Aussie Muslim Imam orders Christian women to wear veils
Taj-al-Din-al- Hilali, the noisy Muslim cleric who lost his job as mufti of Australia after saying that scantily clad women were 'uncovered meat' and prey to men (but who still runs Australia's biggest mosque) has now written a book in which he says Christian - as well as Muslim - women should wear veils over their provocative hair. He points to Biblical verses about veils and says "“The veil upholds the modesty and protects the dignity of women,
whether Muslim or non-Muslim,...Wearing the veil creates the
most realistic similarity with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ.”
Who nobody has evern seen or photographed. But here are some images collected by marypages.com. Note that in the prime Queen of Heaven picture there is plenty of hair. What is wrong with these men?

My understanding of Qur'anic exegesis and Prophetic tradition is that whilst Mary (Maryam) is venerated to such a high station in Islam that Jesus (Isa) is known by the name 'Son of Mary', there are no specific verses that refer to the veiling of Mary.
The veil is first introduced to protect the wives of the Prophet, and later extended to the believing women of Medinah, with men commanded to dress and behave with similar modesty.
The command does not extend to either Christians, Jews or non-believers.
Posted by: Abdul KB | 15 May 2008 00:02:21
"What is wrong with these men?"
Religion?
Posted by: Alistair | 16 May 2008 09:23:43