Monday, May 30, 2011

Muslim law to swim in the swimming pool is a special Muslim

Question: Please discuss the issue of 'special pool muslimah' that have appeared either in Indonesia or in the countries of Europe. What about Muslim law to swim in the swimming pool is a special Muslim. Jazakallahu Khairan. (Abu 'Ayesha) 
Answer: Alhamdulillahi rabbil 'aalamiin, washshalaatu wassalaamu' ala Khairil rasulillaah anbiyaa'I mursaliin wal wa 'alaa' aalihii wa shahbihii ajma'iin. Amma ba'du: On the origin may be of a Muslimah swim in the pool during a special Muslim while maintaining the limits of shari'ah, such as the entire Muslim woman who swam in the pool was shut down their private parts so that the views did not fall on something that is forbidden. Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: 

Monday, December 20, 2010

Swimming in modesty: Muslim women head to secluded pool

RALEIGH, N.C. — Salman Sheikh was organizing a swim class for his two sons last summer when fellow Muslim parents approached him about starting a class for girls. Sheikh told them he would ask the Curran Aquatic Center in Cary, N.C., whether it could accommodate a group of Muslims who preferred a women-only pool. Yes, of course, the leaders of the aquatic center said, and showed him a 15-yard pool that could be rented for $170 an hour.  Problem was, the small pool overlooked a larger, Olympic-size pool, and Sheikh wondered whether the center could provide blinds to cover the windows and shield the women from onlookers.Sure, the center’s leaders said, but it would cost $3,000 for custom-made blinds.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

France: Hijab and the City

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PARIS, France — The youngest of six children, all born in France to Moroccan parents, Mariame Tighanimine was in her last year of high school when the 2004 act was passed prohibiting the "conspicuous" display of religious symbols (including the veil) in French state schools.