That doesn't discount the fact that it is 'your interpretation' of farz or the dress code ! No one is arguing that praying 5 times a day isn't obligated...we're talking about a piece of garment !
And it isn't the religiosity or the irreligiosity of a person that determines whether what he is saying is reasonable or not...it is reason ! And what you guys are saying is unsubstantiated by the Koran & is purely your interpretation of what God wants us to do - Read the article & the links that Zarvan posted - None of them mention a single hadith or a single koranic verse with the words 'Hijab', 'Abaya' or 'Burqa' in them & yet all of them have the temerity of interpreting the literal translation of the Koranic verses & the Hadith to mean something that 'literally' they don't.
As for my 'religiosity' ! I don't pray nor am I very religious person but by God I have a deeper understanding of Islam than your esteemed self for I have studied people like Ghazali, Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides, Iqbal, Khayam, Rumi, Shams & so many others with a genuine desire to learn ! From where I stand, if this is your understanding of Islam & the embodiment of the 5 prayers, than my friend, you woke up today at 4 a.m to do Yoga...not to pray !
Yaar, it is clear that the only topic that is banned is the one everyone is obsessed with- which I was scolded for talking about earlier.
Everyone is going to blind follow their clerics no matter what; questioning voices that go against thier rigid interpratation is seen as something radical.
PS: Impressive CV btw
i think she is busy in here research these days. May ALLAH help her in her cause.
Talon?
Good luck to her. What is she doing her research in?