Tips for Beginning to Wear Hijab

Tips for Beginning to Wear Hijab  Written by A Revert Muslim Sister who dorns Hijab   Deciding to wear Hijab This is where the difficulties usually come in. For many sisters, it truly is a jihad. I remember very vividly how scared I was the first day I put on the headscarf and went out into public. As long as you are just wearing the modest clothes, nobody has to know that you are a Muslim. Once you complete your hijab with the headscarf, you are suddenly announcing to everyone who sees you that "I am a Muslim". Here is some...

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Why I wear Hijab is Cause I Love and am Proud to Be a Muslim

Why I wear Hijab is Cause I Love and am Proud to Be a Muslim "As Muslims we must be stronger and wiser.. Why should you be ashamed because you don't want your body to be for every man's eyes, and because you strive to do God's will?... Be a trailblazer, that's how change is made.." "It's a beautiful way of dress and we, as Muslim women, need to understand that. It is comfortable, feminine, and noble and shows our respect for our bodies and our faith.." "We cover for our Lord, not for the admiration of the public eye. Since we never know when...

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The Faithful Women to Lower their Gazes

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful What is the meaning of Surah an-Nur ayah 31? The Arabic text of this ayah is: Bismillah ir Rahman ur Rahim Wa qul li al-mu'minat yaghdudna min absarihinna wa yahfazna furujahunna wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa maa zahara min haa wal-yadribna bi khumurihinna ala juyubihinna; wa laa yubdina zenatahunna illa li bu'ulatihinna aw aba'ihinna aw aba'i bu'ulatihinna aw abna'ihinna aw abna'i bu'ulatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw bani ikhwanihinna aw bani akhawatihinna aw nisa'ihinna aw maa malakat...

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The Hijaab is Something Which Covers All of a Womans Body

The Hijaab is Something Which Covers All of a Womans Body What is the meaning of Surah an-Nur ayah 31? A translation of this is: " And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their adornment except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons,...

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Why should Muslim Women wear Hijab?

Why should Muslim Women wear Hijab? Ask yourself, or ask the next person who asks you that question, if a female judge walked into the courtroom wearing a tight miniskirt and low-cut blouse, would you take her seriously? Who would you respect more, a woman dressed like that or one dressed modestly? The Qur’an was revealed for all times, and though circumstances change, human nature does not. The fact is that men do like to look at women, so a woman who covers herself is more likely to be respected as a person than looked upon as a piece of meat...

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Why do Muslim women wear Hijab?

Why do Muslim women wear Hijab? Why should women wear it?  And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not show off their beauty and ornaments except what is (ordinarily) visible thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right...

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Required to wear hijab?

Required to wear hijab? Rena : I know you have to be properly covered when praying salat or reading the Quran, but say I wish to pray on the tasbeeh when I have some down time between classes, while I'm just sitting at the library, or read a surah, like Al-Nas, when I'm just lounging aroundbefore i go to sleep, is it permissable to do so without a hijab on? ------------------------- Sahih-baba : Salam, you can make dhikr of Allah at any time and place, covered or uncovered, except when using the toilet - and even then you can still remember...

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How to Wear Hijab in Trendy Styles

How to Wear Hijab in Trendy Styles         A Hijab can be worn in so many Trendy or Traditional ways, here I will try to display some of my favorites in the hope to add many more inshAllah in the near future. I will display Shawls, Square scarves & Amira Hijabs. HOW TO WRAP A SHAWL : New Wrap Style 1 : Start by placing a full underscarf on your head as this style requires neck coverage. Or you can use a regular...

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When Hijab is About Privilege

When Hijab is About Privilege WoodTurtle is a Canadian Muslim feminist currently using her extended maternity leave to explore developments of Islamic feminism in the Western and Muslim world.  As a woman who wears the hijab (owns several abayas and a niqab monogrammed with her initials in pink, sparkly sequins), she writes frequently on genderized Islamophobia. She also works toward dispelling myths and stereotypes about women in Islam for both Muslims and non. Once when I was a young and naive new Muslim, I had a terrible conversation with...

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