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It is known that a sign of a religious Muslim woman is hiding her body under clothes. This evokes various feelings: curiosity, bewilderment, fear, or aggression. Like any mystery, the Muslim hijab often becomes the object of close attention of others. This thing not only reflects the religion of the owner, but can also indicate age, level of wealth. The reasons why women adhere to Sharia norms can be different: following the laws of the country, family, or personal choice.
What is hijab among Muslims
In Muslim society, it is customary to call a piece of clothing a hijab that hides a woman from prying eyes. As the Qur'an teaches, women who modestly lower their gaze and protect their honor from strangers are pleasing to Allah. True Muslim women should express worship of God: wear a cape, read prayers every day. Even among the learned Arab men, interpreters of the Koran, there is a debate over whether the capes should cover a woman entirely, or whether it is possible to leave her face and hands open.
For example, in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, women wear Abay over their clothes (a burqa made of dense black fabric through which only the eyes are visible). In some countries, before going out on the street, they wear a niqab, translated from Arabic - a headdress that covers the face, with a slit for the eyes. Muslim women from Central Asia prefer headscarves. Turkish women wear embellished turbans. In most countries, the classic hijab is a headdress that covers the hair and body.
History of origin
The roots of wearing closed robes go back to Ancient Iran. In Persian history and culture, it was considered a shame for a woman to leave the house without veils. It was not safe, because beauty could cause envious glances, even insults. From a social point of view, husbands who are deprived of the opportunity to see other people's women remain more loyal to their wives. This reduces the number of divorces and prevents the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. A spacious veil hid some flaws in figure and health, differences in the appearance of the hostesses.
Now Muslim women in hijabs can be found in Europe, Asia, African countries, for example, Tunisia and Egypt. In France, many Muslim townspeople defend the value of their traditions. The exception is women, whose professions are closely related to communicating with foreigners. For example, flight attendants and receptionists in hotels can work with their heads open and are not subject to general restrictions.
Why Muslim women wear hijab
The purpose of the hijab is not only to cover a woman's body, there is an inner meaning in wearing it. The idea is that it symbolizes purity and purity, serves as a barrier to the outside world around, is an expression of faith. In the eastern states, men and women who adhere to the dress code can work together indoors. Paying tribute to traditions and respecting the laws of faith, girls can study at the university, visit cultural institutions.
The appearance of women under the veil personifies chastity, the entrance to the mosque is possible only with a hijab. In devout Muslim families, daughters begin to be covered from childhood. There is no clear age limit when a child needs to start wearing the hijab correctly, but at puberty, a girl is already shown without veils only to her family.
Traditions of the East
From the Koran and Sunnah, which clarify some points, information has reached us that Allah demanded that women not appear naked in front of people who do not belong to their family and loved ones. Sharia ethics prescribes true Muslim women to protect the honor of husband and family, to wear veils so that Allah will send them his blessing.
The issue of banning the hijab in schools and other educational institutions has been frequently discussed in European and Russian societies lately. A clear answer to this question has not yet been formulated, because in this issue human rights, the laws of the state and the dogmas of faith should be taken into account. Each country decides this issue in its own way, taking into account political and religious factors.
There is a movement of Muslim women for freedom from wearing the hijab, a fight against the infringement of human rights. The demonstration of protest goes back several decades and is gaining popularity on the Internet. There are certain sites where girls defend their right to appear on the street without veils. There is a condition in the Quran that a woman can refuse to wear a hijab, this remains her personal affair, a manifestation of free will.
How to wear correctly
There are several guidelines for wearing the hijab, reflecting its meaning in Islamic countries. A woman covering her body can look attractive, while feeling protected from immodest looks, and adherence to the dogmas of Islam will be fulfilled.
- Clothing should hide its owner as much as possible, leaving only a slit for the eyes. In some countries, it is allowed to expose the forehead, lower part of the face, hands.
- The outfit should be loose, not tight on the chest.
- It is forbidden to use aromatic products.
- It is better to choose a neutral color that does not cause close attention.
- Women's clothing should be clearly different from men's, no "unisex" is allowed.
- It is better to choose fabrics without synthetic additives and dense.
An expensive outfit should not be adorned with jewelry or attract attention.
How beautiful to tie
There are many ways to wear a hijab beautifully and look decent. Even if you are not Muslim, but love to travel or have friends of other faith, then these skills can come in handy. In the modern world, online dating is widespread, so couples of mixed nationalities often began to appear. You can also show your respect for your husband, family friend, or work colleague by wearing clothes. In some countries, the honor of the family can be tarnished by going out into the street without a veil.
How to tie a hijab correctly, you can learn from the videos posted on the Internet, or by studying the literature. The top scarf can be pinned up under the chin with pins or brooches; hand draping at the back of the head is allowed. The long end of a wide silk scarf can be worn outside if the wearer is short and wants to appear taller. Oriental taste is influenced by tradition and modern popular Western fashion.
What is the inner scarf for?
According to the laws of the Koran, it is allowed to open the face, but the neck, hair, ears must be covered. Muslim women themselves condemn women who cover themselves with headscarves, but leave bare feet or elbows. You should not show your jewelry, moderation in everything - this is the main dogma of Islam. An inner scarf or podhijabnik - a hat that is worn directly on the head - will help to hide the exposed parts of the body. It fits snugly to the body and allows you to fit the hijab beautifully.
Shades of Muslim headscarf
A Muslim woman every day asks herself the question of what color shawls to choose, how to combine with clothes and what colors will suit her.
- It's best to have in your wardrobe a basic everyday set of solid colored shawls that can work for most occasions. These are neutral shades - white, beige, black and shades of gray.
- In summer, it is better to use light natural fabrics, and in winter to choose dense material. In the warm season, you can please the eye with a flower pattern, but it should not be too provocative. In cold weather, it is better to opt for the shades of precious stones.
- Hijab should be chosen to match the color of the eyes and skin. Delicate, natural colors are recommended for blondes, and brighter and more saturated colors for brunettes.
A beautiful hijab is obtained with a harmonious combination of shades. You can use a table that is easy to find on the Internet. It presents suitable color combinations that can be used not only in clothing, but also when applying cosmetics.
Bridal hijab
Allah called for modesty and moderation, not to show off one's beauty and wealth, and called pride a sin. Knowing this, almost every girl dreams of an unforgettable holiday on the day she gets married. Designers of Islamic outfits very delicately and gracefully decide how to cover up the hairstyle and all female outlines, but at the same time preserve the beauty and solemnity of the moment. Western fashions also influence bridal outfits, for example, in recent years there has been a tendency to follow the boho style.
Combining transparent and dense fabrics, lace, beads and decorative sequins, the masters create chic dresses that cover the body from neck to feet, but emphasize the tenderness and femininity of the bride. The color of the wedding hijab is not necessarily white; shades of emerald, coral and azure are allowed. It is desirable that the color of the cape be in harmony with the groom's suit. ...
1. I think that wearing a hijab is optional.
When a person believed in Allah and recognized Islam as his religion, he accepts it as a system and way of life. A believer cannot accept one part of a religion and refuse another. Hijab is the prescription of Islam, and believing in Allah means striving to fulfill His prescriptions. The Qur'an says: "When believers are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge them, they say:" We listen and obey! " They are the ones who are successful ”(24:51).
2. My parents are against me wearing a hijab, I can't help but obey them.
A girl cannot disobey her parents, but can disobey Allah? Who created you and your parents? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "There is no obedience to creatures in disobedience to the Creator."
Obedience should be, but only when it does not contradict the orders of the Almighty:
“And if they fight with you, so that you will join to Me companions about whom you have no knowledge, then do not obey them” (31:15).
3. My job does not allow me to wear the hijab.
It is not prescribed for a Muslim woman to leave the house in inappropriate clothes, every Muslim woman should know what the Muslim dress is and try to adhere to it, striving for the pleasure of Allah. If the work does not allow this, then you should find another job, since the employer should value you for your signs and skills and not infringe on your religious rights. Having found a sincere intention, Allah will not leave you and send you a solution.
“To the one who fears Allah, He creates a way out of the situation and gives him a lot from where he does not even suppose” (65: 2-3).
4. It is very hot in the hijab.
Shaitan seeks to divert a woman from the path of truth in every possible way, whispering her inspirations, and she begins to look for excuses in everything. Hijabs come in different materials and fabrics, in which not only is it not hot, but they save from the heat. External difficulties are only tests of our faith, in which direction we will make our choice.
5. I am afraid that if I put on the hijab, then I will take it off.
If people were guided by this logic, they would never worship. People would not perform namaz for fear of leaving it in the future. Putting on a hijab is not an action associated with tying a headscarf outward, it is an inner state, worldview and position, having acquired which it is not so easy to give up. Perhaps there is a certain fear in the beginning, though. If you adhere to the guidance and prescriptions, you will surely know the sweetness of faith and will not want to disregard the prescription of the Most High.
6. I will never find a husband wearing a hijab.
Do you want to marry someone who would not want to follow the path prescribed by the Almighty? Any believing man wants a righteous wife for his wife, with whom he could build a family, with whom Allah would be pleased. If you dream of happiness in marriage, of a family that Allah would be pleased with, you must follow His precepts and find a righteous person who would strengthen and support you in your faith. Everyone finds what he strives for, and in the hijab you will find exactly the one for whom faith plays a primary role.
7. I cannot hide the beauty that Allah has blessed me with.
Let them not flaunt their embellishments, except those that are visible (24:31).
Hijab is not able to hide the beauty of a woman; it only shows her to the extent prescribed by the wisdom of the Almighty.
8. I will put on the hijab whenever Allah wants it.
Didn't Allah want this when he made you a Muslim and sent down His guidance?
9. I am still young, I will wear a hijab when I am older.
Can you guarantee your life ahead of time and be sure that you will live to a certain age? No, no one can, no one except Allah knows how much a person is allotted, therefore, thinking that you will wear a hijab on a certain day, you do not know whether that day will come at all.
10. What will people think?
And perhaps one of the most significant reasons why girls are afraid of hijab is the opinion of those around them, who will think what. Hijab is a worship that does not obey people's opinions and their own choices, as they are established by Allah Almighty Himself. On the path to the satisfaction of the Supreme Being and in the hope of His mercy and success in Jannata, one has to make a choice in one direction or another. Define prerogatives and stick to what really matters to you.
According to the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah ﷺ, a woman should not show her beauty to outsiders. The Qur'an says (washed away): "Let them (believing women) not flaunt their embellishments, except for those that are visible (ie, the oval of the face and hands), and let them cover the cutout on the chest with their veils ..." (Surah "an-Nur" 31). Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that once Asma, the daughter of Abu Bakr, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in thin clothes. The Prophet ﷺ turned away from her and said: “O Asma! A woman who has reached the age of majority should not open places other than these places, "pointing to her face and hands." According to this, Muslim women are prescribed to completely cover their head together with the neck, with the exception of the face. The Almighty created men and women to be attracted to each other, and a woman's openness pushes a man to forbidden actions leading to bad consequences. Dressed according to the order, the girl is protected from the gaze of strangers and emphasizes her chastity.
Is the headscarf a hijab?
It is not always possible to call a headscarf a hijab. Since hijab means to hide the entire female body except for the oval of the face and hands, clothes that are not transparent, not tight-fitting, does not attract the attention of the opposite sex. If you wear any scarf so that the head and neck are covered except for the oval of the face, then it also becomes part of her hijab. Sometimes the headscarf does not meet the conditions of the hijab, as some Muslim women tie it in such a way that part of the head, hair and neck are visible. This does not correspond to the canons of Islam, and if outside men see her, she falls under sin.
What should be the headdress of a Muslim woman?
We can say that the answer to this question has already become clear from the previous answers. However, I want to add that when putting on a scarf, girls should understand that the scarf should not be of pronounced colors that attract the attention of strangers, like her rest of the clothes, her hair or bare body parts should not show through from under the scarf. A Muslim woman should understand that a headscarf covering her entire head is not only her style of dress, but also a position in life, a manifestation of her faith. It is faith, since the girl, covering herself, does what she has been prescribed by Allah Almighty. And many girls admit that wearing the hijab gives them a sense of security and confidence, makes her beauty humble and dignified, protecting and protecting her.
Should a Muslim woman always cover her head?
A woman is obliged to cover her head from outside men who do not belong to the “mahram” category. She may not cover her head in front of women, close relatives of their number of men (mahram) and her husband. But if a stranger who does not belong to the mahram comes to visit, then even in the presence of her husband, brother, or father, she is obliged to cover her body except for her face and hands.
Mahram men include those men who, according to Islam, do not have the right to marry her for the following reasons:
1) Blood relationship, (father, grandfather, son, grandson, great-grandson, paternal and maternal uncle, her siblings and sons of siblings).
2) Dairy relationship (foster brother or husband of her foster mother).
3) Marital relationship (father-in-law or father-in-law's father, her mother's husband (stepfather) or his father, as well as her husband's son or grandson).
When should a Muslim woman wear a headscarf, hijab from childhood?
As for the specific age at which a girl should be taught to wear the hijab, scholars and theologians recommend from the age of seven, relying on the hadith: “Tell your children to pray when they are seven years old, and discipline them if they don’t when they are ten years old. And share them in different beds " (Abu Dawood). This includes all the precepts of Islam, not just the performance of namaz.
A girl falls into sin for not wearing a hijab from the age of majority. The signs of the girl's majority include such as: the appearance of hair on the genitals, the appearance of wet dreams or first blood (menstruation).
Hijab is a Qur'anic injunction that a Muslim woman should cover her head and chest with a khimar (headdress) and her body with a jilbab (loose-fitting clothing). Naturally, the face and hands can be exposed.
With regard to the style, colors, materials from which khimar and jilbab are made, every Muslim woman can choose what is most in line with the cultural norms of her people. Islam is a world religion, and therefore there is a variety of styles in the embodiment of the prescription of the Quran.
Islam cannot be confined to a specific locality, tribe or culture. You can see that Arab women wear abaya, Iranian women - chador, Afghan women - burqa, Pakistani women - niqab, Malaysian and Indonesian women - kerudung, African women - buibui. In the west, Muslim women wear ordinary clothing, which can be found in any store and which meets the requirements of Sharia, complemented by a headscarf.
There is no specific style in Islam. The most important thing is that the clothes meet the basic requirements for Khimar and Jilbab. This is how religion and culture interact, this is the mobility and flexibility of the Sharia. This may confuse some under-experts who mistakenly believe that hijab is a cultural tradition and not a religious prescription.
One of the most popular questions I am asked is: "Why is hijab obligatory for a woman?" In Islam, hijab is part of humble and decent behavior between members of the opposite sex. Verse 59 of Sura 33 gives a good explanation of this phenomenon: "... So they will be easier to recognize (distinguish from slaves and harlots) and not be insulted ..." .
Whether men admit it or not, their behavior is subordinate to sexual desire. So:
The hijab protects a woman from unnecessary harassment. It symbolizes that a woman belongs to only one man and is not available to everyone else.
The hijab promotes the maintenance and stability of marriage and family by reducing the possibility of illicit relationships.
Finally, the hijab forces the man to focus on the woman's personality, and not on her external data. This helps the woman to control the attitude of men towards her outside the home.
Speaking of the clothing of women from North Africa and Southeast Asia, Germaine Greer, one of the pioneers in the women's liberation movement, wrote:
“Women who wear saris, jilbabs or any other loose clothing can gain or lose weight without feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable. Women wearing headscarves that cover their bodies can breastfeed anywhere without drawing attention to themselves, and the baby will be protected from dust and insects. In many eastern countries, a woman's clothes and jewelry emphasize her femininity, while in western countries they destroy her. "
It is worth noting that she specifically mentions national dress like jilbab, which Muslim women wear in the West.
Feminists and Western media often talk about the hijab as a symbol of the oppression and slavery of women. This point of view reflects an unconscious extrapolation of the Judeo-Christian understanding of the veil on the hijab, with which Western feminists sin: the headscarf is a symbol of a woman's subordination to a man.
To judge someone else's religion, based on your own, on the peculiarities of the history of your people, is at least logically incorrect, but in fact is the implantation of culture! In one article, my father made a very interesting point. When Europeans entered Africa a century ago, they found that some tribes were naked. They made them wear clothes as a symbol of civilization. "Now these fighters for civilization are ripping off their clothes ... After all, this world is now imitating that very 'primitive' society."
I am surprised by a society that is tolerant towards women with bare breasts, but hardly tolerates a Muslim woman in a headscarf. Nahid Mustafa, a Canadian Muslim, says: “In Western society, the hijab has come to represent either a forced lull or an unconscious militancy. In fact, the hijab is neither one nor the other. It only serves as a reflection of the woman's conviction that her personality cannot be judged in terms of physical attractiveness. Wearing a hijab frees you from constant attention to natural data. A woman's appearance is no longer subject to rigorous judgment, beauty or its possible absence is no longer a subject of discussion. "
The hijab is not a symbol of oppression. Oppression of women can be found even in countries where they have never worn the hijab, and it is caused by socio-economic reasons. Quite the opposite, the constant display of half-naked women in advertisements, signage, and the entertainment industry is a true symbol of female oppression.
Hijab does not prevent a woman from gaining knowledge and contributing to the improvement of society. In the history of Islam, there are cases when the role of women was extremely important. Mrs. Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), the first wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), played a significant role in the early history of Islam. Successful in business, she was the first person to accept the message of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Her support and faith were the main source of the spiritual strength of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). She was a solid support for her husband during the difficult times for Islam and spent all her fortune on promoting the new religion.
The first martyr for faith in the history of Islam was also a woman named Sumaya (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Yasir and the mother of Ammar. She was killed along with her husband for refusing to renounce Islam.
Mrs. Fatima al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), was a ray of light and a source of guidance for women of her time. She supported her husband, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), in all his actions, including the fight against the trampling of her daughters' right to inheritance granted by Islam. Hussein ibn Ali's sister (may Allah be pleased with him) Zeinab (may Allah be pleased with her) continued the uprising and made a significant contribution to raising the fighting spirit of the people for the sake of fighting against the tyranny of rulers.
For those for whom the hijab is a symbol of oppression of women, I ask the question: “When you see a nun in a cassock, is her clothing a symbol of oppression, or does it evoke a sense of dignity and respect? The monastic cassock is a type of full hijab! Where, then, do these double standards come from? Is this not an imposition of your culture? When a Catholic nun and a Muslim woman wear roughly the same dress, the first symbolizes dignity and respect, while the second becomes a symbol of oppression? In Islam, every woman is worthy of respect, not just a select few who choose to serve the faith.
I salute those Muslim women who have found the courage to observe full hijab in a non-Muslim country. I urge men to appreciate the tremendous contributions that women make on the front lines of the war for the right to abide by the norms of Islam and to take their place in the multicultural society that Canada has.
Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi,
Translated from English by Anastasia Bastyleva
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A woman is a weak and fragile creature. As you know, a woman and a man are drawn to each other and need each other by nature.
Answer:
In this world full of trials, we can only follow the orders of the Almighty. Everything that exists belongs only to Him. His orders and prohibitions contain infinite wisdom. But our mind cannot understand all the wisdom of the Supreme.
And in the covering of a woman there are also many wisdoms. We will try to reveal some of them here, since, unfortunately, now, when a woman freely chooses clothes, some consider the veil to be the clothes of the captive and because of this they are not completely covered.
A woman is a weak and fragile creature. As you know, a woman and a man are drawn to each other and need each other by nature. A woman is created from the rib of a man, and she is always attracted to a man. She, in turn, for him - a means to achieve peace of mind.
In addition, man is weak when it comes to natural sexual needs - he was created that way. And a woman is weak and fragile by nature (fitrah), and her very nature suggests that she must be covered.
Every woman with a clean fit who is ashamed will feel embarrassed if men greedily look at her, discuss her appearance. Indeed, today some (or rather, many) men are carried away by other people's women. And this, of course, will be torment for a timid and fragile creature.
Here is what Mahmoud Wahbi from Konya says:
“Because of tasattura (covering), the Almighty keeps the lost, carried away by this world from evil thoughts, and, besides this, calms their hearts.”
So shouldn't a woman, be she young or old, beautiful or not, hide under the lock of the cherished veil from men, carried away only by their lust, like March cats, in order to become unrecognizable?
Clothing that attracts a man's attention to a woman can lead to rape.
Now we will quote the words of Sheikh Mahmud Afandi al-Ufi, Quddis Sirrukh:
“The veiled woman is noble, respected, chaste. A man, seeing such a woman, is afraid to harm her. We do not know about the woman in the veil whether she is dark or light, beautiful or not, but we do know that she is chaste. A woman without a veil is like an abandoned house without a roof - it is not protected from wind and rain. Likewise, a woman without a veil is not protected from external influences. "
The feminine bedspread promotes strong family life.To strengthen family relations between spouses, so that the family has love, respect, attention, communication, sincerity, trust, devotion, the spouse should not upset her husband and give him a reason for jealousy. Therefore, it will be better for her to hide from prying eyes.
The Almighty says in the Qur'an, in the 59th verse of the surah "Ahzab" (meaning):
"O Prophet! Tell your wives, daughters and women of believers, let them draw close their veils on themselves [cover them so that only one eyes are visible so that they can see when they go out of necessity]. It is better to be recognized ( that they are free and pious women), and that they should not be hurt in any way. And Allah is forgiving (those who turn to Him with repentance), (and) merciful (to them) (since He accepts their repentance)! "
Since in family life the wife is in charge of household chores, she needs to take care of the property of her husband, children and herself with all her might. Due to immodesty, she can fall in the eyes of her husband, lose his trust and reliability.
It is obligatory for a woman (wajib) to put on beautiful clothes in front of her husband, and if she does not, then she speaks first of all against Allah.
The veil does not divide women into beautiful and ugly, young and old, it accepts everyone, which means that women feel the same in it, since the veil helps to achieve the pleasure of Allah.
The bedspread helps the happy balance of society.
The religion of Islam calls on society to cleanse itself of the filth that awakens lustful desires.
As you know, the inevitable traits in society are pride, window dressing, anger, humiliation, envy, ruthlessness, insatiability, selfishness, infidelity, selfishness, shamelessness, ingratitude, waste, deception, duplicity, feigned communication. And this society lives with the above complexes. While in it, it is easy to lose confidence in it.
A society in which women are not covered will create turmoil among young men.
Bakr bin Abdullah Abu Zeid says this about the hikmat (wisdom) of the veil:
1. Retains honor.
2. Helps to keep the heart clean (from bad thoughts).
3. Protects moral values.
4. A sign of chastity.
5. Prevents the instigations of the shaitan.
6. Protects modesty.
7. Protects against adultery.
8. A woman's body is an awrah, and hijab is a way to cover awrah.
Mustafa Hajioglu
Translated from Turkish by Aisha Humeira.