Why Are Women Required to Cover Their Heads in Islam?
As salaam alaykum, Dear Scholars, Can you please explain why women are required to cover their heads in Islam? I am a recent convert so please accept my apologies for my lack of understanding. Everything that I have read and people I have spoken to quote tow sections of the Qu'ran and then onclude this means covering the head. However I do not understand the rationale behind this? Is there supplementary evidence in the hadiths that support the requirement?