Is wearing Hijab oppression of a Muslim woman?
Every Muslim woman is required to wear a scarf or some sort of head covering and loose-fitting, modest attire. This is not a means of controlling a woman’s sexuality or suppressing her but rather, a means for protection. It implies by dressing this way she will not be seen as a mere sex symbol but will be appreciated for her intellect. Furthermore, it will not subject her to harassment. It is interesting to state the head covering for women is not an Islamic innovation but was also practiced by Judeo-Christian women centuries earlier, and yet is laughed at by the West today.
Naima Omar, a student of University of Western Sydney says “It is funny to say the same veil worn by catholic nuns for God is despised and presented as a symbol of subjection and domination when it is worn by Muslim women for the intention to protect themselves and devoting themself to God“.
The term Islam means “submission to the will of Allah” and “peace”. Muslims believe Islam is the way of life and that is harmonious however the media portrays the opposite. Maria Moskovakis, 18, a Greek Orthodox says “yes of course Muslims are presented negatively in the news. An action by one Muslim is presented with so much bias. If one Muslim commits a crime, it is not the person but the religion presented that goes to trial. What we hear and see is all controlled.
Muslims have an obligation to fulfil which is to educate themselves, their children to gain knowledge which is ordained upon them regardless of their race, gender and marital status etc. A Hasan Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah in the Qur’an states: “Seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim” and therefore gaining knowledge is regarded as an act of worship. Only knowing our religion will help us to change the misconceptions non-muslims have about muslim women.
Women look pretier in hijab. People should have the choice to choose to wear clothes which are within the norms of a society. If the laws of a country allow to bare your skin as much as you can then people should be allowed to cover as much as they can with out concealing their identity. Similarly, if the laws of a country require to wear a dress meeting certain requirements then all should follow that.
As muslim women we follow what allah (god) asks of us not what anybody else decides to supress on us..it being a country, a father a husband a brother or whatever will come to mind.and that in its self liberating
i wear hijab and will never take it off coz i’m a pearl and i’m so valuable so not every one can enjoy looking at me just my dear husband can . my hijab gives me all the respect in the world
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why the hijab ?
I actually find beauty in the hijab itself. I do wish my wife would wear one. I’m am a white American convert to Islam. My wife however is not Muslim (we married before my conversion).
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