Let's Cover Up!

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   What does hijab means to you?

      Personally, hijab to me is not just about wearing your 'tudung' which what most of us called 'hijab'. It is about covering your aurah which consists of every part of us except our face and both of our palms. Today, I want to talk specifically about scarf or hijab or tudung or whatever you call them coz nowadays there are a lot of names for it to resemble the different kind of styles women wear. Hmmm.. the BIG question is whether the style you are wearing truly covers your aurah..? 

       There is a malay proverb that goes 'tepuk dada, tanya selera,' which means ask yourself what something really means to you.. Well, that is a question I want all of you girls to ask yourself and a question I want to ask myself.  Aurah sometimes, may seems like a trivial thing to some people which unfortunately is unforgivable for a person who calls herself a muslim by name or by heart. 

      Today, there are a lot of styles to wear your hijab.. Whether you like it with double or triple tiers, 1 or 10 twists or 'lilitan', no brooch at all or a number of them at once.. It all does not matter as long as it covers your aurah or to be specific your chests and your neck.. What I have learnt from the years of wearing hijab, the length of your hijab does matter but if you are smart enough to manipulate its length to sufficiently cover your chest then, it does not matter how long the or wide the hijab is initially. Even a normal size 'tudung bawal' which is probably around 45" can be a 60" wide one.. Hmm.. There is a plenty of tutorials out there if you are curious to how you can do it so go and take a look... hehe.. 

       One more thing, you should also know how to cover your neck too coz it is part of our aurah, you know~ Wear something that is not transparent enough for the part of your neck to be seen especially when there is light. You can wisely choose the option to wear neck covers OR wear hijab that is made of good material that does not allow light to go through it. There are plenty of choices with better material and beautiful patterns for the ever stylish hijabistas out there. 

       As a hijabista, you should not be worried about not being as stylish or as up to date in fashion as the free-haired girls or even non-muslim women because I believe there are more and more choices out there that are just as beautiful but covers our aurah perfectly. It is good to see that there are more people  and designers who are concern of covering our aurah as it gives us a better chance to be a better muslim in carrying our duties to cover our aurah perfectly.

   

Love,

Rahimah