I know you want answers specifically from sisters, but allow to me just comment on a few things.
If a woman's 'charm' does not consist of her hair, then why is it that we find women placing so much importance on it? The way it is cut, the length, the color, the style and more? Why are their so many hair salons (and why is it such a thriving business) if the hair of a woman had nothing to do with her beauty and 'charm'? Frankly, let me tell you as a brother, a woman's hair does
a lot in attracting the attention of a male.
And for the reasoning behind the Hijab, I'll give you a different perspective than the traditional one just so you know that there are other wisdoms behind it as well. The Hijab is in fact a protection for the person observing it, and not just from unwanted male attraction as it is commonly stated etc. But in a different sense as well. The Hijab, like the beard is an
identity, meaning that it to some extent automatically represents Islaam. The person keeping a beard or a sister observing the Hijab is known as Muslim. So lets say that Sister X used to lie at work to leave early. Then she started wearing the Hijab, and now she's not just representing herself, but Islaam as well. So because of the Hijab, she cannot lie because automatically her error in lying would get attributed to the religion because a representative of the religion is engaging in such a vice. So like this, she would refrain from other sins as well because her identity as a Muslim (because of the Hijab) would be at stake, not just herself personally.
To put it simply, it protects the person from the evil of themselves. It's like: "I observe the Hijab, how can I lie to this person?". Or for brothers, "I keep the beard, how can I now look at something haraam?".
I hope that made sense.
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