8 Myths About My Hijab

By Umm Ibrahim I’ve been wearing the hijab for almost 8 years now. There's no complex rocket science behind it. It's just that I firmly believe that it is a commandment from Allah. Here are just some of the ideas I’ve heard people expressing about my hijab, explicitly or implicitly, over the years. Without further...

Of Parents, Problems and Religion!

By Umm Ibrahim So are you fighting a daily battle, where the two people (of all the people alive), whom you love the most and you’re supposed to honour the most, are actually stopping you from obeying Allah and His Prophet (sallalahu alaihi wasallam)? Welcome to the band! You’re not alone. You’re in a situation...

Thou Shalt Lower Thy Gaze!

Lowering the gaze- yes, that is actually one of the forgotten commandments. "You mean blue eyes! Woww." She stared dreamily into space. "I just can't control myself when I look at him..." she swooned, gazing at the actor's image on the novel's cover page. "That brother and his beard was so awesome! Ah! He was... "...

Hijab

Assalam o Alaikum (May Peace be with you all)! This blog post of mine revolves around Hijab, all about Hijab!  WHAT IS HIJAB? Literally the Arabic word Hijab means “Screen" or "Curtain” and so its purpose is to shield. Hijab is generally taken as a piece of cloth used by Muslim women to cover their...