Al-Ahzab 33:62

<h2>The Command of Hijab</h2><p>Here Allah tells His Messenger to command the believing women -- especially his wives and daughters, because of their position of honor -- to draw their Jilbabs over their bodies, so that they will be distinct in their appearance from the women of the Jahiliyyah and from slave women. The Jilbab is a Rida', worn over the Khimar. This was the view of Ibn Mas`ud, `Ubaydah, Qatadah, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, `Ata' Al-Khurasani and others. It is like the Izar used today. Al-Jawhari said: "The Jilbab is the outer wrapper. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said that Allah commanded the believing women, when they went out of their houses for some need, to cover their faces from above their heads with the Jilbab, leaving only one eye showing. Muhammad bin Sirin said, "I asked `Ubaydah As-Salmani about the Ayah:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَـبِيبِهِنَّ</div><p>(to draw their Jalabib over their bodies.) He covered his face and head, with just his left eye showing."</p><div class="arabic uthmani">ذلِكَ أَدْنَى أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلاَ يُؤْذَيْنَ</div><p>(That will be better that they should be known so as not to be annoyed. ) means, if they do that, it will …

That was the way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old; thou wilt not find for the way of Allah aught of power to change.

(Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.

That was the Way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old, and you will not find any change in the Way of Allah.

Such has been God’s precedent with those who passed away before. You will find no change in God’s system.