In the Ummah, there was no tradition of veiling until around 627 C.E., when the so-called verse of hijab suddenly descended upon the community. That verse, however, was addressed not to women in general, but exclusively to Muhammad’s wives:
Reza Aslan
In the Ummah, there was no tradition of veiling until around 627 C.E., when the so-called verse of hijab suddenly descended upon the community. That verse, however, was addressed not to women in general, but exclusively to Muhammad’s wives: