Question: Is a woman allowed to pluck her eyebrows? Answer: Plucking the eyebrows in sense of just removing the extra hairs is not Haraam. The permission for this rule is taken from the Word of God: وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا – “and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof” [...]

Question: What is Islam’s view of the beating of wives? Lots of non-believers bring up Surat An-Nisā’ 4:34 and state that Islam allows beating of women and therefore is an unjust religion. Answer: This ayah (Surah An-Nisa 4:34) is in the top 5 points raised by the opponents of Islam, who say this religion is against [...]

Question: Are long nails prohibited in Islam? Answer: If long nails are considered beautification for a woman and they draw attention to her from the opposite gender then it is not allowed. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Tell a friend

Question: Is dancing that is not arousing and music that is halal allowed amongst women at times other than weddings, such as graduation parties etc? Answer: According to Ayatullah Sistani, dancing of women for women in a ladies gathering should be avoided accoring to obligatory precaution. According to Ayatullah Khamenei, it is against المروۀ which means [...]

Question: Fatima al Zahra[a.s]  said ‘the best thing for a woman is not to see men, and not to be seen by men’. How is this hadith best interpreted? Is it only in a physical sense, because in the West this isn’t practical. Is there a more metaphorical meaning for it, and can the ‘best [...]

Question: Isn’t the way a woman carries herself along with her personality, more important than what she wears? Answer: Exactly, but the reality is that clothing is much of a social phenomenon. In Islam, the function of clothing must be both protection and beautification, but not seduction. Thus, to make sure a female’s personality and profession is acknowledged, [...]

Question: Does wearing something on one’s head make that much of a difference? Answer: Hijab is not just a piece of scarf on the head. It starts from the heart by thinking modestly, and then talking modestly, then walking modestly, and finally dressing modestly, part of which ofcourse is covering the hair. If it is [...]

Question: Why do women have to wear hijab and not men? Answer: We need to answer this question from two angles: To understand the anatomical, as well psychological differences between men and women. In a nutshell, the women’s body is hairless and more attractive to men. Of all her organs there are certain parts that psychologists [...]

Question: Doesn’t hijab prevent one from being able to integrate into society in non-Muslim countries? Answer: Not at all. The proof for something is its existence. There are many Muslim women in the West – such as in Australia which I’m more familiar with – who observe Hijab much more seriously than some ladies in Iran [...]

Question: Why do women have to cover when they pray, even if they are at home and no male is present? Answer: Hiajb is a symbol of a woman’s servitude to God (not to her husband as portrayed in the West). Thus, it is seen as her best dress code when she is standing before her Creator. [...]