Due to growing religious consciousness and spread of knowledge via religious sermons across the country, my relatives who used to dress in our common shalwar kameez and sarees but with modifications to fit Islamic hijab requirements are increasingly beginning to adopt the black abaya and headscarf combination of clothing in public. While it is commendable and/or preferable, is it right as some learned ones claim that the abaya is ‘the dress of Muslim women’ and that one must always be clothed in it in public? Is it not true that one may wear any style or colour of clothing provided the requirements of Hijab are met and that there is no need to adopt a uniform ‘dress code’ as such when we have not been commanded anywhere in the Quran or the Sunnah to do so? Kindly clarify.