This Is Islam Uncovered

The Veil and the Lash

How Islam Uses Hijab and Hudud to Control and Punish

Introduction: Coercion in Cloth, Justice in Chains

What do you get when a religion:

Polices your body with fabric
Enforces obedience with whipping, stoning, and amputation
And calls it all “God’s mercy”

You get Sharia.

This post exposes two pillars of classical Islamic control:

The hijab, not as modesty, but as female subjugation
Hudud punishments, not as justice, but as medieval brutality declared divine

1. The Hijab – From Modesty to Machinery of Control

Qur’an 33:59:

“O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their cloaks (jalabib) over themselves...”

This verse is cited as the basis for mandatory Islamic dress—yet:

The context was to protect women from harassment
The blame is placed on women, not on male aggressors
Modesty becomes armor, not dignity

Qur’an 24:31:

“...and let them not display their beauty except what is apparent...”

Interpreted to mean:

Entire body must be covered
Face and hands maybe exempt
Anything else = fahisha (indecency)

Classical Jurists:

Ibn Kathir, al-Qurtubi, al-Tabari all agree:
Hijab is mandatory, not optional
Reliance of the Traveller (m2.3): Leaving the house without hijab is a punishable offense

The Logic:

A woman’s body tempts men
Therefore, her freedom must be restricted
If she's harassed—it’s her fault for not covering properly

The Outcome:

In Iran, girls as young as 7 are forced into hijab
In Afghanistan, showing your face is illegal
In Saudi Arabia (until recently), hijab was enforced by the religious police

This isn’t spirituality. This is surveillance in the name of piety.

2. Hudud – God’s Penal Code of Pain

Hudud (حدود) are the “fixed punishments” from Allah. And they are savage:

Here’s what’s on the list:

Theft – Amputation of the hand (Qur’an 5:38)
Fornication – 100 lashes (Qur’an 24:2)
Adultery (married) – Death by stoning (Hadith, not Qur’an)
Alcohol – 40 to 80 lashes (Hadith)
Apostasy – Execution (Hadith: “Kill the one who changes his religion”)
False accusation of adultery – 80 lashes (Qur’an 24:4)

No Mercy Built In

No consideration for consent in “zina” (illegal sex) laws—rape victims often punished for “admitting” sex
No differentiation between theft from hunger vs. greed
No rehabilitation, no second chances—just pain

Canonical Sources

Reliance of the Traveller (Book O):
- o12.2: Thieves must have their right hand amputated
- o24: Zina is punished by flogging or stoning
- o8.7: Apostates must be executed
All four madhhabs accept hudud as binding

This is not fringe—it’s mainstream jurisprudence.

Modern Enforcement: From Theology to Tyranny

Saudi Arabia:

Beheadings for apostasy and sorcery
Amputations for theft
Women arrested for “immodest dress”

Iran:

Mandatory hijab with police enforcement
Stoning remains legal (though rarely carried out)
Floggings for adultery and alcohol

Taliban’s Afghanistan:

Lashings carried out in public
Hijab enforced by violence
Apostasy punishable by death

Conclusion: God’s Law or Men’s Cruelty in Disguise?

What kind of justice:

Covers women to erase them
Beats bodies to save souls
Kills dissenters to “protect faith”

Not divine justice—despotic control.

If this system came from a dictator, the world would call it tyranny.
But when it’s called “Sharia,” people whisper, hesitate, and obey.

The hijab is not just fabric—it’s a flag of submission.
Hudud is not justice—it’s sacred brutality.

There is no sanctity in state-sponsored pain.
No holiness in gender apartheid.
No righteousness in covering women or cutting limbs.