Islamic dress
Allah Most High mentioned in Surat An-Nur the main requirements of the Islamic dress. This general description in the Qur'an has been explained in detail in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Islamic dress should be:
- wide and loose and not tight to the point of shaping the body
- not transparent or see-through
- not carrying a symbol of un-Islamic faiths
- not having sheer flagrancy that tempts
- not displaying excessive ostentation or showing off
- not to be a dress that is exclusive for men
“And tell believing women to lower their gaze, and guard their chastity, and that they display not their charms except what appears of them. And that they draw their veils over their bosoms and display not their charms except to their husbands, fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husband’s sons, their brothers, their brother’s sons, their sister’s sons, other women, their slaves, male domestics who are beyond all sexual desire, or children that are as yet unaware of women’s nakedness. And let them not strike their feet together so as to reveal their hidden charms. And repent to Allah, all of you, O you believers so that you may succeed.” (An-Nur: 31)