Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini provides a brief but thorough description on the meaning of the word Hijab "Veil" in Islam, stressing that is is made up of two different dimensions, physical and social. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

The majority of people believe that interpreting the Holy Quran is a simple task that any normal person can perform. Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini clarifies this misconception by sharing three vital prerequisites that one must possess before interpreting the Holy Quran. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini comments on verse 59 of Surat Al-Ahzab, which clearly implies the need for muslim women to wear the Hijab. "يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلابِيبِهِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَدْنَى أَنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا" "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful" Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

One of the most controversial and highly discussed subjects in Islam is the topic of Hijab (veil). In this series, Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini provides a detailed overview of the different aspects and misconceptions surrounding the Hijab. Within this lecture, which is the second in the series, Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini continues in discussing another Quranic verse that prove Hijab as being a mandatory act of worship on all muslim women. He then shares and comments on some common excuses that muslim women use for not wearing the hijab, before revealing the concept of Hijab in the other monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini highlights some of the most common excuses some muslim women use to avoid wearing the Hijab, which is that they still don't feel that they are fully convinced, stressing that one vital aspect of a muslim is to have total submission to the rulings of Allah SWT. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini highlights some of the most common excuses some muslim women use to avoid wearing the Hijab, which is that they are discouraged by their family and friends, stressing that the obedience of Allah SWT comes before any creation, in addition to highlighting the role of parents in the Islamic upbringing of kids. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini comments on verse 31 of Surat Al-Nur, which clearly implies the need for muslim women to cover their beauty and wear the Hijab. "وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا" "And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof. " Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini comments on verse 31 of Surat Al-Nur, which clearly implies the need for muslim women to cover their beauty and wear the Hijab, and clarifies a misconception that the Holy Quran asks women to cover their chests only. " وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ" "And let them draw their veils over their bosoms " Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini reflects on a segment in verse 31 of Surat An-Nur, emphasizing how detailed Allah (SWT.) is with regards to the modesty of a woman, that it even encompasses how a woman should not draw attention while walking. "وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ" "And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment" - An-Nur verse 31 Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015

One of the most controversial and highly discussed subjects in Islam is the topic of Hijab (veil). In this series, Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini provides a detailed overview of the different aspects and misconceptions surrounding the Hijab. Within this lecture, which is the Third in the series, Sayed Ahmed Al-Qazwini shares his viewpoint on the reality of the Western view of the Hijab in some countries, highlighting that the true motives at times are directed to simply attack Islam more than anything that such countries claim to fight against. Al-Rasoul Islamic Society, Halifax - Canada | The Holy Month of Ramadan 2015