Watching mum carefully pick her way through her list of things to do and chores, makes me wonder, will I ever be able to live up to that expectation. She balances her work, family time, household chores, social life and personal time all so well, I often do believe that she is a superwoman. How does she manage it all? Allahu ‘Alam…but Alhamdulilah she gets it all done.
In our last article we touched on the obligation of Hijab. Here, we will look at the requirements necessary to meet that obligation.
Hijab has become a fashion accessory; the final piece that sets it all off. But this is not what it was intended for.
The niqaab; how ironic is it that though the niqaab is just a piece of cloth (which probably has more material than a bikini set) has sparked enough controversy all around the world, to be headlines?!
Hijab Fashion has sadly given rise to the so-called feministic and modern opinion where many have begun to believe that ‘hijab’ is no longer obligatory; that covering the hair and body of the muslim woman is not necessary. This phenomenon has affected many women in the West, in the Asian subcontinent and even in the Arab world. The work of shaytaan spreads like wildfire!
“You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.”(Surah al- aal Imran: 110)
In some parts of the world it is a common misconception that women are to be kept at home restrained from going out. In other parts, the misconception takes a different form; the mosques are for men, and women should not be seen there.
