Part of The Story of Our Mother Hawwa (Eve) (series completed)
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The story of our mother Eve | Episode (19) | O Eve, your story is a sign of God
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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The story of our mother Hawwa (Eve).
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O Hawwa, your story is one of the signs of Allah.
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O Hawwa, your story is one of the signs of Allah.
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It contains a lesson for those who wish to take heed.
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It contains a reminder for those who wish to be reminded.
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Allah only clarifies these signs for such purposes.
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The Almighty says:
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“O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember.” (7:26)
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"...as clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment..."
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“O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember.” (7:26)
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That is among the signs of Allah, that perhaps they may remember.
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Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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The Almighty says, expressing His remembrance:
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That which I have mentioned to you,
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I have sent down to you, O people,
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in the form of clothing and adornment,
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as part of the proofs and evidences of Allah,
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through which those who disbelieve may know the truth of the oneness of Allah,
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and the error of the misguidance upon which they persist.
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"...that perhaps they may remember."
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The One of Exalted Praise says:
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I have made this a proof for them, as I have described, so that they may remember and take heed,
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and turn back to the truth, abandoning falsehood,
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out of mercy from Me toward My servants.
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The practice of the people of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) was to circumambulate the House (the Ka'bah) while naked,
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both men and women.
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Thus, Allah reminds them of His favor upon people by sending down clothing,
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so that they may use it properly and be grateful to Him.
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And you, O Hawwa,
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remember the blessing of Allah upon you through this clothing.
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For there are people in the jungles of Africa who are naked,
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not wearing what you wear.
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This is a blessing that requires gratitude.
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Part of being grateful for the blessing of clothing
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is to dress as Allah has commanded,
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inside the home and outside of it,
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and in the presence of both mahram (unmarriageable kin) and non-mahram individuals.
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Muhammad Rashid Rida, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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“O Children of Adam! We have revealed unto you raiment to conceal your shame, and splendid vesture, but the raiment of restraint from evil, that is best. This is of the revelations of Allah, that they may remember.” (7:26)
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That is to say:
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That which was mentioned regarding the blessings of Allah—the sending down of various types of clothing, both literal and metaphorical—
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is among the signs of Allah the Almighty,
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and a proof of His benevolence toward the children of Adam,
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and the abundance of His blessings upon them,
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which are intended to prepare and qualify them to remember His grace and favors,
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to fulfill the gratitude they owe Him,
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and to guard against the temptation of Satan,
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by exposing their private parts at times,
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and by indulging in excessive adornment at others.
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The issue of nudity in dress
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is a quintessentially Jahili issue.
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For in the first Jahiliyyah,
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it was the Quraysh who controlled the legislation for people regarding matters of dress.
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But,
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can you imagine, O Hawwa,
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that in our time there are those who resemble the Quraysh in legislating nudity in dress?
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Sayyid Qutb, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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The Quraysh had invented for themselves rights over the rest of the polytheist Arabs
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who would arrive to perform the pilgrimage to the House of Allah,
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which they had turned into a house for idols and their custodians.
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They established these rights upon ideological perceptions
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which they claimed were from the religion of Allah,
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and they formulated them into laws
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which they claimed were from the legislation of Allah,
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in order to force the necks of the polytheists to submit to them,
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just as custodians, priests, and leaders do in every Jahiliyyah, generally speaking.
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The Quraysh had given themselves a special name,
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which was "al-Hums."
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They established rights for themselves that the rest of the Arabs did not have.
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Among these rights,
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concerning the circumambulation of the House,
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was that they alone had the right to circumambulate in their own clothes.
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As for the rest of the Arabs,
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they could not circumambulate in clothes they had worn before,
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so they had to borrow clothes from the Hums for the circumambulation,
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or acquire new clothes they had never worn before.
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Otherwise, they would circumambulate naked,
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and among them were women.
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Whoever was lent a garment by a Hums member would circumambulate in it,
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and whoever had a new garment would circumambulate in it,
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then discard it,
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and no one would own it.
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Whoever could not find a new garment,
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and no Hums member lent them one,
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would circumambulate naked.
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And perhaps it was a woman,
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so she would circumambulate naked,
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placing something over her private parts to cover them partially.
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Most of the time, women would circumambulate naked at night.
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This was something they had invented of their own accord,
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and they followed their forefathers in it,
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believing that the actions of their forefathers
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were based on a command and law from Allah.
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So Allah the Almighty denied this of them, saying:
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"And when they commit an immorality..."
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“And when they do some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?” (7:28)
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"...and Allah has commanded us to do it."
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So the Almighty said, refuting them:
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"Say,"
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meaning, O Muhammad, to those who claim that,
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“And when they do some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it and Allah hath enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?” (7:28)
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meaning, this which you are doing is an abominable immorality,
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and Allah does not command such things.
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"Do you say about Allah that which you do not know?"
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That is to say:
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Do you attribute to Allah statements whose truth you do not know?
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Thus, in confronting this Jahili reality
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regarding the legislation of worship, circumambulation, and dress,
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in addition to what pertains to your traditions regarding food,
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which they claim is from the law of Allah when it is not,
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in confronting this reality,
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those commentaries on the story of the first humanity were revealed.
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The mention of eating from the fruits of Paradise was revealed,
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except for what Allah had forbidden.
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The mention of clothing, in particular, was revealed,
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and how Satan stripped Adam and his wife of it
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by enticing them to consume the forbidden.
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The mention of their innate modesty in covering their private parts was revealed,
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and their covering themselves with the leaves of Paradise.
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So, what was mentioned of the events of the story,
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and what was mentioned in the first commentary upon it,
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is a realistic confrontation of a specific reality in the Jahiliyyah.
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The story is mentioned in other places in the Qur'an,
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in other chapters,
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to confront other situations.
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It mentions positions and scenes from it,
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and follows them with declarations and commentaries
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that confront these other situations.
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All of it is the truth.
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But the detail of the Qur'an in confronting the human reality
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is what necessitates this selection and harmony
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between the episodes of the stories presented in each context,
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and the nature of the atmosphere and subject matter in each context.
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O Hawwa,
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the companies that impose upon female employees
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a specific dress code,
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and specific makeup,
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in a manner contrary to the Shari'ah,
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are merely performing the actions of the Quraysh in the Jahiliyyah.
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O Hawwa,
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the entities that prevent female employees
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from wearing the Islamic hijab,
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and may even fire them from their jobs,
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are merely performing the actions of the Quraysh in the Jahiliyyah.
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O Hawwa,
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the universities that prevent female students
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from wearing face coverings,
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and deprive them of entering exams and classrooms,
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are merely performing the actions of the Quraysh in the Jahiliyyah.
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O Hawwa,
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the regimes that govern people
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and grant themselves or their people the authority to legislate,
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and impose laws that contradict the revealed law of Allah,
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are merely performing the actions of the Quraysh in the Jahiliyyah.
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O Hawwa,
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they speak in your name while wanting to destroy you.
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They speak about your beauty,
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while wanting to tear down your veil.
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They are, O Hawwa,
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the thieves of this age,
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and devils in human form.
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So take heed.
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We will continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.
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And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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The story of our mother Hawwa.