The Power Of Dua.

Asaalam U Alaikum-Peace Be Upon You.

My Hijab Story (And Tips).

Asaalam U Alaikum- Peace Be Upon You.

I eagerly teared open the glossy wrapping paper to find a soft mint green piece of fabric inside. "It's the one you wanted." As soon as she had left the room, I ran over to the mirror and wrapped the gift around my head attempting to recreate the many Hijab Styles I had been watching for days on end. It took several months of wearing the Hijab to certain areas, and around ghair-mahram males in order to finally make my decision. I was ready to become an official Hijabi.

Originally, the idea came to mind after I had read the IDCI booklet on Muslim womens' reflections on the concept of the Hijab. Although Hijab suddenly seemed liberating to me, I attempted to hold back the idea because I thought wearing the Hijab would seem unattractive and boring, and I told myself I would just end up taking it off, however, a few days later at a charity event I found myself intrigued by the many beautiful fabrics around me, and the way in which Hijabis would wrap them. I felt inclined to find out more, and spoke to my older Hijabi sister about my intention to begin wearing the Hijab.

It was at this point, whilst surfing the Internet for Hijab Tutorials, that I found 'Hijabi You-tubers' and became fascinated. Hijab was actually a beautiful thing, I just had not been exposed to the many ways it could be worn. I had made my decision, and it will soon have been one year since I chose to cover my hair and attempt to dress more modestly, and every time I wear my Hijab now, I feel like a Queen putting on her crown.

Below I have compiled a list of tips for any 'newbie hijabis', based upon what I have learnt throughout my experience so far:

• Make a sincere intention to begin to wear Hijab to please Allah SWT, do your research and make dua for Allah SWTs help and guidance, in the Quran we are told "And your Lord said invoke me and I will respond to your invocation." 

• Understand that Hijab will not make you look any less beautiful, not only is Hijab beautiful within itself (and makes women look gorgeously modest and pious), but it also brings more attention to ones face, smile, eyes etc. yet it still manages to avoid attention from men. It may take a while to find a way in which you can wrap it to suit you, but it's all worth the wait seeing the end result. I feel this is probably the most common doubt keeping women from wearing Hijab, and must be overcome.

• Realise that any helpful reactions will usually come from the people who are most likely good company, otherwise as Muslims we should not concentrate on how others feel about the decisions we choose to make, rather we should concentrate on what Allah SWT thinks of us.

• Finally, look for someone who will be a support in putting on the Hijaab, for example a family member who already wears the Hijaab could share their own personal experience in order to help you.

I pray Allah SWT makes it easy for you.
Ameen :)

Because School Is 'Boring'

Asaalam U Alaikum,
All of us have the capability to make a difference to the world if we are passionate enough about it, and we are blessed to be able to practise our talents and put them to our best uses throughout several years.

Yet we often complain about the education we are blessed with whilst elsewhere in the world a child dreams of receiving the same right. On the other hand, Islam teaches us the importance of acquiring knowledge, as the Prophet SAW said "Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim."


Perhaps it's because we limit all the knowledge we learn to an exam paper- whereas we should realise that the importance of learning stretches much further than that, because the pen is man's greatest weapon.