Verse 59 of Surah Al-Ahzab constitutes one of the most significant Quranic arguments for the obligation of *hijab*. Among exegetical views, a less common perspective has been proposed by certain contemporary scholars, positing that the ruling regarding the *jilbab* is merely ceremonial and symbolic, and that the verse’s address is restricted to the *Sadat* (descendants of the Prophet) and married women. Employing an analytical-critical approach and drawing upon linguistic sources, the context of the verses, narrations, and the views of exegetes from both Sunni and Shia traditions, this study critiques three main claims of this perspective: the restrictive interpretation of the word *nisa'* (women) as referring only to married women; the reliance on Verse 6 of Surah Al-Ahzab to substantiate the historical institution of *niqabat* (leadership/guardianship); and the invocation of the verse concerning *qawa'id min al-nisa'* (elderly women past childbearing age) to justify dispensing with the *jilbab*. The findings indicate that the Quranic usage of *nisa'* is general in scope; the institution of *niqabat* is a political-historical phenomenon dating back to the Abbasid era; and the verse regarding *qawa'id*—by the consensus of exegetes—applies specifically to elderly women who no longer have hopes of marriage. Consequently, the aforementioned arguments lack solidity; the verse addresses women in general, and the *jilbab* serves as a covering to preserve chastity rather than acting as a ceremonial symbol.