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.
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