortodox (here I need some help can't quite remember for now) wear it at least when going to church.
And of course the veil is prescribed for Muslim women as well.
So the veil is not a newcomer with the entrance of Islam. But today it may be mostly Muslim women that wear it?...