In which verse of the Qur’ān are women directed to dress modestly?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Islamic Religious Studies - 1992 Subject: Islamic Studies

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In which verse of the Qur’ān are women directed to dress modestly?
Answer Details
Women are directed to dress modestly in verse 24:31 of the Qur'an. This verse is often cited as a directive for Muslim women to cover their bodies and dress modestly in public. The verse reads, "And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women." This verse encourages modesty and humility in dress and behavior for both men and women in Islam, but specifically addresses women and the way they dress in public.

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