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Hilarious Hijabs
Muslima_Canadiana
05/01/02 at 19:32:04
Assalamualaikum guys!

I got this in a forward. I thought it was HILARIOUS  :-/  :-/ and i just HAD to share it. It's long, but it's definetly worth a read, and we should glean some lessons from it.

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It has been my personal observation that some Muslim girls and women do not realise the significance of hijab. Hijab is Arabic for protection and cover. Some people put a lot of effort into their hijab, yet it serves no purpose. I am referring to the pointless hijab that some girls wear.

The first pointless hijab is referred to as the headband hijab. It is a band of fabric approximately 4 inches wide. It covers the back of the head and allows all the hair to be exposed. It doesn't serve much in terms of modesty, but at least it comes in handy in case of an unexpected tennis match!

The second pointless hijab is the dupatta, also known as the Saran wrap hijab. It covers all the hair, but it is totally transparent. Again it doesn't serve much in terms of modesty, but it keeps the hair nice and fresh!

The third type of hijab is known as the Micky Mouse Hijab. It is when a girl wears a black scarf and tucks it behind her ear, so that her ears stick out!

We now move on to  my favourites - the yo-yo hijabs:
The first yo-yo hijab is the scarf that keeps falling down and needs to be constantly pulled back up.... up, down, up, down, just like a  yo-yo!

The second yo-yo hijab is also referred to as the convertibe hijab. This type of hijab is predominant at any type of social event, i.e. an Aqeeqah, Bismillah party, Ameen party, wedding, etc. This is when an Imam or Qari comes up to the microphone and starts to recite Qur'an. At this point, all the convertible hijabs come up... until he says "SadaqAllahu Atheem." I'm not sure, but apparently in some cultures that translates to "OK sisters, you may take off your scarves."

I'm sure this may seem odd, but what's even funnier is when people do not anticipate the recitation of Qur'an at a social event, and are forced to be creative and use accessories such as a purse to cover one's hair. I was surprized to see a woman hold her purse over her head as "hijab"... as if the multitudes of men surrounding her are not a good enough reason to wear hijab, but some guy reciting du'a compels her to hold a  purse over her head. Her friends were more creative... one friend used her dinner napkin. I was also laughing when i saw the communal hijab- two or more girls dropped under one dinner napkin during the recitation of Qur'an. Her other friend was still more creative. She used her coffee saucer on the back of her head. I  wasn't sure of it was hijab or Yamaka. I didn't know if she was a Muslim or a Jew. I felt like going up to her and saying "Shalom alaikum, sister."

And, people should remember that hijab is not just a protection from guys, but from a girls' nafs (ego) as well. It should prevent girls from having to spend hours in front of the mirror doing her hair. But, unfortunately, you see girls in front of the mirror for hours doing their hijab as they would do their hair, with all sorts of elaborate braids and the like. I wanted to go up to a sister and say "Is your hijab naturally curly?" I also felt compelled to go up to another girl and say "Pardon me, but is your hijab naturally that colour, or did you dye it"?

Well the point is that some people make an effort to wear hijab, but it is futile, because it is not fulfilling its purpose. It's like using an umbrella with holes in it. Hijab is used for protection from guys as well as from the girl herself, and should not be used as an accessory or for beautifying one's self.

Any way, that's it. If any one disagrees with me or is offended, then you  are disagreeing with the teachings of Allah Subhaanuhu wa Ta'ala.
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Supa_Star_Sista
05/01/02 at 23:05:18
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when i grow up oops am already old enough  ;D am going to create a JILBAAB with a FAN inside ...... give ur opnions ;D.
[wlm]  :-)
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
WhatDFish
05/02/02 at 08:42:35
Mocking Allah



Shariffa Carlo

Today, I have chosen to speak on a sin that most of us barely recognize when we commit it. It is the mocking of the religion of Allah. Many of us make jokes about the religion or about issues in the religion, and we don't even realize we are doing it. We joke about the man with multiple wives, we joke about the woman's hijab, we joke about our prophets and we joke about the kafir holidays (going to a Muslim and jokingly saying Merry Christmas). We find that we can make a joke out of everything, and we do. And we consider it insignificant. This is the sad part. Even though our beloved Prophet warned us:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "A slave of Allah may utter a word without thinking whether it is right or wrong, he may slip down in the Fire as far away a distance equal to that between the East and the West." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 76, Number 484.

I read a joke that was circulating on the internet about the woman's hijab. It was making fun of women who cover less than perfectly. It was amusing, but that was the problem. We need to advise each other, not ridicule each other -- this joke hit the line of backbiting. I even fell prey to the joking syndrome. I once passed on a joke about the Friday Khutbah where the imam was less than perfect in his delivery of the khutbah. I did not see what I had done until after it was pointed out to me by a watchful brother on my email list, Jazahu Allahu Khyran. Our non-chalant attitude about jokes and their seriousness makes this an extremely easy sin to fall into.

Actually, if we took our Prophet's advise, and did not seek to entertain each other with lies, we would avoid a large part of the problem. The other parts would be resolved by remembering the rights that our Muslim brothers and sister have upon us and by thinking about what we say before we say it.

For the Prophet told us:

Abu Hurraira told that when they said, "Messenger of Allah, do you make jokes with us!" He replied, I say nothing but the truth." (Tirmidhi)

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

Jabir heard the Prophet say: A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe. Sahih Muslim: Book 1, Number 0065.

and

Narrated Malik:

"Who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet." (i.e. abstain from dirty and evil talk, and should think before uttering). Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 73, Number 157.

Our tongues can land us in the Hellfire or they can save us from it. Rasool Allah said,

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 76, Number 481.

and

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet; said, "A slave (of Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much importance, and because of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): a slave (of Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 76, Number 485.

We have to be very careful not to fall into the trap of joking about the deen. Allah warned us:

"Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe. They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not. In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to themselves). When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!" Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know. When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting."Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro). These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction, Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path). Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of Faith! The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things." (Al Quraan: 2:8-20)

And Allah says,

Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers. But those who keep their duty to Allah will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will. (Quraan: 2:212)

I recognise this is talking about the non-believers and the hypocrites, but it contains a warning in it for us. This is the behaviour of the hypocrite and the non- believer, to say one thing in front of the pious and to say another in front of the non-believer, or to act in a way that is equal to saying this. I will provide you with an example. A Muslim is among other Muslims and he has a discussion about the necessity of hijab for the woman. Then, a few days later, he is talking to a non-Muslim who says -- oh, don't you think the women who wear face veil look like ninjas? And he makes ninja jokes with this person. This is mocking the Muslims and the religion. Instead of advisinng the person, and making the person realize that this is a beautiful part of Islam, he sinks to their level, telling them with his actions that its OK to disrespect Muslim women with these jokes. He is saying -- I am really with you, not them.

Or we have the Muslim who when polygamy is discussed, falls into jokes which may sometimes be quite distasteful, something which is specifically forbidden in Islam.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet was not one who would abuse (others) or say obscene words, or curse (others), and if he wanted to admonish anyone of us, he used to say: "What is wrong with him, his forehead be dusted!" Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 73, Number 58.

Abu Said Al Khudri reported that

the messenger of Allah said, "On the day of Judgement of the people of Allah, in His sight, will accord lowest position to the man who consorts with his wife and then publishes her secrets." (Muslim)

This all amounts to mocking or joking about the religion of Allah. , and Allah says,

In the long run, evil in the extreme will be the End of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them up to ridicule. (Quraan: 30:10)

Not only is it haram for us to make fun of the deen or elements of the deen, we are not to sit in the company of those who do so. Sit in the company of can have many connotations. It does not, in today's media-pervasive society have to be confined to physically sitting among the ones who mock Allah or His deen. It can be done by watching a TV show or listening to a radio program that does so. This is not confined specifically and only to jokes which do not specifically mention Islam. Any joke against God -- by any name, is a joke against Allah because regardless of their beliefs there is only one ilah and that is Allah. Also, when they joke about Moses or Jesus or any prophet, it is an insult to the deen we should not tolerate. When they joke about these things, even though they are wrong in their beliefs, we know better, and we know that these things are insults to great prophets of Allah. We have to set the example in respect to Allah and His prophets. We should not sit and listen to these types of jokes either in person or over some media medium. When Muslims are prortrayed in a bad manner, we should not participate by watching -- we should protest it as we should protest any insult to Allah and His great deen.

There is no excuse for being with those who mock Allah Allah and His deen, be they Muslims or non - Muslims.

For Allah says,

Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell:- (Quraan: 4.140)

In short, we need to be careful about what we say as much and maybe even more than what we do. Our tongue can bring us Jannah or naar, and we need to guard it and use it in the best manner. The prophet's advise to us to speak a good word or remain silent is timeless. We can not ignore the tongue because it is a great source of fitnah for us. We can not say this is unimportant in the long run, because in the religion of Islam, nothing is unimportant. We can not be like the Christians and Jews, taking only that which we want to follow from the religion. We must take it as a whole.

Allah says, :

After this it is ye, the same people, who slay among yourselves, and banish a party of you from their homes; assist (Their enemies) against them, in guilt and rancour; and if they come to you as captives, ye ransom them, though it was not lawful for you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. (Quraan 2: 85)

We can not say that something the Prophet commanded or warned about is unimportant, because it was important enough for Allah and His Messenger to address it, so it is important enough for us to follow it. Our religion is complete. Allah says,

...This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion... (Quraan 5:3)

Subhanak allaahuma wa bihamdik/Glory & praise/gratitude is to You OH Allaah, ash-hadu allaa illahaa illa Ant/I bear witness there is none that has the right to my worship but You, astaghfiruka wa a tubu Eellaik/I ask Your forgiveness and repent unto You.




Re: Hilarious Hijabs
gift
05/03/02 at 05:23:23
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subhanallah what a good article - and an important one too.  With the issue of mocking 'convertible hijabs' this isn't something to laugh at, it is something to be sad about and ashamed of, because it demonstrates ignorance, and our failure to educate our sisters.

[wlm]
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
maariya
05/04/02 at 10:50:15
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Alhamdulilah, well said brother Uthmaan  :)

Noone is free from faults, some are more obvious than others, but it is our duty as muslims to help to protect and educate our fellow brothers and sisters and not to ridicule them.

[wlm]
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Aabidah
05/05/02 at 23:44:57
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Very good article Bro. `Uthmaan, MashaAllah.
I agree with everyone else in that we need to educate our bro's/sis' about these and also ourselves.  it's not uncommon to be a part of the joke chain, and we don't realize our mistakes until after we press the "send" button or someone points it out to us.  So we have to first point it out to ourselves first that sending out jokes like this is not right, and then point it out to our bro's/sis', InshaAllah.

I think that the way some sis' wear their hijabs, yo-yo hijabs, convertible hijabs, also makes wearing hijab look like a joke.  I mean, if sis' are going to wear hijab, at least wear it properly so that non-Muslims don't get the wrong idea, because so many people came up to me and asked me, why do you wear the hijab and some other sis' don't, or they wear it differently than you do.  I'm not ciritizing them, but we have to let them know inshaAllah, not in an angry or ciritizing tone, but in a kind, and gentle tone, following the sunnah of Rasulullah [saw], and try to correct each other's mistakes inshaAllah.  

[wlm]
Betul
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Anonymous
05/08/02 at 17:46:51
In response to the statement: "at least wear it properly so that non-Muslims
don't get the wrong idea, because so many people came up to me and asked me, why do you
wear the hijab and some other sis' don't, or they wear it differently than you do. "

I don't think this necessarily has to do with whether hair is showing or any of the
things being made fun of in the original article. I also think it's dangerous to try to target
your behavior for non-Muslim's "understanding" of who we are.

People think it's significant what color scarf you wear, or the way you pin it, for
example. Some people think patterns are for single girls, or certain colors for age ranges,
and so on and so forth. Who knows, maybe some people think two piece scarfs are different
than square scarves are different from the long circular khimars.

I don't think it's necessary that all Muslim women wear some uniform of identical
garments, brands, styles, color, shoes, everything the same just so no one will be confused.
Allah didn't require us to wear a particular brand!

I had a woman ask me in line at the store the other day if I just got married. I stared
at her blankly and said no. She informed me that her neighbor wears black and just got
married, and cracked some joke about how she must be in mourning because she just got
married.

....And for the record, I was wearing a green dress and a black scarf.
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Kathy
05/13/02 at 08:52:28
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May Allah swt have mercy and forgive me...

I have been thinking about this post for a while now. It has taken some turns- from a humerous point to a warning- to a cultural point of view.[i]( which incidently- i had no idea that colors and styles sent different messages!)[/i]

I am posting now, Insha Allah to relate a learning experience for me- which may help others.

Unfortunately I thought the post was funny too and thought that the following posts were a little "too" much in a "come on we are just fooling around" kind of way.

But then- at this point of my life I am comfortable in full hijab.

Funny how soon we forget how hard it was to come to that point.

Over the weekend I was looking at old photos. For the first time I noticed the "evolution" of my scarf. From small with neck and ears showing- to the short sleeve -but head covered- to the "eygyptian pharoh" look to the "Corporate" look- head covered, with suit jacket- but skirt showing some leg...

Covering was hard- and these were the babysteps I took.

No one ever laughed at me.  Infact no one ever said a thing. I wonder how I would have felt if I had read this kind of post back then when I was struggling?

Jazak Allah Khirun to `Uthmaan and those in reply.
May Allah swt reward you all for opening my eyes!

Re: Hilarious Hijabs
eleanor
05/13/02 at 10:12:11
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Before I started to learn about Islam I didn't even know that all hijabis were muslim. I thought it was a cultural thing - like depending on what country you come from, is the criterion for the type of headscarf you wear. Imagine my surprise when I found out that not all niqaabis come from Iran and not all floral/patterned hijabis come from Turkey. And I was even more suprised to learn that the hijab is the visible mark of a muslim... Because I had seen enough films where hindu women wore the scarf on their head..

It's not so easy for a non-Muslim to decipher the meanings of these things, unless they take an interest and try to find out more. And better a yo-yo hijabi or a transparent-hijabi, than no hijab at all  :'(

wasalaam
eleanor  :-*
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Muslima_Canadiana
05/15/02 at 20:30:34
Salaams,

Alright, i have to admit that i've been feeling real bad about posting this fwd. I thought it was real funny, and just wanted to make a few ppl smile. I'm stupid. If I've offended anyone please forgive me. I really di`n't mean it in that way, and if i did i am really sorry.  :(  :(

Uthmaan, Attia, Aaabidah, Mariyah, Anon, Kathy, and Eleanor thanx for the knowledgable replies. I really appreciate it. Made me open up me mind. May your knowledge grow and grant you a place in Jannah. Ameen.
Re: Hilarious Hijabs
Addison
05/17/02 at 16:48:28
Dear 'Uthmaan,
I wanted to tell you that I very much enjoyed your essay on discretion in speech and in action; your argument was well thought out and it was especially educational for me because of your many uses of Qur'anic quotations which helped to support your argument.  I am new to the Holy Qur'an and any expository information on its text is of great help to me. Nevertheless, if I may be so bold, I could not help but notice a bit of irony in your message. Leading up to your conclusion, there is a paragraph which begins, "In short we need to be careful about what we say as much and maybe even more than what we do. Our tongue can bring us Jannah or naar, and we need to guard it and use it in the best manner." How true, and what a wonderful and universal statement! However, you then follow these powerful words with the statement, "We cannot be like the Christians and Jews, taking only that which we want to follow from the religion."  You put so much time and effort into this extraordinary essay, and then negated everything by doing the one thing you had been trying to avoid.
I do not wish this to sound harmful or hurtful to you in any way nor do I wish to take advantage of the hospitality which has been so freely given me on this site, . I would only wish to remind you that one must be careful not to assume that all Christians or Jews behave in the manner which you described.  I hope that you will understand my need to say that and not be angry with me for having said it.
Respectfully,
Addison

Neither here nor there, but on the subject, I really enjoyed the piece entitled "Thinking about hijab" by Ahasrada, a "small town American sister" on the jannah.org "SISTERS" site.
Pleasant eve to all...


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