You just grabbed a different translation. As someone said below the word used in the Quran is 'khimar' which translates to veil, which is worn over the hair. Makes sense as hair is an important aspect of a woman's beauty. People nowadays tend to cover their hair but don't acknowledge the covering the bosom part and wear a short scarf that terminates at the base of the neck, which is only half of the requirement.24:31 Tell the acknowledging women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts, and that they should not show off their attraction except what is apparent, and let them cast their clothes over their cleavage. Let them not show off their attraction except to their husbands, or their fathers, or fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their children that come after them, or those who are still their dependants, or the male servants who are without need, or the child who has not yet understood the nakedness of women. Let them not strike with their feet in a manner that reveals what they are keeping hidden of their attraction. Repent to God, all of you acknowledgers, so that you may succeed.*
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Modesty and not showing off your breasts doesn't mean you have to wear a hijab.
The hijab is a pagan tradition from the Mesopotamian region that seeped into Islam.
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