In the western world, many negative things are being spoken particularly about Muslim Women. Because of western political propaganda agains...
In the western world, many negative things are being spoken particularly about Muslim Women. Because of western political propaganda against Islam ,the world has been made to believe that Islam does not consider men and women as equal. And that Muslim women are suppressed. They do not enjoy the freedom which non-muslim women do.Which is completely wrong.Hijabi Culture is a very old culture and is conman in so many other religion like Hinduism, Christians, jews also.
The word "hijab" comes from the Arabic word "hajaba" meaning to hide from view or conceal. In the present time, the context of hijab is the modest covering of a Muslim woman you can also say Hijab is the modest dress for Muslim women.
Hijab is ann Order of Holy Quran and Holy Bible also.
“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear therof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons, or their women or the servants whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex, and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O you Believers, turn you all together towards Allah, that you may attain Bliss.” (Quran 24:31).
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered… Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.” I Corinthians 11: 6:15
The question now is what is the extent of the covering?
Islam has no fixed standard as to the style of dress or type of clothing that Muslims must wear. However, some requirements must be met. The first of these requirements is the parts of the body which must be covered.it’s enough to cover her hair, neck, and bosom.Covering the face is not mandatory and in fact, there are absolutely no evidences to suggest that Muslim women are to cover their faces.
However, Hijab is not just a headscarf. It is the complete way of covering your body. The only parts of a woman's body that can shown to the public are her hands, face, and some say, feet.
Some main points are:
a) The clothing must be loose enough so as not to describe the shape of the woman's body.
b) The clothing must be thick enough so as not to show the color of the skin it covers or the shape of the body.
c) The clothing should be modest, not excessively fancy and also not excessively ragged to gain others admiration or sympathy.
There has been much debate over hijab in the Muslim and non-Muslim world. Some critics feel that hijab is very restrictive for women, while some Muslim women say they actually feel more comfortable in hijab. The beauty is not for the purpose of attracting men, but for the purpose of being a wonderful example of a good, moral person in the world.
A Non Muslim Woman Experiments with ‘Hijab’by Kathy Chin- A Chinese American Women
MY EXPERIENCE OF BEING “HIJABED”
One experience that was particularly educational was when I “dressed up” as a Muslim woman for a drive along Crenshaw Boulevard with three Muslim men as part of a newsmagazine project. I wore a white, long-sleeved cotton shirt, and a flowery silk scarf that covered my head, which I borrowed from a Muslim woman. Not only did I look the part, I believed I felt the part. Of course, I wouldn’t really know what it feels like to be Hijabed-I coined this word for the lack of a better term-everyday, because I was not raised with Islamic teachings.
However, people perceived me as a Muslim woman and did not treat me as a sexual being by making cruel remarks. I noticed that men’s eyes did not glide over my body as has happened when I wasn’t Hijabed. I was fully clothed, exposing only my face. I remembered walking into an Islamic center and an African-American gentleman inside addressed me as “sister”, and asked where I came from. I told him I was originally from China. That didn’t seem to matter. He respected me and assumed I was Muslim. I didn’t know how to break the news to him because I wasn’t sure if I was or not.
I walked into the store that sold African jewelry and furniture and another gentleman asked me as I was walking out if I was Muslim. I looked at him and smiled, not knowing how to respond. I chose not to answer.
