Yes, it is permissible for a woman to show her eyes. That is so that she will be able to see. But it is not permissible for men to look at the eyes of a woman.
Shaykh 'Abd-Allaah ibn Humayd (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
If the burqa' [a kind of face veil] covers the entire face, leaving only the eyes uncovered, there is nothing wrong with that. But if it does not cover the entire face, rather it covers the mouth and leaves the rest of the face uncovered, that is not permissible, especially in the presence of non-mahram men.
So the entire face must be covered, but the eyes may be left uncovered so that the woman can see where she is going, as was said by Ibn Mas'ood, 'Ubaydah al-Salmaani and others. And Allaah knows best.
Fataawa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, 1/393, 394.
And Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
There is nothing wrong with covering the face with the niqaab or burqa' [kinds of face veil] which has two openings for the eyes only, because this was known at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because there is a need for that. If nothing shows but the eyes, that is acceptable, especially if that is what women customarily wear in that society.
Fataawa al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, 1/399
But we should note that the majority of women, nowadays, do not stop at uncovering the eyes only, rather they go beyond that and uncover part of the forehead and nose, so they go beyond the area that it is permitted for them to show. Hence some of the scholars – such as Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) – forbade wearing the burqa' and niqaab, because of the careless attitude on the part of some women.
*** " THE RISE OF PEACE " ****
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Main Theme of Novel
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The Novel has been written in backgrounds of recent international political burning anti terrorism, computer sciences, action, thrill, adventure, fiction while central plot encircles anti Peace world over conditions. At the end of novel the world's all nations begin to live peacefully and pay regards to each other irrelevant to religious attachments, territorial and racial limitations. The main point is novel is to destroy all anti peace forces of world and to covert into peaceful world.
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Message of Novel. (The Rise of Peace)
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*** A 9 Points World Peace Formula ***
In the end of Novel all Nations agree on these Points;
That all countries will pay due regards to respect other countries. That all countries will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. That all countries shall wind up and disband their secret agencies. That all countries shall dismiss and terminate their respective armed forces so that huge expenses made in the name of defense could be used for welfare of people… That all countries shall lift bans of visit visas so that people can come and go in any part of the world freely. That the developed countries will take along and help developing/ underdeveloped countries… That people of all countries shall enjoy complete freedom of religion and every body shall be free to offer prayers to Allah Almighty as he wished……and others……….see my Novel
****** End of Conflicts between the World Nations *********
****** And the Beginning of the World Peace ******
****** Beginning of Living with peace in each part of World ******
****** May you all live in peace for Ever. ******