Hijab

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Many non-Muslim women in the United States have posted photos of themselves wearing a headscarf on “One Million Hijabs for Shaima Alawadi,” which is a recently created webpage on Facebook. The Facebook page had about 10,00...

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Many non-Muslim women i...

Finally, there are many hadiths from Prophet Muhammad (s) and the Ahlul Bayt (a) about hijab. Some people think that hijab is not something that was taught by the Prophet himself, but was made up by people later on. However it is certainly rooted in ...

Finally, there are many hadiths from Prophet Muham...

Hijab is a special outfit of honour. Historically, there has been a custom among kings to give special clothing to people who had done a great service to him or to those who were highly revered in his court. This clothing was considered very respecta...

Hijab is a special outfit of honour. Historically,...

The Holy Quran has ordered the women to cover themselves in some situations."And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments except what appear thereof. And let them wear...

The Holy Quran has ordered the women to cover them...

- Confidence in social participation as human being and not as sexual commodity. - Guarding one self from the lustful looks of men. - Not diverting people's attention from constructive social work. - Improving the moral character of the society.

- Confidence in social participation as human bein...

- It seeks to imprison women: Those who feel that Hijab imprisons women should refrain from living in houses because it is nearer to a prison than Hijab. - It subordinates women: In fact, culture, which promotes nakedness, takes people nearer to the ...

- It seeks to imprison women: Those who feel that ...

Today in some societies, particularly in the West a woman can walk semi-naked in public, swim topless, patronize bars and clubs, smoke, drink, dance in discos and have sex with anybody she feels like.She can even serve her boyfriend, like an unpaid p...

Today in some societies, particularly in the West ...

It is amazing the way things changed overnight when I started on with Hijab. I can feel the extra respect coming my way. People take me more seriously; friends at college think it looks very neat and smart, and I feel protected and confident when I s...

It is amazing the way things changed overnight whe...

Often labeled as oppressive, many fail to realize that the Hijab truly empowers every female with the ability to control how she is treated and respected in society, her safety, and who deserves to see her beauty, all while making a statement against...

Often labeled as oppressive, many fail to realize ...

Regardless of age or marital status, every female loves attention and being cared for. For most women, satisfying that need comes from compliments of others in private and public. Muslim women who conceal their physical points of attraction in public...

Regardless of age or marital status, every female ...

If there is any good in impressing random men with our beauty (intentionally or unintentionally), then surely we would all know about it. Despite all the technological advancements in 2010, our moral values continue to plummet. One in six girls in th...

If there is any good in impressing random men with...

Since the beginning of time, women have always been exploited. Known for our gentleness, delicateness, and beauty, women are often used as mere objects to attract men or sell products and services. Unfortunately, today a woman's physical beauty is li...

Since the beginning of time, women have always bee...

The word Hijab literally means a curtain or veil and is best understood by exploring the Islamic concept of modesty. Muslim men and women are required to be modest while mingling with unrelated members of the opposite gender. The content of our speec...

The word Hijab literally means a curtain or veil a...

Iranian women wear veils because they are required by the law to do so. In 1979, after the Islamic Revolution that caused the downfall of Shah Reza Pahlavi, the Iranian government implemented a legal form of dress code to be worn and strictly followe...

Iranian women wear veils because they are required...

In Quran, the religious book of Muslims it is said as the word of God that Muslim men and women should dress modestly. The interpretation to this saying in Quran was made as covering up the entire body of woman except at face, feet and hands. It is i...

In Quran, the religious book of Muslims it is said...

Anywhere in the world when people see a woman all wrapped up in clothing where only the hands, feet, and face are visible, people instantly conclude that the woman is from a Muslim descent. The clothing that Muslim women wear to cover up their head a...

Anywhere in the world when people see a woman all ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the Constitutional Court to explain why it overturned a decision to allow women to wear headscarves at the country's universities. Erdogan, who leads the ruling Justice and Development Party or AK...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has as...

Almost half of people feel the wearing of hijabs or headscarves by Muslim students should be allowed in Ireland's State schools, according to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll. Right to Wear Hijab is Backed by Almost Half Surveyed in IrelandWhile...

Almost half of people feel the wearing of hijabs o...

By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi The sunna —the sayings and examples of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)— is the second most important source for Islamic laws. It is impossible to truly understand the Qur’an without studying the Prophet’s life that provided th...

By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi The sunna —the sayings a...

On August 8, the Italian news agency Adn Kronos International (AKI) reported that the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, Sayyid Ahmad Elmalhoda, strongly criticized that a female had carried the Iranian flag during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. The f...

On August 8, the Italian news agency Adn Kronos In...

In the past few years, the Islamic dress code, and specifically the Hijab observed by Muslim women, has been the subject of a number of controversial laws and regulations in European and majority Muslim countries. In France, young Muslim girls were b...

In the past few years, the Islamic dress code, and...