[EN/.../Qur'an: Altafsir] [ES+AR music/Qur'an: Webislam.com]
[33:59]
O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
[24:31]
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and to be mindful of their chastity, and not to display their charms [in public] beyond what may [decently] be apparent thereof; hence, let them draw their head-coverings over their bosoms. And let them not display [more of] their charms to any but their husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons, or their husbands’ sons, or their brothers, or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their womenfolk, or those whom they rightfully possess, or such male attendants as are beyond all sexual desire, or children that are as yet unaware of women’s nakedness; and let them not swing their legs [in walking] so as to draw attention to their hidden charms.
And [always], O you believers – all of you – turn unto God in repentance, so that you might attain to a happy state!
[33:53]
O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not enter the Prophet’s dwellings unless you are given leave; [and when invited] to a meal, do not come [so early as] to wait for it to be readied: but whenever you are invited, enter [at the proper time]; and when you have partaken of the meal, disperse without lingering for the sake of mere talk: that, behold, might give offence to the Prophet, and yet he might feel shy of [asking] you [to leave]: but God is not shy of [teaching you] what is right.
And [as for the Prophet's wives,] whenever you ask them for anything that you need, ask them from behind a screen: this will but deepen the purity of your hearts and theirs. Moreover, it does not behove you to give offence to God’s Apostle – just as it would not behove you ever to marry his widows after he has passed away: that, verily, would be an enormity in the sight of God.
More in [Wikipedia: Hijab]
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A Spanish short about the veil
I was wondering if any of the words in the Quran actually say to wrap a woman’s head up in cloth? It seems to be, from what I know, an early custom that is now seen in Catholic nuns and Muslim women. Mother Teresa wasn’t a Muslim, obviously, but she dressed like one.
Apparently, Qu’ran says that although I guess it depends a lot on how you understand it. Wikipedia mentions some not so strict interpretations.
What you say about nuns I think it’s a good point. Furthermore, when a couple celebrates a wedding at church, the groom has to “unveil” the bride in order to kiss her, like she had been always wearing the veil till the moment. I’ll try to find and post some information about the relation between Catholic and Muslim veil. It must be interesting.
Thanks for the comment!