What is the meaning of hijab?
posted by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed at 21:53
Wednesday, September 24
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13 Comments:
:) dont understand the arabic, but I reckon I can guess :( la howla wala qwata illah billah
Yes, the gossip-y attitude is pretty self-explanatory!
Well she is criticizing the lady passing by for leaving the house while not wearing the Hijab, calling her immoral.
Thanks for your efforts Nadeem. However, the title question was not a literal question about the meaning of arabic, but a broader conceptual question...
assalamualikum.
huaaa,I cannot read arabic without harakat.*sobs*
what is its meaning?
hope , all the moslimah still comit to wear hijab
hope Allah always protect us
regards from Moslem In Indonesian
Unfortunately this is a profound reality.
The concept and the history that dwells on the origin of Hijab has been lost in the passive lives of the masses. Most believe that it reflects the identity of a Muslim, although neither in the lifestyle of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) or the holy Quran was this reflected.
Azzam
Well I think you see 2 women, dressed in tight figure hugging clothes criticising another woman (dressed in more modest clothes) for not wearing the hijab.
The moral,just becuase you have the hijab doesn't mean you've fulfilled you obligations.
The question is, why is one culturally acceptable within Muslim communities and not the other? We all know should a woman decide to not cover her hair, despite dressing modestly, she will be heavily criticised compared to a woman who keeps her hair covered but decides to don lycra, lipstick and padded bra. It's letter over spirit gone mad.
http://qudaamah.blogspot.com/2008/11/male-oppression-control-hijab.html
Dear Sister, i think that the dress of the lady passing by is covering more SATAR then the ladies standing behind (even wearing scarf). the best one would be, if the lady passing through gets scarf.
However, i think that the concept of Hijab is basically "to cover up the body/body parts" rather then just wrap up hairs/head by a piece of cloth.
However, the comments so far seems interesting.
Actually I'd say the comments so far have been border-line pathetic considering it appears to have taken until about the seventh comment for the penny to drop.
I love your blog though Spirit21, it is fascinating.
Sadly, the wearing and the manner of wearing the headscarf has come to symbolise the problems we face as Muslims today - (1) the responsibility is put onto women to show the 'image' of Islam (2) it is all about following the 'legal' technicalities of Islam, in this case covering the head (3) ensuring we are fulfilling the 'spirit' of the faith is forgotten, in this case the ethos of modest dress is overlooked
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