This post mentions slavery, misogyny, psychical abuse, stalking and sexual abuse
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Originally, hijab has been borrowed from Mesopotamia. It was meant to represent respectability and high status.
The Qur'Δn commands women to veil so "they will be recognized":
(O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them) to cover their necks and bosoms ((when they go abroad). That will be better, that so they may be recognised) as free women (and not annoyed) and not be harmed by the fornicators. (Allah is ever Forgiving) He forgives what they have done in the past, (Merciful) He shows mercy on them regarding that which they will do in the future. (Ayah Al-Azhab 59)
Commentaries on this verse:
(In this verse, Allah ordered the free women) to draw their Jilbabs over their bodies, so that they will be distinct in their appearance from the women of the Jahiliyyah and from slave women ... said about the revelation of this verse 33:59 that the mischief-mongers among the people of MadΔ«nah would come out on the streets at dusk and get after the women. The houses of the people of MadΔ«nah [in those days] were very small in size and at nightfall the women would go out on these streets [making their way to the fields] to relieve themselves. These evil people would tease and molest these women. While if they saw a woman who would be wearing a Jilbab (cloak/outer garment), they would say she is a free woman [and not a slave] and would abstain [from molesting her] and if they saw a woman who would not be wearing a cloak, they would molest her by saying that she is a slave woman. And Mujahid said that those women would wear cloaks [in the way prescribed by the Qur'Δn] so that it be known that they are free women and the mischief-mongers would not then harm or molest them. - Tafsir Ibn Kathir
"When the holy prophet came to Medina, he had no house in Medina. He and his wives and other women used to go outside at evening to relieve themselves. And men used to sit on the streets and used to recite poetry (to tease and molest the women). Upon that Allah revealed the verse of Hijab (33:59) so that free women could be differentiated from the slave women." - Abu Saleh
Al-Hassan al-Basri (died 110 Hijri year) said: Slave women in Medina used to be called with specific names (i.e. they were molested) when they went outside. One day, some ignorant people approach women and harm them, thinking they were slave women. This was because free women would also go out, and they would be mistaken for slave women, and people would approach them and cause harm. The Prophet (peace be upon him) then commanded the believing women to bring their outer garments closer to them (i.e. to take the Hijab). This was to ensure that they would be recognized as free women and not be harmed." - Tafsir Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanani
Ibn Abbas said about the verse 33:59, the free (Muslim) women used to dress same as the slave women. Upon that Allah ordered them that they let down upon them their over-garments (Arabic: Jilbab), and letting the outer-garment means to cover their faces and to tie it on their foreheads. - Tafsir Ibn Jarir
Regarding the phrase "to bring their outer garments closer to them" (Quran 33:59), it means that they should wear veils that clearly indicate they are free women, so that no immoral person would harm them or have any doubt about their status. - Mujahid
This Ayah was revealed when Umar (companion of Muhammad) harassed Sauda (one of the wives of the Prophet)
Narratied `Aisha: The wives of the Prophet (ο·Ί) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqi` at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. `Umar used to say to the Prophet (ο·Ί) "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam`a the wife of the Prophet (ο·Ί) went out at `Isha' time and she was a tall lady. `Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes). - Sahih al-Bukhari 146
This is how hijab started. But this does not stop here. Umar Ibn Khattab, the second Caliph, used to beat the slave women with a stick if they ever attempted to take Hijab (Jilbab) off.
Companion Anas reported: "Umar saw one of our slave girls covering herself with Muqna (which is an outer garment like Jilbab and was used to cover the breasts and body), so he struck her and said, 'Do not resemble the free women. - Sheikh Albani
Umar once saw a young girl leaving the house of Hafsa (his daughter), adorned with a cloak (i.e. Jilbab) β or, from one of the houses of the Prophetβs wives. Umar entered the house and said, βWho is this girl?β They said, βA slave of oursβ β or, a slave of someoneβs family. He became enraged at them and said, βYour slave girls left with their adornment, and created discord (by taking Jilbab) amongst the people (while they were unable to distinguish her from the free Muslim women).β - Abdur Razzak
Remember how I said hijab has been borrowed from Mesopotamia? Surprisingly, there's a law that promotes Umar's actions in Mesopotamia.
17) "If the wives of a man, or the daughters of a man go out into the street, their heads are to be veiled. The prostitute is not to be veiled. Maidservants are not to veil themselves. Veiled harlots and maidservants shall have their garments seized and 50 blows inflicted on them and bitumen poured on their heads." - The Code of the Assura
The 1400 years of history of Islam also consists of this shameful act against humanity, where Muslim men forced those women/girls to become half naked by exposing their breasts, and then forced them to stand in front of thousands of men in the Islamic Bazaars of slavery, who not only looked at them with lust but they were also allowed to touch their private parts (as if they were sheep and goats).
Nafeβe narrated that whenever Ibn Umar wanted to buy a slave girl, he would uncover her leg and place his hand between her breasts and on her buttocks. - Imam Bayhiqi
Anas bin Malik said: βThe female slaves of Umar were serving us with uncovered hair and their breasts shakingβ - Imam Bayhiqi
Slave women were standing in the mosques with naked breasts during prayers.
βHe (Abu Hanifa) was not shy to say that a slave woman can pray naked and the people can observe her breasts and waist. A free woman can purposely show the parts of her vagina during prayers and can be observed by whosoever enters and leaves the mosque.β - Imam Ibn Hazm
OP claimed that *checks notes* Islam isn't a misogynistic religion. Let's see...
Women can't divorce freely. The right of Liβan (a way of divorcing) isn't given to women. And women who seek Khul (another way of divorcing) are seen as hypocrites.
Women are seen as deficient.
Women are seen as misfortune.
Women are seen as impure.
Women can't refuse sex if their husbands command them to.
Men can beat up or rape his wife if she doesn't disobey.
Infertile women are seen as unworthy.
A free man won't be punished for killing a woman.
