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 The
Prophet Noah ordered girls, wives and old women to cover their bodies
with long, loose dresses, and their heads with head scarves, but left
their faces open. “Türkmens’ faces reflect the light of Allah. For
that reason sunlight, which is the torchlight of God, should fall on
their faces and this should not be prevented.” Prophet Noah also
advised repeatedly that men should not hit the faces of their children
or wife. As for the woman’s mouth, he ordered them to cover it. This
cover become the Türkmen traditional cover or yaºmak. Later he
ordered the girls to cover their faces with the extensions of their
dresses when they made eye contact with a man and to bite the extension
when they heard ugly words.
(10)
The religion of
fire-worshippers was perpetuated by certain narrow-minded philosophers
of the ancient times, such as Mazdak and Mani. These philosophers by
modifying the religion of fire-worshipping suggested new practices such
as the sharing of property and even of women. Their ideas and practices
do not resemble our opinions and ideas.
(106)
The 10th century
historian Ibn-i Fadlan wrote about the Türkmen as follows: “The Türkmen
people do not cover the faces of their women and girls like their
neighbours. Their women are free. However, they do not know what it is
to be unchaste. Türkmen women throughout history have lived without the
slightest stain to their honour.”
(106)
The
woman is the Soltan of the home; she presides over the household!
Women
should be given their proper value through affection, love, and mutual
respect.
(373)
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