''O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their veils all over their bodies. That is most convenient that they should be known and not molested." (Surah Al-Ahzab: 59)
Subhanallah, I couldn't agree any better! But what else can we expect? It's the words of Allah, and the words of Allah are always true.
I know that lots of non-Muslims have a hundred insults up their sleeves for Hijabis and Niqabis, but it's very clear that even under all their insults, they have some respect for Muslim women who are covered as Allah has asked them to. You may wonder why? Well, it's for the simple reason that when you see a woman who respects herself and her body, people are naturally inclined to respect her.
Let's face it. With nudity and semi-nudity becoming ever so apparent and ordinary now, it's a rare sight to see a modest woman. So these women stand out. They demand respect for their modesty. And although a few people may insult them, they are not molested. See, this is exactly what Allah has said in the Quran. These women will be known, not molested. And being insulted is certainly different from being molested. According to the online dictionary, this is what "insulted" and "molested" means:
Insulted: To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness.
To affront or demean.
To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.
I recently read a very interesting story about a sister, who wore the Hijab, but spent about an hour in front of the mirror, accessorizing and beautifying their Hijab. Well, one day, she set outside and was approached by an old man, who tried to engage this sister in some shameful behaviour. It was then that she realized that something of her Hijab, the way she was dressed and the way she carried herself had attracted this man. She realized that her Hijab needed correction. MashaAllah, this sister decided to wear the Jilbab, and Alhamdulillah, she never had any such experiences afterwards. She realized then what Allah meant by the verse "That is most convenient that they should be known and not molested."
Have you ever seen a proper Hijabi being "checked out" by a random man, being invited for a drink and lead on and on? Well, I certainly have not. And why is that? Because men admire and respect Hijabis and Niqabis. They know that their flattering, "checking out" and invitations won't work with such women. They understand that these women are special and they won't for fall for random flings and relationships.
And sisters, if any of you'll have been approached as such by any men, know that you're Hijab needs to be corrected. You believe in the words of Allah right? Then you ought to know that if you wear the Hijab, you will NOT be molested in any way.
Being a Hijabi is such a blessing! It's really a huge gift from Allah. Subhanallah, if only everyone else realized!
كيف اقوم بنشر هذه الصفحه ؟؟؟
ReplyDeleteAsalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu sis! MashaAllah very lovely post! I couldn't agree more with you! I've noticed, subhanaAllah, that when the proper hijab is worn regardless of people's ill feelings towards it, they still respect you. I think people are starting to understand that it's no longer a "sign of oppression" and I believe that they really do appreciate seeing a lady covered up (I'm speaking about the non-muslims here). However I've also notice that in the muslim community they (but not all) see it as extreme (well where I'm from). Alhamdulillah it wards off the "muslim" players... but I find the muslim community needs to change their points of views on it too. I don't know... I got a better reaction, when I finally started to wearing niqab, by non-muslims then from the actual muslims. So sad but ALhamdulillah ala kuli hal! May Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala reward us all for our jihad! Ameen
ReplyDeleteWa'alykum salaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu sis! Jazakallah khair for your comment. I really couldn't agree more. I've noticed that although there are plenty of people ever-ready to declare the Hijab is oppressive, more non-Muslims are coming to respect it now, Alhamdulillah! May Allah accept our efforts In Sha Allah! :)
DeleteLovely post, but I've seen videos of Saudi niqabis being molested on the streets. How is this explained? This isn't the only instance I've seen this happen, or the only time I've heard about it, it's just the one example I'm using. They were dressed in all black, kept their gaze down, were two women walking together, etc. They followed the "rules," yet they were still molested. How do you explain that? Again, this is just one example of many.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Amy.
DeleteIt's surprising really, because I'm yet to see a properly covered Hijabi/niqabi being molested. People insult them, hoot, laugh, etc. It's happened to me as well, but no one has ever approached or molested me. I'd like to know in what way those women were molested?
And, like I mentioned in the post, if the women aren't covered up as asked in the Quran (that is, by not revealing their adornments, stamping their feet while walking, etc), they most certainly will not be molested. It's not my words or thoughts- it the Words of Allah and the Words of Allah are always true :)
This is written so beautiful mashallah ya ukti❤️
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