It is clearly stated in Surah 24: An-Nur: 30 and 31 that public modesty should also be enjoyed by Muslim men. Both men and women are required to lower their gaze because this will “make for greater purity for them”. The Quranic injunction of modesty therefore applies to both men and women. Since hijab means’ partition’, ‘separation’, i.e. avoiding the intermingling of men and women, the injunction regarding it applies to men as well. However,its manifestation in modern society is different because men don’t cover their head with hijab.

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