Is the meaning of the Almighty's saying: "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused" that the believing woman should cover her body with the jilbab from the eyes of men, and be characterized by good morals to approach the ethics of the wives and daughters of the Prophet, and thereby not be exposed to harm?
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The meaning of the noble verse: Allah commands His Prophet to tell his wives, his daughters, and the believing women to draw their outer garments over themselves, so that they may cover their 'awrahs from strangers. This is more suitable for them to be recognized as free women, so no one would bother them. The Muslim woman is required to emulate the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in character, and the verse speaks about covering the body.
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