Hijab

Summary: O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw closely over themselves their jilba-b...

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Summary: One of the obligations in Islam is Hijab; Hijab in Arabic dictionaries is defined as “covering”, and the reason that this word is used in Islamic ruling, is because in Islam men and women are ordered to have Hijab.

British Muslim women who wear the hijab feel generally better about their body image than those who don’t wear the hijab.
The research, conducted by Dr Viren Swami from the University of Westminster and colleagues looked at body image issues amongst British Muslim women.

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Imam Sadiq(a.s) The man with no Ghayrat is one whose heart is upside down.

One of the filthiest plots of the enemies of Islam in the contemporary era was banning of hijab. Coming to power backed by Britain and through the Coup of 21 February 1921, Reza Khan was after de- Islamization in the society and replacing it with Liberal values. A major manifestation of the plot was banning of hijab.

Islam has introduced hijab as part of the decency and modesty in interaction between members of the opposite sex. Verse 59 of chapter 33 of the holy Quran gives a very good reason; it says,

“This is more appropriate so that they may be known [as Muslim women] and thus not be harassed [or molested].”

I am a Muslim, but I wasn't always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11.
Theresa Corbin

Summary: 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 describing the philosophy of necessity of hijab.