Let the Muslimah be ! ! ! !

Yeah, its like the hijab (which has been made synonymous to the head scarf) is the main priority of women. Hijab means "screen" - from everything immodest and immoral; binding on both men and women. Everything we do to preserve our modesty and morality is hijab. Come to think of it, prison once served as hijab for Yusuf (a.s) and he gladly accepted that. But now its made exclusive responsibility of women, while the men screw around in fancy clothes. And if a woman falters, thats great dishonor.

All this overdose of propaganda and obsession with hijab, by both the pro and anti camps, has created a third camp of pervos and sickos preying on and harming women observing the hijab... now there's fire from all sides and not many doing something about it cuz people are too busy enforcing or opposing the hijab. And whats worse - many of those wolves out there are our own ummahites!

In the end, our obsession with the letter of the rule is turning out to be detrimental to the SPIRIT of the rule.

Saladin wrote: binding on both men and women. Everything we do to preserve our modesty and morality is hijab.

Exactly ! Agree with you Saladin. Some bros forget that they have to observe Hijaab too. The double standards some of them have is saddening.

Also, some brothers have this idea of what women should be wearing, and if they don't fulfill their criteria they think its okay to disrespect them or  judge them. Once a colleague in university was getting a bit too friendly, and when I declined to shake hands with him , he said "Why whats wrong with that?" and I replied "because I observe the hijab" - he got miffed and said "Its not like you observe the proper Hijab". You don't wear the Niqaab & Abaya" . I was astounded.  Won't say anymore about the 'brother's other actions which clearly bypass modesty. According to these brothers - they can get away with anything because they are men - but Oh No! Women should toe the line and stick to their standards.

Things like that can dampen the spirits sometimes.

cuz people are too busy enforcing or opposing the hijab. And whats worse - many of those wolves out there are our own ummahites!

We should take the "middle path" like Allah asked us to in the Qur'an. Like He said Himself, Allah does not like extremists.

BTW, what's Hamza Yusuf saying about Umar al Faruq not allowing who? to wear hijab?...

I didn't get that part either ! even tried listening to it a couple of times. Am curious too.

Did a little googling, this is what Hamza Yusuf actually said:

"In Medina there were women walking around bare breasted! This is a historical fact. There were uncovered women in Medina because the slaves were not allowed to cover!"

Still don't get it though, and didn't come across any site that mentioned this fact apart from Hamza Yusuf.




Edited by Chrysalis - 19 January 2010 at 1:16pm

Saladin wrote: " he got miffed and said "Its not like you observe the proper Hijab". You don't wear the Niqaab & Abaya" . "    Wow... You gave him a piece of your mind?

Honestly I was kind of speechless at first, that someone would actually say that ! So I don't think the "piece of my mind" did justice to how I would have liked to respond ideally.


Edited by Chrysalis - 17 December 2009 at 7:09am