05-25-2007, 08:07 PM
Bismillah
As we already explained how the word Khimar is derived from the noun Khamirah which means yeast. To further explore the reason behind the certainly well chosen description by Allah The Best Sayer The Truth Sayer Who Used Khumurehen instead of Ghitaa. Actually in the Arabic language we call this Jazalet Al Lafz which means the speciality of the wording. In other words, this word can not be replaced – to serve this multiple meanings – with any other words. Come let us explore in case the word Ghitaa was used.
Where did Allah Use Ghita`a? What does it convey of meanings? To do this I will just use one example that will convey the meaning and serve the purpose.
“(To) those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder (this Qur’ân), and who could not bear to hear (it).” (Quran 18:101)
That reads in Arabic as follows:
Allatheena kanat aAAyunuhum fee ghita-in AAan thikree wakanoo la yastateeAAoona samAAan.
In this noble Ayah, Allah Used the word ghita to give the meaning of preventing communication, closing something, Allah symbolically used it to present a description of those who are absent minded from remembering Allah. The Ayah so elequoently saying that the eyes are covered in a way that prevents them from making dkhir. In other words, the eyes make dhikr of course by looking into Allah’s signs, reading Quran, looking around u, avoiding looking into Haram things. The core of interest here, what did the word ghita serve? It served a prevention of communication, closing, covering, veiling, obsecuring…etc. Thus, in case the same words was used to fully explain how a muslim woman should be dressed, this would have certainly transmitted the sense of covering the mind, veiling the mind, putting it into darkness, preventing her abilities from functioning and working, denying her a chance to develop and grow. Grow, this is what we are looking for. This what the word khimar as derived from Khamirah convey. Khamirah = yeast that plays a growth role like wise the khimar helps women to develop their mental capabilities. Sobhan Allah Who refuted an argument being made in the 21st century more than 1400 years ago, just by using only one word instead of another. And they say that Quran is not Divine. Allah u Akbar.
