All about Hijab

[Muslim_Chick]

I know many of you have many different ideas about hijab and all that.
What are your views on it?
Good, bad and ugly..........
:D

[Muslim_Chick]

What Is Hijab?
Islamic Dress Code for Muslim Women According to Qur'an and Hadith
Islamic dress – particularly the woman’s head covering or hijab – has become the focus of much attention in the West. It is helpful for non-Muslims and new Muslims to understand why many Muslim women observe a modest dress code.
Definition of Hijab

The Arabic word hijab holds a variety of similar meanings: cover, conceal, hide, screen, and shelter. Among Muslims, hijab commonly refers to a woman’s headscarf. In broader terms, hijab refers to her full modest dress.
Modest Dress in the Qur’an and Ahadith

The Islamic dress code for women is based on verses in the the Holy Qur’an and the narrated traditions (ahadith; singular hadith) of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) and early Muslims.

Verses and narrations which address women's clothing include:

* "And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to extend their head coverings to cover their bosoms, and not to display their beauty 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, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent..." (Surah An Nur: 31)

* "O Prophet! Say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw their outer garments close around themselves; that is better that they will be recognized and not annoyed. And God is ever Forgiving, Gentle." (Surah al-Ahzab: 59)

* Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: "Asma bint Abu Bakr entered upon the Apostle of Allah while she was wearing thin clothes. The Apostle of Allah turned his attention from her. He said: ‘O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this,’ and he pointed to her face and hands." (Sunnan Abu Dawud 32:4092)

* Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: "Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aisha mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said: 'When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers of them.'" (Sunan Abu Dawud: Book 32, Number 4089)

Conditions of Hijab

Based on the Qur’an and ahadith, most scholars agree that Muslim women should cover their hair and wear outer garments outside the home and in the presence of men whom they would be eligible to marry.

The late and well-known scholar Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddeen al-Albaani offered the following conditions of hijab:

* It should cover the entire body, except the hands and face (some scholars also exclude the feet; other scholars say that the “entire body” includes the face).
* It should be loose enough so as not to describe the body.
* It should be free from perfume and incense and ostentation so as not to draw attention.
* It should not resemble the clothes of men or non-Muslim women.
* It should not be a garment of fame or vanity.

How a woman fulfills the requirements of hijab varies from culture to culture. While an outer garment such as a cloak, jilbab, or abaya is deemed mandatory by some scholars, al-Albaani and others have concluded that alternative styles of loose, unadorned garments can achieve the same degree of coverage and modesty required in Islam.

http://quran-hadith-studies.suite101.com/article.cfm/what_is_hijab

[simplecandice]

I know many of you have many different ideas about hijab and all that.
What are your views on it?
Good, bad and ugly.......... :D

There was a time I didn't understand the dress code of a Muslim woman but I always admired it, when I became friends with Muslims they explained it to me.

I have no problem with Muslim women wearing her hijab, I become curious when I meet a Muslim who isn't wearing any.

[Muslim_Chick]

^ I think there are many people who misunderstand the purpose of the hijab.
Nice to know you don't have anything negative to say about hijabis :P
As for those who don't wear it...hmmm
In my family, I first started wearing it when i was in Std. 3....I was 8 years old.
My mom only started wearing it a couple years ago and well my sister doesn't wear it.

[Solachica]

M_C how so early you started wearing it?

I dont have any problem with a woman wearing her hijab.
But i do think its distasteful when they wearing it more as a fashion or with the tight clothes etc.

[vaio]

i admire the women who wear the hijab.
I also find it distasteful when they wear it with them tight jeans :D
so at what age shld a woman start to wear it?

[Muslim_Chick]

Well Sola, i have this girl cousin who's the same age as me. We did practically everything together and in std. 3 she started wearing hijab so i followed suit :P
As i grew older i learnt more about it and continued wearing it :)
As for wearing tight jeans and ting, I don't go out wearing jeans, I'm a skirt girl and well every Friday is gown day for me :P

Vaio as for age, in Islam, all individuals become responsible and accountable for their behavior at the age of puberty. The Islamic teachings about modest dress apply to any person, male or female, at that time. Islamic teachings on this subject are based on the Qur'an, and on the specific sayings/traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, known as the hadith. In one often-cited tradition, it is reported that a young woman visited Muhammad's wife Aisha while she was wearing see-through clothing. Muhammad averted his eyes and told her, "After a young woman reaches the age of puberty, nothing should be seen of her except this and this," motioning to his face and hands. Therefore, it is expected at this age for Muslim girls to adapt more modest styles of dress that do not expose too much. :)

[Solachica]

So why some people cover entire face except eyes? And I even seen some women with net thingy over where the eyes opening is so nothing is seen except hands.
And this kinda cover is always black or blue. Any significance with the colour?

[Muslim_Chick]

Well the whole thing about covering the face is TOTALLY by choice. There's no command or anything saying u HAVE TO wear it. If u feel comfortable wearing it then do so,but it absolutely wrong to impose it on others by force which is the case we see happening a lot today. Some of these people are misguided and are making the religion difficult upon themselves by making that which is permissible impermissible.

About the colour well i dunno,maybe they prefer the less flashy colours so blue and black fits there :humm:
I too don't own a white hijab :lol: Mostly wear black hijab. Although sometimes I wear coloured hijabs 8-)

[Muslim_Chick]

Oh I know of this girl who used to wear Niqab all the time except when she goes to school. She said the reason she doesn't wear it at school is so the lecturers could get to know her face, and later on in the semester she would wear :| But that was kinda dumb since every semester she would be getting new lecturers :roll:
Same girl started wearing gloves,etc
Couple months later she parked up the Niqab altogether :roll:

[Solachica]

The Niqab is the only eyes showing one?

[Muslim_Chick]

Yup Niqab is the only eyes showing one
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/burqa-niqab.jpg


Think you could wear hijab for a day?

[lexbarker]

Here is another take on the Hijab by M A Khan.

http://www.faithfreedom.org/2009/07/14/ ... -infidels/ (http://www.faithfreedom.org/2009/07/14/was-islamic-veil-imposed-for-saving-muslim-women-from-molestation-by-infidels/)

....James Lennard’s recent essays on Islamic veil are one such effort. His accusation is grotesque, because even no Muslim ever made the same accusation. It’s totally new. It relates to verse 33:59 that commands for head-to-toe veiling of Muslim women:

O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (jalabib) close around themselves; that is better that they are recognized and not annoyed. And God is Most Forgiving, Merciful.

Allah command Muslim women to be veiled when go out so that they can be recognized as Muslims and be “not annoyed”.

“Not annoyed” by who?

Lennard tells us that it was Muhammad’s opponents, i.e. the kafirs of Medina (must be the Jews), as he wrote:

An early Arabian historian explains that Muhammad’s wives had been bothered by his opponents in Medina, when they left the house at night to ‘relieve themselves’, because they took unveiled women for slaves…

It is well-known that when Muhammad’s wives were going out to relieve themselves, it was the prophet’s distinguished sahaba, Umar, later the 2nd caliph, who was acting as a “peeping tom”. He later felt guilty about it and asked Muhammad to sanction veil for the Muslim women. Mr. Lennard mentions this fact at end of the same paragraph:

Umar used to watch these ladies in the open and requested Muhammad to cover his wives with veils whenever they went out to do their business in the open fields at night. At first, Muhammad ignored Umar’s plea, but when Umar kept pestering, Muhammad turned to Allah for His suggestions, resulting in Surah 33:59.

To sharpen his accusation against the kafirs of Medina, Lennard adds:

It appears that during the time in Madinah, when Muslims were being persecuted (as mentioned in Surah al-Ahzab ayat 57–61), it was fard for all Muslim women to draw their jilbabs over their faces. …Persecution is a valid reason for concealment…

Let us see what Maududi says in explanation of this section of the verse (his translation: “It is likelier that they will be recognized and not molested”):

“…will thus be recognized”: will be recognized to be noble and chaste women from their simple and modest dress, and not women of ill repute from whom some wicked person could cherish evil hopes. ”…are not molested”: will not be teased, but let alone.

Maududi does not say who those purported molesters (persecutors) were.

Now first, if persecution of Muslims and their women by Muhammad’s enemies was the issue here, it must have been a situation that Muhammad was weak at the time and could not defend himself. At such a time, imposing the veil on pious women, which would’ve made them easily recognizable as Muslim, and, therefore, easier target for molestation. We know that some Muslims in the U.S. were advising their women not to wear the veil for some time after the 9/11 attacks, fearing that it will make them targets of molestation or attacks. So, it must have been silly on the part of Muhammad to advise the Muslim women to do something, which would increase chances of their falling pray to persecution (molestation). Therefore, it was not the kafirs, who were molesting, but likely some wayward Muslims, who were picking believing women for molestation........

[Amelia]

I like Hijabs, always did.
At one point I wanted one too.
Never quite figured out if a nonmuslim could wear one though.
Seemed to be disrespectful as I would be doing it out of style.

[Muslim_Chick]

^^ :D
U shud try it one day :P if yuh need help fixin it call meh na :P
is only recently i started wearing my hijab in a diff. way
Used to wear it very plain and boring :|
I now exploring with colours :bounce:

[simplecandice]

Think you could wear hijab for a day?

I would not mine trying it for a day.

[Muslim_Chick]

^ :D
What colour u want?
pink? 8-)

[Amelia]

Black.

[Muslim_Chick]

Black? :| hope it look good on ya :P
http://www.linkmuslims.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/hijab.jpg

[Amelia]

I feel I go look like a nun.

[Muslim_Chick]

:roll: well is u who choose d colour ;)

[alieninthecaribbean]

If a Muslim woman wants to wear a hijab, she should be free to do so and not forced otherwise by society, family or religion.

If a Muslim woman does not want to wear a hijab, she should be free to do so and not forced otherwise by society, family or religion.

That's my view ;)

[grapesweetie]

i like when it's draped around the neck...
some of my friends wear it like that...my cousin on the other hand usually wears the one where there;s a hole for your face and there's no drape? (dunno how else to describe it)

[Muslim_Chick]

^ draped around the neck?
i dont reali wear the ones with the hole na... :|
i like the pashminas that are to be wrapped around the head... those are nice :)

[guyguy]

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=3261 (http://www.ttonline.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=3261)

BTW: Meh nanny was Hindu and she used to wear ah Ohrny all she life. Ent dat cud be considered ah kinda hijab too? :D :D :D

And as far as I am concerned, you could wear whatever you want on your head as long as I could see your face - for identification purposes.

[brag]

Not unbelievable at all when true modeling starts from early childhood, even in utero. A Burka Barbie for all times.

http://www.radicalislam.org/blog/womens ... elievable/ (http://www.radicalislam.org/blog/womens-rights/save-the-children-with-burka-barbie-unbelievable/)

Save the Children with Burka Barbie? Unbelievable.
November 22nd, 2009
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The Daily Mail, published an article this weekend entitled “It’s Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary”

The article continues: “Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby’s for Save The Children. […] ‘I think this is really important for girls, wherever they are from they should have the opportunity to play with a Barbie that they feel represents them.”

The article writes that girls should have Barbies that represent them, and the article compares the Burqa Barbie to one in a wheelchair!

Someone is going to have to help me understand this one. Selling Barbies that are dressed in an outfit that hides women and treats them like second class citizens AND in order to raise money for uneducated children no less… The money will go towards Save The Children’s Rewrite the Future campaign which helps millions of children around the world affected by conflict.

Has Mattel considered that many of the uneducated children are probably from places where women are FORCED to wear burqas?

This is entirely unacceptable. How do we fight this and make a difference? We need to encourage Save the Children to refuse this disgusting money. We must tell Matel that after 50 years our Barbie-purchasing days are over.

[Falcon]

radical islam dot org.....

well done brag.

:roll:

[brag]

http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/stor ... -children/ (http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/story/burka-barbie-for-save-the-children/)

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/strange/bu ... 8993699137 (http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/strange/burka-barbie-doll-auction-dpgo-fc-1258993699137)

http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/2009/1 ... ka-barbie/ (http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/forget-doctor-barbie-introducing-burka-barbie/)

http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/2009/1 ... ka-barbie/ (http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/forget-doctor-barbie-introducing-burka-barbie/)

http://militaryphotos.net/forums/showth ... p?t=169238 (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=169238)

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/fun-f ... arbie.html (http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/fun-for-the-whole-umma-its-burkha-barbie.html)

http://www.bermanpost.com/2009/11/burka-barbie.html

[Falcon]

American blogs and jihad watch dot org?

thanks for the improved news sources brag

[brag]

Where re all the others who like to keep things moving on the this board?