My journey towards Islam has been motivated mainly by a deep spiritual urge, which found in the Quranic revelation presents its own fulfi...
My journey towards Islam has been motivated mainly by a deep spiritual urge, which found in the Quranic revelation presents its own fulfillment. Personally, I got close to Islam through a deep study of the meaning of Quranic teachings; also, in relation to the precedent the Judeo-Christian revelations, as I understand them, and the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This is the reason why some aspects of what I prefer to call “cultural interpretations of Islamic teachings”, usually interpreted as opposite to what is in the West understood as “women's liberation from patriarchal bonds”, symbolically represented by the “Veil” or Hijab; touched my experience only partially. Actually, speaking from a strict religious point of view, the issue of the Hijab in the Quranic teachings is quite secondary, because in Islam both men and women are equal relating to their duties towards their Lord and also are called to perform the same religious acts. For example, embracing Islam by a woman is an entirely personal matter; and no man can act as a proxy on her behalf. Islam, as a religion, and the Quran, as the revealed scripture, address the deep nature of human beings- in Arabic Fitrah- in relation with their Lord and Creator and the destiny of the life after death. All other issues appear from this point of view quite secondary.
