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Hijab

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In modern usage,  hijab  ( Arabic :  حجاب ,  romanized :  ḥijāb ,  pronounced   [ħɪˈdʒaːb] ) generally refers to various head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim women. [1]  While a hijab can come in many forms, it often specifically refers to a headscarf, wrapped around the head, covering the hair, neck and ears, but leaving the face visible. [2] [3]  The use of the hijab has been on the rise worldwide since the 1970s and is viewed by many Muslims as expressing modesty and faith. [2]  There is a consensus among Islamic religious scholars that covering the head is either required or preferred, though some Muslim scholars and activists argue that it is not mandated. [4] [5] [6] [7]  According to the Harvard University Pluralism Project: "Some Muslim women cover their head only during prayer in the mosque; other Muslim women wear the hijab; still others may cover their head with a turban or a loosely draped scarf." [8] The te...

Khadim Hussain Rizvi

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Khadim Hussain Rizvi  ( Urdu :  خادم حسین رضوی ; 22 May 1966 – 19 November 2020 [1] ) was a Pakistani Islamic author and the founder of  Tehreek-e-Labbaik , [2]  a political-religious organization founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to  Pakistan's blasphemy law . [3] Fluent in  Urdu ,  Punjabi , Arabic and  Persian , he was known for his speeches in the defense of the Islamic prophet,  Muhammad , and apart from the  Quran  and  hadith , for heavily quoting the poetry of Imam  Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi  and  Muhammad Iqbal , whom he considered to be his main influences Early life Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born in 1966, into a  Punjabi   Awan  family [5]  in  Pindi Gheb ,  Attock District ,  Punjab . His brother, Ameer Hussain, is a retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) from  Pakistan Army . [6] He started  hafiz  class in  Jhelum . Further, h...