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| The Hijaab is the woman's real beauty |
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| A_Stranger |
| 06/05/02 at 10:30:08 |
| Bismillahi Rahmaan ar-Raheem. [slm] warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh Hijab is woman's real beauty [i]By Salaah Brooks [/i] It often occurs to me that many of our sisters in Islam are not properly encouraged once they begin to observe the requirements of hijaab. It may be that a sister has been obliged to wear the hijaab without truly pondering over its superiority. Perhaps she has reached the age of puberty and her parents have instructed her to wear it. Perhaps she has recently accepted Islam and her close companions have told her of its obligation. Or, perhaps her husband has commanded her to wear hijaab. A sister who does not truly know the superiority of hijaab will always remain envious of disbelieving women. Why? Because they observe these misguided disbelievers attempting to look beautiful for all to see. Hence, the Muslim woman then compares herself to that woman which causes her to feel ashamed of her own hijaab. Therefore, what follows is a reminder for my sisters in Islam. It is a reminder of the true status of these so-called beautiful women. It is a reminder of the excellence of the women who wear hijaab. Excellent Qualities of Those who Wear Hijaab: It is well known that the Muslim woman is a creature of modesty. Allah loves for our Muslim women to be shielded by their hijaab. It is their outer protection from the decadence of this life. Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam {SAWS}) said (what means):"Allah is modest and covering. He loves modesty and privacy." (Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee al-Bayhaqee, Ahmad - saheeh). Thus, as modesty is a quality that is loved by Allah, our sisters must take comfort in knowing that they are modest and that they are not like those women who show themselves off to the world. Such women will not be shielded from Allah's Wrath. Allah's Messenger [saw] said: "Any woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband's home, has broken Allah's shield upon her." (Abo Dawod and at-Tirmithee) Therefore, we see that the hijaab of the Muslim woman is indeed part of modesty. Modesty accompanies eemaan (faith). That is why Allah's Messenger [saw] said: "Modesty is part of eemaan and eemaan is in Paradise."(At-Tirmithee - saheeh). Also: "Modesty and eemaan are companions, when one goes away the other one goes away." (Al-Haakim and others) The Muslim women must know that the disbelieving women who beautify themselves for the world to see possess no modesty, thus, they are void of any eemaan. Instead of looking to the latest fashion models for guidance, you must look to the wives of the Prophet [saw] . Look at the regard for modesty that our mother, 'Aa`ishah possessed even in the presence of the deceased; she said: "I used to enter the room where the Messenger of Allah [saw] and my father (Abu Bakr) were later buried in without having my garment on me, saying it is only my husband and my father. But when 'Umar Bin al-Khattab was later buried in (the same place), I did not enter the room except that I had my garment on being shy from 'Umar." It could be quite difficult for the Muslim woman to go out wearing hijaab in a society that mocks and torments her. She, indeed, feels strange and out of place. However, if she knows the status of those who are mocked by the disbelievers, then she would continue to wear her hijaab with dignity. Allah says in His Book (what means): "Verily! the criminals used to laugh at those who believed. And whenever they passed them, used to wink at one another. And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting. When they saw them, they said: "These have indeed gone astray!" But they (disbelievers, sinners) had not been sent as watchers over them (the believers). But on this Day those who believe will laugh at the disbelievers. On (high) thrones, looking (at all things). Are not the disbelievers paid (fully) for what they used to do?" (Al-Mutaffifeen: 83:29-36) Allah's Words should serve as a support for you my dear sister. Also, take comfort in being a stranger among these lewd and sinful women. Allah's Messenger [saw] said (what means): "Islam began as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange, so good news is for the strangers." (Muslim) [i] (Hence my name..'a stranger' ;) )[/i] The Characteristic of the Exposed: Instead of practising the hijaab (covering), the disbelieving women expose themselves, making a dazzling display of themselves for others. Such display is an attribute of ignorance. Allah says in His Book (what means):"And stay in your houses and do not display yourselves as you used to during the times of ignorance." (Al-Ahzaab 33:33) Allah's Messenger [saw] said: "The best of your women is the affectionate, the fertile, the comforting, the agreeable - if they fear Allah. The most evil of your women are the those who expose and display themselves, and those who strut (to show off) and they are the hypocrites. Those who enter al-Jannah (the Paradise) are like the red beaked crow." (Al-Bayhaqee in his Sunan. The mentioning of this kind of crow is to show that those who enter Paradise will be as rare as this kind crow is rare.) We see from the above aayah and hadith that displaying oneself is indeed unlawful. Further, it is a quality of the most evil of women! Therefore, do not be envious of the disbelieving women. They only have this life to enjoy, while the believing women will have Paradise. There is nothing in your hijaab to be ashamed of as it is the garment of the righteous and pious female worshippers of Allah. In order to truly show you how evil those women who expose themselves are, let us ponder over the following statement of Allah's Messenger [saw]:"Of the people of Hell there are two whom I have never seen, the one possessing whips like the tail of an ox and they flog people with them. The second one, women who would be naked in spite of their being dressed, who are seduced (to wrong paths) and seduce others. Their hair is high like the humps of the camel. These women would not enter Paradise, nor will they smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be sensed from such and such a distance." (Muslim) These women who expose themselves are common among us today. These are women that even the Prophet [saw] did not see! Look around you and you will see those women who are clothed but naked! Look at the hair styles of the women who expose themselves, are they not high like the camel's hump? Perhaps we are the first generation since the time of Adam to witness such women. If one ponders over photos taken thirty to fifty years ago, one will see that the disbelieving women did not make expose themselves in the manner that their offspring today! These women are among the people of the Fire! Thus, how can you envy them? Therefore, the Muslim men should not let the people of the Fire over their modest wives, daughters and sisters? Such lewd women will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise; so our women must avoid their path. Another lesson from the above hadith is that it confirms that what the Prophet [saw] came with is indeed the truth! This is a prophecy that has come to pass in front of our very eyes. Hence, will we continue to envy these evil women, or should we be grateful to our Lord for the hijaab which brings modesty which leads to Paradise? On the whole, the Muslim woman should abandon all of the ways of the exposed, and adopt the ways of those who are modest through their love and practice of the proper Islamic hijaab. [Source: Hudaa Magazine] from [url] Islamweb.net[/url] Wassalaamu'alaykum :-) |
| Re: The Hijaab is the woman's real beauty |
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| Addison |
| 06/12/02 at 21:52:37 |
| Dear " A_Stranger," I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your post, and with your indulgence, I would like to comment on it, as a non-Muslim. To begin with, I think any SELF-RESPECTING person would only have the greatest admiration for hijaab... Now, this may strike you as odd, but I was raised in seclusion until the age of 18 ( it was not for my punishment, but for my protection!!) When I went among the "outlanders," I began to observe the behaviour of women and discovered that I did not care for it. They were aggressive, and indelicate. They flaunted and teased and taunted and threw themselves at men. It disgusted me. And men scared me too. They seemed like sexual predators. Of course, I believed that they behaved in such a way BECAUSE of the messages that most women had been sending them - that this sort of behaviour was acceptable and even encouraged. Eventually, I made a rather radical decision that grew quite naturally out of a youth spent in seclusion: I took a vow of celibacy (No, I am not Catholic. I do not believe in Catholicism...and I can see that some of them have not taken THEIR vows seriously.) I just felt a very strong desire to express my defiance of the modern day decline in morality. I hear American women talk about Hijaab as if it were something really awful and de-huminizing. Frankly,I do not understand that anger because I think it is a beautiful thing...I have had no man in my life, nor can I ever, but if I could, I think it wolud be rather a noble thing that no man should ever see me but my husband. There is a certain romance in that, and I mean "romance" in the Classical sense of course. Again, I am speaking as a non-Muslim, so I realize that I cannot fully appreciate the difficulties a Muslim woman might encounter when faced with the decision to cover...However, as a female, I see nothing but nobility in hijaab; to me it elavates a woman by celebrating her inner beauty and it is a constant reminder (again, to me..) that one should, first of all, have his or her eyes on G-d. I do hope most sincerely that I was not too out of line by expressing myself thus. With kind regards, Respectfully, Addison |
| I would like to commend my sisters. |
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| DeRayeMustafaMille |
| 06/13/02 at 13:19:22 |
| ...and say further that you shouldn't be ashamed of hijab. I do understand that some of you sisters are new to Islam and are taking steps to ready yourself for hijab, but I just want to let you know that you should never feel ashamed of wearing hijab. It is an honor to wear hijab and be known as a Muslim. I personally think of hijab as the ultimate sign of beauty in a woman. There is no woman like a muslim woman. :-) [slm] ;-) |
| Re: The Hijaab is the woman's real beauty |
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| A_Stranger |
| 06/14/02 at 12:15:08 |
| [slm] ..Peace be upon you all.. :-) Thank you for your replies..Addisson, I respect you for understanding the virtues of the hijaab..or "shield" as its literallly called in Arabic. :) Allah/God understands all the needs and the character of man..which is why He (swt) ordered the women to wear the hijaab.. there's wisdom in everything that Allah commands us to do. I think, Addisson, that you're the only non-Muslim I've heard of/met/spoken to who *understands* the virtues of the hijaab :o :) And yeah, no sister should be ashamed to wear the hijaab...it is, as br. Mustafa Miller said, an honour.. :-) May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. Ps. I just wanna confirm, I didn't write that excellent article..sr. Salaah Brooks did..and no I don't know who she is :-X |
| Re: The Hijaab is the woman's real beauty |
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| Barraa |
| 06/15/02 at 01:50:07 |
| WALAHI?! right now i was vhecking my e-mail and a good friend of mine sent that SAME article!>>> it is nice huh? |
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