The Holy Quran 33:33 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

Translation

Remain in your homes and (when it is absolutely necessary to leave your homes, be properly dressed, as mentioned in verse 59 of this Surah and) do not make a display of yourselves as was the practice of (women during) the former period of ignorance (during the period before the Nabi ﷺ came to people, when women walked about without adequately covering their bodies). (While at home, you should value your time and) Establish salaah, pay zakaah and obey Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ. Allaah only wishes to rid you of (spiritual) filth (such as sin), O members of the household (of Rasulullaah ﷺ), and to purify you thoroughly (from all evil).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to women to stay in their homes, and an explanation of the veil: that is, before Islam, in the days of jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance), women went about unveiled and openly displayed the adornments of their bodies and their clothing. How could holy Islam tolerate this immoral and shameless custom?

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