face covers

ummsaleh wrote: Salam Sisters, It's been a long time ( almost a year) since I posted. Someone donated face covers to me to send to the States for muslim sisters. I would like to send them to a muslim center. Can anyone help?

Ma sha allah sister.  I'll ask my mom for you.  Once I get the adress of the Islamic ceter or mosque, I'll pm it to you in sha allah.  May Allah bless you for your efforts in this life and the hereafter. 

salaam

Jenni wrote: Mishmish, I truely feel that women wearing Niqab in the U.s.a are facing tough times. There are women at the Masjid who don't feel safe going anywhere alone for fear of being followed and harrased. What kind of life is this? Why do we as Muslims allways want to make life easier for men and harder for women? Why must women be forced to be locked up at home for fear of being harassed if they go outside? I see many some women in Pakistan wearing Niqab, and that if fine for them. They are living in a mostly Muslim country and no one bothers them. I also see some women in jeans with no hijab and I feel that is thier choice as well, if they get teased and harassed it is thier own problem. But here, Niqab DOES NOT proctect you from being teased or stared at, and the sight of a woman in Niqab is actually frightening to some children and people. Every woman has to make her own choice, however it angers me when people try to encourage women to wear Niqab, no matter what we women do IT IS NEVER ENOUGH!!!

Jenni women in America are victimized regardless of what they wear or what religion they follow.  You know that.   I've worn both regular hijab and  niqab in the States.  I've never been victimized.  I've always been respected in school, the work place, etc.  I have non-muslim friends that have men yelling "baby got back!" at them in the streets.  I have non-muslim friends that have been sexually harrased at work.  I have non-muslim friends that have been raped.  The list goes on.  Alahamdulila, my muslim girl friends were protected from these things.

For any sisters that are wearing hijab and get teased don't despair.  Allah ta'la says in sura 83 ayaat 29-36:

 "Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);

And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;

And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:

On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).

Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?

Children are generally afraid of things they're not used to.  I know children that are afraid of handicapped, old, ugly people, etc.   They grow up eventually.  When I wore veil kids loved me.  For some reason little girls would always yell "MOMMY IT'S PRINCESS JASMINE" and the boys would yell "A NINJA!!"  Their mother's would be so embarrassed.   The little girls were usually disappointed when I'd tell them I wasn't a princess just a muslima and that's why dressed the way I did.

Salaam

Bismillah irrahman irrahim

Assalamu alaikum

good story sis mishmish, sister jenni i'l tell you about an incident that happened to my uncle, he is mashaAllah a very well known surgeon in our area, alhamdulillah one of the best in his field in UK, about couple of years back he was invited to one of the hospitals in newyork to share his experience and when he got there, he spent good five six hours on the airport being searched and asked and then searched again, only because he is a muslim, his fellow surgeon was enjoying his five star accomodation and my uncle was being humiliated only because he has a muslim name on his passport, i should not forget mentioning that he does not have a beard, dresses in designers but that don't help you only need to be a muslim to be stripped searched or to be shot apparently.  sister our dear Prophet (saw) told us not to care about blames of the blamers, if we start caring bout what people think and how they going to react to us where is it going to take us, to hids our muslim identity?

wassalam

Edited by fatima

Assalaamualaikum

The Prophet(saw)'s wives used to cover their faces and so did many of the female companions. So were they extremists?

Those who cover their faces and those who don't, both should respect each other.

Allah knows best.

Wassalaam.