Comments on: Hijab: a Must, OR a Choice?

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:58:08 +0000

This is a great post! Very informative!
Thank you!! I posted something about ‘hijab’ on my blog today and wanted to learn more.
Again, thank you for this!!

By: UmAbbas

UmAbbas — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:16:17 +0000

about the right of choice what to wear and how to look and other choices which changes the life is possible to discuss on a new forum over here http://umabbas.net/forum/index.php … thanks and have a great day.

By: zani

zani — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:56:02 +0000

i would say just this much— hijab is not a true criteria 2 judge da character of a muslim female—i personally have encountered more hijaabi muslim ready 2 jump into bed then non-hijabi muslim females—believe me—whats in ur heart is important—wearing a cloth over ur head or hiding ur face or appearing in a ninja clad attire can tell somewhat but not da whole picture—unless a woman freely chooses 2 wear hijab, then that wearing hijab is of no use, its just symbolic—for example, in saudi, i would notice many women wearing that black dress but when they would be outside da kingdom, everything would cum off and a lot, though not all, would b ready 2 jump into bed—i just wished we muslims would adhere 2 true standards of islam—not just symbolic—dont get me wrong, im not saying that every woman wearing da hijab is of that loose character, by no means but all im saying is that one a woman has da total freedom 2 wear or not 2 wear, is not threatened, physically,emotionally, psychologically or financially, and then she wants 2 wear hijab, then u can positively say that she is doing so out of total conviction, even though u may personally not agree with her choice 2 wear hijab. but in saudi and khaleej countries, al woman, prostitutes, and strong-charactered females alike have 2 veil so u have 2 c through da veil or hijab for that matter 2 c if that person is loose or not—u cannot say that just becuz she is wearing da hijaab or veil that she is “good” girl—even if she behave nice and prays five times, becuz she may be just showing—i guess most of got my point!!

By: mariam

mariam — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:44:55 +0000

SALAAAAAAM FRNDZ,

I READ THE WHOLE DEATAIL ABOUT THE HIJAB, AND I WIL COMMENT ON IT WITH THE REFERENCE OF 2 MAJOR POINTS.
1) THE HOLY LADY OF OUR RELIGION(MISS, MARIAM ALAIHISALAM) A MOTHER OF OUR HOLY PROPHET EISSA ALAIHISSALAM.
AS I READ ABOUT MARIAM ALAIHISSALAM THT SHE WAS PERMITTED TO PRAY WITH MALE’S IN MASJID, AND OBVIOUSLY SHE WAS NOT COVERING HER FACE.
2) SECONDLY, WHEN WE ARE OFFERING HAJJ SO THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON ANY MUSLIM SISTER TO COVER HER FACE, EVEN EVERY TYPE OF MALE ARE THERE AT THE MOMENT FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
DUE TO THESE FACTORS I CONCLUDED THAT HIJAB IS NOT MUST BUT A CHOICE. YEAH ITS TRUE THT HEAD SHOULD B COVER BCOZ OURS RELIGIOUS LADIES ALSO COVERED THEIR HEADS.

By: just wondering

just wondering — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:20:24 +0000

A long time ago I read The Satcharita, the story of Sai Baba ke Shirdi who was honoured by both Muslims and Hindus.
There was a story in it of a devout Muslim family who visited Sai Baba. One of Sai Baba’s devotees noticed the eyes of the Muslim family’s daughter and he was enchanted by their beauty. He immediately became ashamed of himself for having noticed her beauty and tried hard to stop looking at her. When the daughter bowed to Baba for a blessing, her veil fell away from her face and her full beauty was revealed to the devotee who was overcome by it. This caused him even further shame.
After the family left, Sai Baba turned to his devotee and asked him why he felt such shame at noticing the beauty of that girl. The devotee could barely answer.
Sai Baba said to the devotee that he should not feel such shame, that Allah created that beauty and nothing Allah created is shameful. Sai Baba said that as long as one remembers that that beauty is Allah’s creation then there is no shame in admiring it. We do not cover up the rose because its beauty is there for us to enjoy.
The problem comes when man doesn’t control his lust. Men should be able to control their animal urges. Hiding women behind yards of cloth will not help them learn to control themselves; and it doesn’t as rape in Muslim countries still happens.
I’m not opposed to the hajib. But I do not appreciate how it is being abused; either as a ’symbol’ of Islamic faith where I had been taught that symbols are not permitted or by imams who do not do more to men who can not control their urges.

By: bARABie

bARABie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:38:18 +0000

miriam you lame ass xxxx, this is for you.
“Why can a Saudi leave his wallet, laptop and digital camera on the front seat of a car, as I did, and return to find everything intact? Americans live in gated subdivisions with security alarms; child molesters roam free in every neighborhood.”

http://www.saudi-american-forum.org/Newsletters2005/SAF_Item_Of_Interest_2005_05_30.htm

By: bARABie

bARABie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:31:06 +0000

“Why do MORE rapes and incidents of molestation happen in places like Saudi Arabia than in places like Canada?”

miriam you talk absolute crap. PLEASE provide us “ignorant fools” with the data to back up your ridiculously unbelievable claims otherwise, STFU!

By: Hijab Islam Women

Hijab Islam Women — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:26:58 +0000

The Hijab issue is such a tricky issue. I think Islamic women have to be given a choice. A genuine choice free of social pressure. If this is the case then they should be free to where it.

By: Haitham

Haitham — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:21:49 +0000

Miriam,

Why do MORE rapes and incidents of molestation happen in places like Saudi Arabia than in places like Canada?

Do they? I will be interested to read your source of information about this statement.

Did you read this part of the post?

* In Canada, a woman is sexually assaulted every 6 minutes,
* 1 in 3 women in Canada will be sexually assaulted at some time in their lives,
* 1 in 4 women are at the risk of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime,
* 1 in 8 women will be sexually assaulted while attending college or university, and
* A study found 60% of Canadian university-aged males said they would commit sexual assault if they were certain they wouldn’t get caught.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:52:33 +0000

Your argument about education “not working” in the West doesn’t hold water. If hijab “works” better than education, then why do rapes still happen in predominantly Muslim countries? Why do MORE rapes and incidents of molestation happen in places like Saudi Arabia than in places like Canada? Clearly the hijab is failing there.