Hijab
the muslim dress of modesty
Generally, hijab is used to refer to the Islamic dress for women, most particularly, to a head covering worn by muslim women.
Islam places great emphasis on modesty and a part of that is dressing modestly, both for men and women. However, modesty is not only limited to dress, but includes behavior as well.
I am just starting to develop this sub-section, so bear with me while it is being formed. To start with the focus will be on women´s dress, for the simple reason that I am a woman and it is a subject that I therefore have tried to read up on and have some experience with. However, in the future I hope to develop this section into much more than just the typical women´s dress topic.
Currenty I do not wear hijab in my daily life, however my goal is to wear it full time in the near future, because I personally feel it is the right thing to do. I first started experimenting with hijab soon after I became muslim, about three weeks after to be precise, after I got my hands on my first scarf suitible for use. Before my only experience was with wrapping a long sleeve cotton short around my head and neck, to acquire the appropriate level of modest dress for prayers. But no way I was going to be seen with that in public! After I got my first scarf, I started experimenting with it, I put it on when I went to the sisters halaqa at the mosque, then experimented with wearing it after the halaqa in public, going to the malls or something like that. I was fascinated by the experience and it felt so good and right! But I was a closet muslim and was not yet ready to publicly and openly declare my muslim idendity to the people around me. However, I truly felt in my heart that wearing hijab was the right thing to do for me and had a very strong desire to do so. Therefore I grabbed the opportunity to try to wear hijab full time while I went on a short trip to Egypt, less than two montsh after I converted. I took that decision without knowing whether I would continue wearing it upon my return to the US, since I did now know how I would feel wearing it full time or if I would have the strenght and courage to wear it full time in the US.
To be continued later......
Coming soon I hope:-)
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