Hijab

Adopted from the Book : "The Islamic Hijab" by : "Al-Balagh Foundation" Woman was greatly afflicted in two ways which were the main source of different evils, sufferings and injustices that happened to her during history. Firstly, woman was considere...

Adopted from the Book : "The Islamic Hijab" by : "...

Adopted from the Book : "The Islamic Hijab" by : "Al-Balagh Foundation" Woman was greatly afflicted in two ways which were the main source of different evils, sufferings and injustices that happened to her during history. Firstly, woman was considere...

Adopted from the Book : "The Islamic Hijab" by : "...

Adopted from the book : "Hijab, the Muslim Women Dress" by : Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi" The holy book of the Muslims is the Qur’an; it is the revelation of Almighty Allah upon Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny).The 114 chapters of the Q...

Adopted from the book : "Hijab, the Muslim Women D...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dress" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi One of the many questions that I have been asked is why does Islam make hijab mandatory for women? Islam has introduced hijab as part of the decency and modesty in inter...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dre...

Adopted from the book "A New Perspective : Women in Islam" by : Sayyid Mustafa Qazwini and Fatma Saleh Fatma: Were most Qur’anic injunctions originated by actual events, such as the order for women to cover? Sayyid: Many of the injunctions that are s...

Adopted from the book "A New Perspective : Women i...

Adopted from the book "A New Perspective : Women in Islam" by : Sayyid Mustafa Qazwini and Fatma Saleh Fatma: Why are Muslim women required to cover? Sayyid: Scholars have established various explanations elucidating the subject of women covering. Th...

Adopted from the book "A New Perspective : Women i...

The issue of veil "covering" being one of self­evident truths of Islamic jurisprudence, having multifarious and extensive arenas. Before broaching it, I find it necessary to give a bright image of the matter on hand, and the terms used in these subje...

The issue of veil "covering" being one of self­evi...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dress" by : Sayyid Mohammad 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’...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dre...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dress" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi It is quite probable that these so-called experts of Islam and of the Middle East have confused the basic order of the Qur’an with the style of hijab worn by Muslim wome...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dre...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi It seems that all these things can be admitted as evidences and applicabilities of Tabarruj, since Tabarruj means displaying of finery and every one of these can be an applicability of these things. Th...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi I...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dress" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi 1. What “casting down the glances” mean? It means that a person should not look at the member of the opposite sex except for those parts that may be uncovered. So, for i...

Adopted from the book "Hijab, The Muslim Women Dre...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi If the world nowadays has some kind of freedom and liberation in clothes, but no one has liberalised immodesty and unchastity, then regional and world regulations emphasising on prevention of indecent ...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi I...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi Life of man is liable to develop and mature on two dimensions: material and moral. And acquiring knowledge and sciences, with fostering ethical and human traits all lie within the realm of spiritual pe...

Adopted from the book "Woman" by : Mahdi Mahrizi L...

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 clinic...

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

Turkey's top court on Thursday annulled a law allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities on ground it violates secularism. The court claims that the law breached constitutional provisions that describe Turkey's secular system as an un...

Turkey's top court on Thursday annulled a law allo...

A sincere supplication from the depths of the heart to the Creator of all hearts. May the person who reads this be better than the writer herself. Ya Allah, I cannot thank you enough, but I acknowledge that among so many other people, You have chose...

A sincere supplication from the depths of the hear...

If not in Ramadhan then when will you begin to see? That the life you live is like an ephemeral tree. A seed sown, cultivated, beautiful to see, Yet soon to be withered, dead, enclosed by soil and sea. If not in Ramadhan then when will you open your...

If not in Ramadhan then when will you begin to see...

Although I had a Muslim upbringing and went to an Islamic school, I didn’t really know Islam until very recently (I am now in my twenties). Sure, I knew some chapters from Qur’an, wore “hijab”, and even “prayed and fasted” at times; but real Iman (fa...

Although I had a Muslim upbringing and went to an ...

‘Diamonds reflect more light than other materials, which accounts for its characteristic sparkle’ – The previous sentence was taken from a Physics lesson. It made me suddenly smile through the monotonous atmosphere the whole class could feel to the b...

‘Diamonds reflect more light than other materials,...

It’s a fairly common misconception that men are considered as superior to women in Islam. Of course, for anyone who knows even the basics of Islam, they will know that this is certainly not the case. One of the rules of Islam that I feel demonstrates...

It’s a fairly common misconception that men are co...

Fears. We all have them. Some people handle them better than others, but at the end of the day, they are still there. They live inside of us, affecting our personalities, our decisions and sometimes, our lives. But as Muslims, as slaves of Allah ta’a...

Fears. We all have them. Some people handle them b...