wearing trousers that are similar in cut and design that men wear. otherwise trousers is a generic term that can be translated as surwal. and it is desirable for both men and women to wear surwal/trousers. Allah ta'ala knows best. ---- brother huseyin is posting snippents from the late shaykh huseyn hilmi isik's series of english books: 'endless bliss.' the books are informative but sort of haphazard in organization. yet, the books have some mistaken fiqhi opinions due to absence of chronological context or hurried inferences. regardless they are good books. may Allah reward shaykh ishik. raHimahullah.