Zoya's outfits! =( - EDITED - Page 18

Quran is a book of guidance and not a book of law. That is why Quran needs to be read in the correct light as it says "it is a book of guidance for those who believe in unseen" . So every principle in this book is encouraged to be interpreted to meet the demand of the current state of the world- rules and regulations must change with time for the principles in this book to stay for here for eternity. There is no designated dress code for Muslim women (be it eastern or western); dressing be it for male or female depends on the culture and the surroundings. Modesty is the key as far as dressing is concerned. Safety of women, so that they are not abused and taken advantage of is the ultimate intention of any great society, culture and religion.

We love the prophet but we need to understand that he lived his time and at that time respectable women were supposed to be covered from head to toe (women from all faith Jewish, Christian, Sabian in that region...) and slave women were not allowed to cover at all (interesting.. isn't it? ). Again the Quran is all about the principles and Prophet's (PBUH) sayings were explanation and rules for that time..so that people could understand. Prophet did marry too many women- would you allow the guys in your life to many more than one? I sure hope not. Please do understand rules are made so that people can live in peace and harmony- at the end of the day it only matter how pious we are.

If covering women from head to toe resolve all social issues women suffer day to day then there would not have been so much problems in those countries where full covering is mandatory for all women. So please be mindful of what you say. There are many Muslim women who do not cover from head to toe because they do not believe their 'piety' is judged by how much they cover. Only God can judge His creation.

Also, this is a drama representing a society in India- where Muslim women do dress like the way all members of the show are shown dressed. They are not showing families from Saudi Arabia or Iran. This is a wonderful show, with beautifully depicted characters- please don't ruin the pleasure of the viewers by making comments that does not give an accurate picture of the religion that is so dear to us all Muslims- our religion has much more to it then mere "how to dress an woman".

Gul is doing a great job balancing the views in depicting a modern and practicing Muslim society. Even the Muslim producers and directors do not feel comfortable to tell stories about Muslim families- to avoid these negative comments. This is high time that Muslim families get represented in the media as they actually are.

I live in the US. I am originally from Bangladesh. I know south Asian Muslim culture well enough to say this. Please check serials from Bangladesh, they show all kinds of dressing- from women wearing full hijab to back-less blouse and saree.. from women "who are not allowed to do anything" to women" who aspire to be the leaders of the country"- that's what I call a proper representation of the Muslim society.

Love and Peace.