Hijab is clearly obligatory in Islam. The only contention among scholars is the covering of the face with some saying its obligatory while others saying its recommended. Either way its totally part of Islam and NOT any cultural thing as parroted by intellectually colonized liberal secular "muslim" to suit their inferiority complex and bloated ego.
Allah (swt) says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Ahzaab 33:59]
Allah (swt) created mankind and He knows best what's good & what bad for us. Human nature doesn't change with time and so r the divine laws governing them. Allah(swt) has prescribed laws and enjoined commands and prohibitions, to honor mankind and protect their interests, because people may follow their desires and thus transgress the limits and abuse people and deprive them of their rights.
This liberal secular babbling of
"women's rights" and exploiting them is a new phenomenon of the past 50-60 years. Before that even westerners never contended women to come out of their homes and entertain men to get liberated.
This is a clear case of an intellectually colonized liberal secular "muslim" . 0 idea abt the religion but can only parrot liberal secular fallacies.
Who r u to correct a muslim abt his religion ? Can u comprehend that Islam is a completely different way of life than all other isms including liberal secularism ?
Btw your argument is ludicrous.
There are 2 different opinions one saying that covering the face is obligatory while the other saying its just recommended. Hijab is clearly obligatory, the difference of opinion only has to do with covering of the face. Here r 2 links from well known scholars :
Ruling on covering the face, with detailed evidence
- islamqa.info
And Allah(swt) knows best.