1 of 8 DOF-Public Hijab-A Religious Obligation or Cultural Practice? By: Junaid Ahmad – 23 rd Feb 2022 Hijab is not a merely cultural practice which can be left to the consent of women to decide whether they are willing to practice it or leave it, rather it is an obligation that has been unanimously accepted and thus binding the women to cover their bodies mandatorily and they are accountable to Almighty if failed to fulfill this command Introduction One of the most contentious debates about Islam and Muslim women in society revolves around hijab. Its legal status is being questioned. It is being characterized as merely cultural practice which has nothing to do with religious laws. The controversy around hijab is constantly being created with intention to instill the doubt into the minds of Muslim women in an attempt to undermine its importance and status in the Shariah. This article will examine the hijab’s legal status. Does it have a root in the Devine revelation Quran which requires Muslim women to fulfill this legal requirement? or it