Iranian Grand Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi urges compulsory hijab
{{date|May 23, 2007}}

"The enemies try to defeat [[Islam]] by undermining ''[[Hijab]]'' and thus fostering corruption in Islamic countries," according to {{w|Grand Ayatollah}} {{w|Nasser Makarem Shirazi}}.  Makarem-Shirazi was addressing the Hijab Dialogue Group where he also expressed effusive support for the [[Iran]]ian police force which enforces Islamic morality.  He also wants to extend the hijab to all Islamic countries.    

In the past Makarem-Shirazi has given reasons for the mandatory hijab.  He has blamed improper hijab for "destruction of families and increase in rate of divorce and crime," on a page on his own website.  He believes that in order for the government to "not resort to force for this problem," people have to be responsible themselves.  He also expressed disappointment at mass media {{wikt|rowdyism|anchor=Noun}}.

Makarem-Shirazi's view on the necessity of hijab for preservation of marriage has been echoed by Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] as well.  He has said, "you will realize that all [[Shari'a|Islamic laws]] and injunctions are directed at safeguarding the marital bond. Hijab is for this, it means not displaying your bodies for others, not to appear in public without proper, decent clothing, not to stimulate certain motives improperly and unlawfully, so that all and every such attractions are only reserved for your own loving partner in life."

<!--[[Image:Attack-on-women-iran.jpg|thumb|An Iranian women was attacked by moral police in Haft-e Tir square in Tehran for violating the Islamic dress code (May 2007)]]-->
Like all {{w|History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran|Islamic fundamentalists}}, Makarem-Shirazi is a strong proponent of literal or near-literal interpretation of Islamic laws. With respect to the hijab, Islamic fundamentalists back up all their positions with sharia and {{w|Islamic jurisprudence}} sources.

{{w|Ja'far al-Sadiq|Imam Jaffer Sadiq}} has said, "Modesty is the symbol of faith and whoever has no modesty (Hijab), has no [[religion]]."  There are only a tiny minority of {{w|ulema|Islamic clerics}} who don't second compulsory hijab in Iran, like Hojatoleslam Sayyed {{w|Hussein Khomeini}} who has said, "I am personally in favor of the hijab, but not like this. The hijab is a personal issue. If a woman wants, she may [wear it], and if she doesn't [want it], she may [refuse it]."  His grandfather, {{w|Imam Khomeini}} fiercely defended the compulsory hijab and wrote, "With the slogans of freedom and equality, they promoted the culture of nakedness and {{w|libertinism}}, in the process making use of the most {{wikt|draconian|anchor=Adjective}} of despotic measures as seen in {{w|Reza Shah|Riza Khan}}'s policy of forcing women to remove their Islamic veils (kashf-i hijab)."  Reza Pahlavi was a secularist like his contemporary [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Ataturk]]. 

As a member of {{w|Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom|Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom}}, Makarem-Shirazi proposes judges to Iran's Islamic courts.

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== Sister links ==

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== Sources ==

*{{source
|url    = http://www.ikna.ir/en/news_detail.php?ProdID=126823
|title  = Promotion of Hijab Urged 
|author = 
|pub    = Iranian Quran News Agency
|date   = May 23, 2007
}}
*{{source-pr
|url    = http://www.makaremshirazi.org/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=349
|title  = Statements by His holiness supporting action by Disciplinary Forces for encounter with improper veil (Hejab)
|author = Naser Makarem Shirazi
|pub    = Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi 
|date   = May 3, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150191576574&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
|title  = Khomeini's grandson: Oust Iran clerics
|author = 
|pub    = Jerusalem Post
|date   = June 14, 2006
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.khamenei.ir/EN/Speaks/Married.jsp
|title  = The Leader's Advice To Young Couples Before Getting Married
|author = 
|pub    = Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
|date   = 1999
}}

== External links ==

*{{source
|brokenURL  = true
|url        = http://www.baabeilm.org/women/hijab_necessary.asp
|title      = Why is Hijab Necessary ?
|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070607194212/http://www.baabeilm.org:80/women/hijab_necessary.asp
|date       = June 7, 2007
}}
*{{source
|url       = http://www.baabeilm.org/books/khomeini/women_position_khomeini.pdf
|medium    = pdf
|brokenURL = true
|title     = The Position of Women from the Viewpoint of Imam Khomeini (May Allah grant him peace)
|pub       = The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini's Works
|date      = February 16, 2008
}}
*{{source
|url       = http://jameeh.com
|title     = Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
|lang      = fa
|brokenURL = true
|date      = 
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"The enemies try to defeat Islam by undermining Hijab and thus fostering corruption in Islamic countries," according to Nasser Makarem Shirazi.  Makarem-Shirazi was addressing the Hijab Dialogue Group where he also expressed effusive support for the Iranian police force which enforces Islamic morality.  He also wants to extend the hijab to all Islamic countries.    

In the past Makarem-Shirazi has given reasons for the mandatory hijab.  He has blamed improper hijab for "destruction of families and increase in rate of divorce and crime," on a page on his own website.  He believes that in order for the government to "not resort to force for this problem," people have to be responsible themselves.  He also expressed disappointment at mass media .

Makarem-Shirazi's view on the necessity of hijab for preservation of marriage has been echoed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well.  He has said, "you will realize that all Islamic laws and injunctions are directed at safeguarding the marital bond. Hijab is for this, it means not displaying your bodies for others, not to appear in public without proper, decent clothing, not to stimulate certain motives improperly and unlawfully, so that all and every such attractions are only reserved for your own loving partner in life."


Like all Islamic fundamentalists, Makarem-Shirazi is a strong proponent of literal or near-literal interpretation of Islamic laws. With respect to the hijab, Islamic fundamentalists back up all their positions with sharia and  sources.

Imam Jaffer Sadiq has said, "Modesty is the symbol of faith and whoever has no modesty (Hijab), has no religion."  There are only a tiny minority of Islamic clerics who don't second compulsory hijab in Iran, like Hojatoleslam Sayyed Imam Khomeini fiercely defended the compulsory hijab and wrote, "With the slogans of freedom and equality, they promoted the culture of nakedness and draconian|anchor=Adjective of despotic measures as seen in Riza Khan's policy of forcing women to remove their Islamic veils (kashf-i hijab)."  Reza Pahlavi was a secularist like his contemporary Ataturk. 

As a member of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, Makarem-Shirazi proposes judges to Iran's Islamic courts.
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