h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Most sisters in Islam choose not to wear the hijab. But why? Is it because it gives you more freedom?

For me personally, taking off my hijab would be impossible. It’s not because I’m afraid of anyone, I’m not afraid of the Muslim community, not my friends, not my parents, but Allah. I’m afraid of Allah. By the way I’m a very courageous person, if I wanted to take my hijab off I would, simple as. But I fear Allah, I fear God, that’s why I keep wearing my hijab. Do you know what is wrong with Britain today? They don’t have these values, they have crimes every seconds, a woman is raped every 2 seconds, if you do not fear that someone is watching you, you don’t fear anything, you just do as you please.

I feel sorry for women in western countries. If you look at any advertisement, is a woman used to sell the product? How old is she? What is she wearing? Where can I get that dress? More often than not, these women will be tall, slim, and attractive and dress in skimpy clothing. Why do we let ourselves be manipulated like this? Whether you believe it or not, these women are being forced to sell themselves. When I’m being asked whether I feel oppressed or not, I can honestly say NO. I made this decision out of my own free will. I take control of the way other people perceive me, and the fact that I don’t give anyone anything to look at, and that I have released myself from the fashion industry and other institutions that exploit women. My body is my own; nobody can tell me that I’m beautiful. I know that there is more to me then what they see. I am grateful that I will never have to suffer like other western women; I will never have to try to gain or lose weight just to look like them. I have made choices about what my priorities are in life, and frankly, the way I dress or the way I look are not among them. So next time you see someone in a hijab or a niqab, do not look at them sympathetically, I am not forced to wear what I wear, I am not oppressed in any way....I’ve been LIBERATED. Do western women think that they have been liberated??? They think the women’s liberation move started in the 19th century? Well let me tell you something, the move did not begin by women at all, the move was a revelation that was revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammed (Salalahu alaihi wasalaam) in the 7th Century. The Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) is what every muslim woman derives her rights and duties from. How many times have muslims been told by westerners what to wear? How many times have women been told to take off their hijab by a non-muslim? See this is the problem with the west, they do not see that by telling someone to take something off and wear something else is a form of oppression, yet they have the balls to tell us that we are oppressed! A muslim would never tell a non-muslim what to wear, you will never see a muslim woman standing in the mall or any such places, telling non-muslim women to cover up, we do not judge them from what they are wearing, and this is Islam, this is peace. So this goes out to all my muslim sisters, be strong. Do it for our Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, Allah Subhanahu Wa ta’ala. Wear your hijab proudly and don’t fear anyone. When Allah commands you to do something, it’s for your own good.

As-salaamualaikum Warahmatulahi Wabarkatuhu