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What does the Quran say about Hajj?

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« Reply #30 on: June 24, 2018, 11:57:50 pm »

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Another point.  Some Quran-aloners are arguing that shaving of the head should be done by both men and women.  According to their grasp, since the Quran does not specify in so many words that only men must shave their heads and not women, they prefer to presume both must shave their heads.  

What's your perspective? 


Well yes, I admit the Quran does not specifically prohibit women from shaving their heads after completing Hajj, but logically I don't agree with the view point of those guys.  Shaving the head is a Divine Instruction for a practical reason and not a spiritual reason, that is, to end one's unkempt appearance (refer Verse 22:29) and mark a new beginning.  Indeed, completion of Hajj is a new beginning for women as well.   But there are some social aspects to be considered that may not  necessitate shaving of the head for women as the final ritual of Hajj.  In the earlier eras of history, women were far less outdoor than men and therefore generally, women of all social classes avoided the state of unkemptness to a much greater degree than men.   Secondly, unlike men, long hair is a part of a woman's personality which isn't supposed to symbolize a scruffy appearance.  Thirdly, as Sister Ruhi hinted, women are required to keep their hair covered in public and in the presence of non-mehrem males in accordance with the Quranic dress code.  Thus again, the aspect of unkemptness doesn't arise in the case of women.

Considering these factors, if it was still necessary for women to shave their heads as men, we can be quite certain that The Almighty would mention it instead of leaving us to presume on account of the absence of such an instruction from Him.  Though only Allah knows best, in my opinion He has not specified it because it isn't obligatory for women to act upon this ritual.

Some years ago we had taken up for discussion the expression "shaven and cut" in Verse 48:27.   The traditionalists take this Verse to assume that men need to shave their heads while women are to cut it a wee bit shorter;  the length shortened may depend upon individual decision.   But the point is that there is no evidence that the expression "cut" in Verse 48:27 indicates the trimming or cutting of the hair of female pilgrims.   As usual, traditionalist sources have dozens of different opinions on the length of the hair to be cut, ranging from a fingertip to a few inches, but without any evidence from the Quran.

To conclude, since the Quran does not specifically state that shaving of the head at the completion of Hajj must be done by women as well, I don't think it's a requirement or certainly not an important issue, unless one personally wants to symbolically trim an inch or two of her hair.  There's no harm in that either.


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