There is so much debate about hijab. Often we try and justify what we are inclined to do with changing of times. However, looking to the Quran Allah Ta'ala says:
"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them; and Allah (swt) is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; and they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands..." (Qur'an 24:30-31)
What makes a woman beautiful physically? We already know we are commanded to put a cover on our head and over our bosom, but also our face is a place for beauty. For if someone were to tell you that a woman was beautiful you would imagine that her face was being referenced.
Also, O Prophet, Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their outer garments about themselves (when they go out). That is better so that they may be recognized and not molested. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. [Al-Ahzaab, 33:59]
We can see here that we are not to be recognized, we are to hide our awrah, beauty and our physical attributes that distinguish us. We cannot deny evidence for the benefits of niqab (veiling the face) here. At the minimum, we can see evidence for covering the hair..
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