Hijab

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate and Lecturer) The strategies of Islam on hijab have their roots in the explicit commandments and clear orders of the Almighty God in the Qur’an and divine words and impart to us the following points in ...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate an...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate and Lecturer) The divine commandments and clear orders of the Almighty God in the Qur’an impart to us the following points in describing the philosophy of necessity of hijab: 1. Preventing the scope of...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate an...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate and Lecturer) Has hijab been only related to Islam or it has existed among other peoples and nations as well? In, Surah Al-A’raf (22) of the Qur’an, which is about Adam and Eve, the Almighty God says: ...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate an...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate and Lecturer) Iranian women had coverings in different eras such as Median, Achaemenid, Parthian and Samanid periods. The existing evidences indicate that in ancient Iran hijab was common, among the Jew...

By Mahboubeh Gandom Abaadi (A Seminary Graduate an...

A Muslim teacher who replaced her head-scarf with a beret pulled down over her ears has been fired from school. The teacher, who tried to preserve her religious values and at the same time follow Germany’s social norms lost a lawsuit Friday against ...

A Muslim teacher who replaced her head-scarf with ...

Bible verses regarding head covering or Hijab. It clearly states that the woman needs to cover up her hair. King James Bible CORINTHIANS 11:1-18 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 11:2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye reme...

Bible verses regarding head covering or Hijab. It ...

Our discussion will center on the issue of the modest dress (hijab) in Islam but as we had mentioned, we must first hold a more general discussion because the modest dress is not exclusive to Islam. That is, it is not the idea that the modest dress a...

Our discussion will center on the issue of the mod...

The Economic Reason Another reason given for the modest dress is that they have said that the modest dress developed because of economics, and of course, it was to exploit women. to refer to the fact that they say the modest dress relates to the era ...

The Economic Reason Another reason given for the m...

Before we begin our discussion, it is necessary to look at the meaning of the word hijab which is used in our age to refer to a woman's covering. This word gives the sense of 'covering' because it refers to a veil or a means of 'covering'. Perhaps it...

Before we begin our discussion, it is necessary to...

More than a hundred thousand people in Turkey have staged a demonstration in the Turkish southeastern city of Diyarbakir in protest to the government’s Hijab ban. Demonstrators called for the freedom to wear Islamic hijab, urging the government to g...

More than a hundred thousand people in Turkey have...

An Iranian Muslim girl has reportedly come under attack in Britain after refusing to remove her hijab amid a new wave of Islamophobia in Western countries. The incident occurred on Wednesday when London resident Zahra Kazemi Saleh was attacked by fou...

An Iranian Muslim girl has reportedly come under a...

Nobel laureate Tawakkul Karman has said the rights of Muslim women who wear the hijab must be respected and Turkish women MPs should be allowed to wear the Islamic headscarf in the parliament building, Press TV reports. The Yemeni activist made the r...

Nobel laureate Tawakkul Karman has said the rights...

A medical clinic in Dallas, Texas has sparked controversy after saying a Muslim doctor applying for a job cannot wear her headscarf if hired. Dr. Hena Zaki of Plano, Texas said Friday that she was shocked to find a no-hat policy at the CareNow clini...

A medical clinic in Dallas, Texas has sparked cont...

1.An act of obedience The hijab is an act of obedience to Allah and to his prophet (pbuh), Allah says in the Qur'an: `It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His messenger have decreed a matter that they should have an option in their ...

1.An act of obedience The hijab is an act of obedi...

“Why do you wear that thing on your head?” “Thing” referring to hijab, the scarf that covers my hair and that is a practice of my faith, Islam. I think all Muslim ladies wearing hijab in a non-Muslim society have been asked this question repeatedly. ...

“Why do you wear that thing on your head?” “Thing”...

“I can feel the extra respect coming my way. People take me more seriously, and I feel protected and confident when I step out.” Dr. Mrs. N.Z. Vakil, M.D. “In the modern society of today, a woman has always been looked upon as just another sexual obj...

“I can feel the extra respect coming my way. Peopl...

The Qur’an addresses Islamic modest dress as follows: “And tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to di...

The Qur’an addresses Islamic modest dress as follo...

Islam does not forbid men and women to interact, but enjoins them to adopt a code of behavior characterized by modesty so that they may treat one another with full and appropriate respect. Islamic modest behavior consists of piety and mutual respect,...

Islam does not forbid men and women to interact, b...

Excuse One: I'm not yet convinced (of the necessity) of hijab.We then ask this sister two questions:One: Is she truly convinced of the correctness of the religion of Islam?The natural answer is: Yes, she is convinced, for she responds "Laa ilaaha ill...

Excuse One: I'm not yet convinced (of the necessit...

What does it mean? "There was a companion of ours in Glasgow who became ill and was hospitalized. He was admitted for three days and on the fourth day the attendant nurse said, "Marry me". He [the brother in Glasgow] asked, "Why? I am a Muslim, you a...

What does it mean? "There was a companion of ours ...

Hijab or the Islamic modest dress that covers natural contours of body and spots of beauty has several beneficial aspects that are commonly known. Being the divine command which is obligatory for the followers of Islam, the Muslims, both males and fe...

Hijab or the Islamic modest dress that covers natu...