Wearing hijab to school for first time?
Hello, and asalamualaikum sister. :) Yes, I think you should go right ahead and wear your hijab, or at least a scarf to just cover your hair with loose clothes (such as loose jeans and loose jumpers etc) to begin with until you get used to it, and then slowly gain confidence and work your way up. Please don't let trolls put you off. You say there are no Muslims in your town, so you see out of your whole towns population - YOU alone have been blessed by Allah. Ahamdulillah. You are so young and Allah has guided you because there's something special about you in your heart. Allah doesn't look at ones race or colour, but he looks at the heart. Ask Allah for guidance. You can talk to Allah anytime, not just during salah. :) P.s I think you look very cute in that picture. Masha'Allah. And I'm so happy for you. I'll make dua for you too. And please, if you need any help regarding Islam or other topics, then do not hesitate to message me. We are all here to help insha'Allah. And remember you're never alone. :)
What is the point of wearing hijab in USA?
Asalamo Alaykum sister. First you need to understand that Hijab is fardh on every Muslim woman. Your question is all wrong, your faith does not change no matter where in the world you are. Your low self esteem is a different issue, work on that seperately but in the mean time don't disregard your obligations to God. My humble advice would be to start a healthy eating plan and take up some sort of exercise which you can continue daily. I can relate- not because of weight but before I comitted myself to wearing Hijab full time I always thought I would look ugly wearing it and it would make me look old etc (those whispers from satan) but I still decided to wear it and soon after those shallow thoughts didn't even cross my mind. Remember one very important thing, you cannot physically stop people from looking at you, whether it's a woman in Hijab or a woman with blue hair or just anyone "different". People usually judge what is different or unknown to them. The main purpose is that you guard your modesty are not openly available for every men walking on the street to look at. --- And in fact, wearing Hijab in the West is more important now than ever, especially where women are flaunted so cheaply and seen as nothing more than sex objects. Sister, self-respect is a very valuable trait which is sadly dissapearing from this society. By obeying Allah (swt) and fulfilling all your obligations as a Muslim you get to keep this respect. :-) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Can a school forbid my son from wearing a dress?
I adopted my youngest son four years ago and I don't like enforcing gender roles or stereotypes on people, esecially children, because I want them to make choices in life based on their goals and wants and not what they believe they're "expected to do" just because of their gender. Anyway, my son is now seven and we recently moved to a new school district and the school year has just started. My son wore a dress to school today (I let him pick out his own clothes for the most part except when he wants to break out the fireman hat and bunny ears). It was a simple yellow dress from Wal-Mart. Nothing revealing, offensive, or anything like that. Anyway, today, I got a call at work to come pick him up because he was dressed inappropriately but last Monday, there was a girl in his grade wearing the same dress. I'm not going to tell my son he can't wear a dress so I'm wondering if a school can legally forbid my son to wear a dress that follows the uniform rules.
HELP! my parents are forcing me to wear the hijab?
Lol, please don't thought of suicide because of this matter. There is more people outside there suffering from more pain that you are now, still they try their best to overcome those and live still. there are many fashionable hijab for teens perhaps you may try that? u will be able to satisfy your family request and in the same time be fashionable? if not, perhaps a simple scarf would do? if still you dont feeling like wearing any head cover, try to talk this matter with your family again and asked them to give you more time. give promising words to them as you discuss over this matter.
Hijab: Do Arab women who wear veils keep their veils on all the time?
Yes and No!Women are not required to wear Hijab while sleeping or showering unless there is a "non-mahram" male looking at her while doing so!Take the rule and you will better know the answer. Hijab Rule:Women (after a certain age, debatable between 9-13) are required, per Islamic standards, to wear Hijab ONLY in front of "non-mahram" males. Non-mahram males are all males other than husband, father, sons, brothers, step-brothers, nephews, grandfather, great grand fathers, grand sons, great grand sons, uncles etc.By the way, by males we mean those who reached the stage of puberty (adolescence). A woman can show her hair for males who did not enter puberty yet.In essence, women in Islam are only required to wear Hijab in front of certain type of males (who are generally can potentially be attracted to her sexually).Why Hijab?Perhaps males getting attracted to women all day long (or part of it) and making their minds being occupied and engaged with unnecessary thoughts isn't that productive, is it? (causing what they call 'mental depletion')I read that an average mind goes through 60,000 thoughts a day so probably Islam wanted to keep the minds of males more efficient and effective and remove any unnecessary thoughts (like constant sexual desire) from being part of the 60,000 thoughts. Simplifying it would be why having males all around the world spend some time (say 10-15 minutes daily) into going through inner thoughts like "wow, she's beautiful, let me keep looking at her" or "unbelievably stunning. One of the finest I came across in my life" or "where that good-looking lady went? Oh, there she is. I must look around to spend some precious seconds looking at her mesmerizing beauty before this traffic light gets green" or even speaking with their male friends on other women and how pretty she is today and going through these type of conversations.Think of the hours that gets spent by each male in such thoughts annually times the male population (say 2.5 billion, excluding kids) and you will end up with an enormous global waste to existing and future generations. #LowerYourGaze
Any advice for a Muslim high school teacher?
Assalamu Aleikum, I am working on a Bachelorette of Education and I will be a high school English teacher soon & wear hijab inshallah. Id like to know what activities I could do for Muslim youth who go to public school to allow them to hold on to their Islamic identities without being embarrased, ashamed or feeling alone. Basically id like to be able to reinforce proper Muslim morals for those who cant afford to put their kids in private Islamic schools & give dawah to non-Muslims inshallah. Any ideas?
Amman, Jordan private schools?? OXFORD?
I'm Jordanian... there is an Oxford school in Jordan... I don't know if it's fun or not (I don't even recall an Oxford school when I was in school -which was like 8 years ago- lol) Usually Ammani kids are cool and accepting of things, I would think that you would find other girls wearing Hijab but mayb very few in that school... the majority are muslims though. but it does seem to be one of the top schools there. You can contact them for further details... P.O Box 960628 11196 Sport City Town/City: Amman Country: Jordan Telephone: 962 5154199 Fax: 962 5160671 Email: reemotaibi@hotmail.com Website: http://www.oxfordschoolsjo.com Principal: Ms Rabab Sabbagh IGCSE co-ordinator: Mrs Reem Otaibi Year of accreditation: 2002 Gender: Mixed Scholarship available? No Good Luck xox (and if you need any more info contact me!) EDIT: my friend who knows the school says it's a bad school, with "bad schooling" you might wana consider other options!