14 Responses to "How I came to love the Veil"
i just wanna share my experience of HOW DID I LOVE HIJAB (Veil)
at first i attended madrasah and LEARNED the beauty and importance of HIJAB…..
what happened to me was, ONE DAY, i woke up with mix feeling EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL and GUILT, that i dont know why, maybe EMOTIONAL because of the DESIRE of wearing HIJAB, SPIRITUAL maybe because i want to THANK ALLAH of guiding me in ISLAM, then GUILT because of “NOT WEARING HIJAB” ….that time i was FIRST YEAR COLLEGE…. then i went out, in my way, i dont know where i am going, and when i came to the town i remembered that i went two times in one place,..maybe because there is only ONE THING which my mind FOCUSING on thinking of it, that is “WEARING HIJAB”……after some hours….
i went back to our appartment, my friends(muslimah), noticed me that there is something wrong with me,but they kept silent as i was…then suddenly one of them play a NASHEED(islamic song), upon hearing it in the beginning of this song my TEARS fall down…i cried, cried and cried LYRICS made me realized of something …”This beauty that I have is just one simple part of me.
This body that I have, no stranger has the right to see…. … See More
These long clothes, this shawl I wear, ensure my modesty.
Faith is more essential than fashion, wouldn’t you agree?
This hijab,
This mark of piety,
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to protect her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity…..”
thats the time my friends realized my feelings, , ,it keep my mind thinking of it and telling to myself… “ALLAH blessed and guided me in ISLAM so, why should i cannot do ONE THING in return to this blessing, this is to “WEAR HIJAB”…so all of this experiences including the knowledge of IMPORTANCE of HIJAB…. made me strong to do this OBLIGATION of mine as a MUSLIMAH….right after this TEARY experienced, i started WEARING HIJAB(March 2004) up to now, alhamdulillah….
So, as u can see, ALLAH guided me even of my wearing hijab…..SUBHAN ALLAH……this will also happen to anyone who is really SEEKING the truth and WANT a change in their life….wearing HIJAB will make you feel at ease and proud of being MUSLIMAH….just ask ALLAH’s help and guidance, surely it will make all EASY….in sha Allah…. AMEEN
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I think this article, although well written and thought out, misses the crucial, and most glaring issue about the bhurka. That it separates Muslim women from Western societies. I live in a very multicultural city in England, and every day I see how separate communities react with each other. And from a unbias (well as unbias as I can be) I see Whites, Christians, Atheists, Jews, Blacks, Sikhs, Hindus, other Europeans and Orientals mixing in communities. Please do not misunderstand me, there are still groupings of ethnic communities based on their demographics and therefore household income etc. But there are entirely muslim neighbourhoods now in my city. I think the Bhurka, is key in creating these divides between Muslim – and non-Muslim communities and while this article silences the more unfounded, ubiquitous arguments about how muslim men oppress muslim women, it fails to address the social significance of wearing a Bhurka. This social effect, is in my opinion, what the Europeans have a problem with. So when you hear Jack Straw saying the Nikab is an ‘unwelcome barrier’ he is accentuating the Nikabs role in alienating it’s wearers to other people in the community. This then leads to islamophobia and other ill affects which need to be avoided in these turbulent times. I’m sorry my point was not put across as eloquently as the article, but it is a valid argument against the above points.
Also during the article, there were several hints that Western girls live obscene vulgar lifestyles, and while there may be a few cases where this is true, i find this to be a gross generalisation and quite offensive. It’s true, Western teenagers have the temptation to fall into the trap of alcohol abuse or drugs etc, but on the whole it is avoided and many girls who do partake in these temptations, turn out fine, and live happy married, lawful lives when they are older.
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mashAllah, as a muslim born into the religion, we always tend to take so much for granted..I have gained so much from this article..may Allah reward u for your work, and bless the women of the world with a pinch of your knowledge and wisdom..
jazakAllah..
Keep up the good work..
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veil is the cloth that allah make must 2 wear that sloth, wat ever someone said,and wat allah siad. i think we follow wat allah said
than x
regards,
issack
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It does not matter howhard or much U try to convince others that Islam is a good religion. I have study a lot of it and the only thing I will say to U is this, as long as men are so weak that they want women to hide there faces to be “sure” that men cant look at them. Children in age 8-9 years old, being marriege to men in age like 50-60 years old, it´s disgusting. All crimes being done by islamic men, to women as rapes and gang rapes, blames by the men to womens ? No way, and I really hope that everyone that read this will look and see underneath Ur colourd letters and see what I see. Islamic men insult women with there weak “power” and are not real men, in my point of wiev. We share the same God and this God will be very angry when His time is ready to interfere with His creation , the human beings. I can for sure say that the words in the bible that Ur islamic faith is grounded at is not the one that the islams are praying and that will for sure not make God happy and He will show Himself when that time comes and He for sure is not in need of Ur men, with there voilent and pedofile behavior, to create order ion His earth. Kindly M.
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ur western world is sooooo twisted!!!!! OMG its like if a 50 yr old man marries a girl of 8/9 yrs its reported in huge headlines on the morning newspaper but if a man of 50 yrs rapes a 6 yr old girl in ur country its given in news briefs
wow u guys r soooo uncivilized. we r not barbarians we are civilized from the past 1400 yrs.
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nice artical, all women send u a thank you note after reading this artical, May Allah open eyes of every women in islamic world, and thanks to their creator that he did so much for their follower they can not even thanks if they want, oh Allah open women eyes and specially for those english stupid men when their men wear skirt no body say any thing, when muslim women wear hijab, they start open their dirty mouth, if any one have brain go figure out
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1 | Sadiq Thaver
May 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm
The following incident took place when Muhammad Ali’s (Cassius clay- the famous boxer)daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters:
When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day.
My father took a good look at us. Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Hana, everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful shell. Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock. You’ve got to work har d to get to them.”
He looked at me with serious eyes. “Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.”
Source: Taken from the book: More Than A Hero: Muhammad Ali’s Life Lessons Through His Daughter’s Eyes.
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