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Do you have a problem with understanding what is written? Having met, spoken to, been with hijabans, I can say with good experience that they think as I put it out there.
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It should only be symbolic and not for religious reasons. Hindu widows wear White Saris, Married ones wear Dots, Jews wear Yarmulke, and if a Punjaban wants to wear a Dupata, that shouldn’t be a big deal. She should’nt think that by wearing a Dupata she is getting closer to God.
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it depends on the type of hijab. If she is wearing tight jeans and a stick to skin blouse with a scarf as hijab, then I think its more of a fashion statement than anything else. If she is wearing that abaaya thing that drags along the floor and very loose , then she is doing more for a cultural reason and may be religious (although I strongly feel that Islam does not require hijab as interpreted thesedays...).
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Madhubala , what is the difference between a cultural symbol and a religious symbol and why is one better than the other?
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PCG, are you telling me those walking tents in places like Soodi Arabia are doing it for religioius reasons, or the blue prickhead Burkas in Afghanistan? It’s mostly cultural…the Hijab is a concept and doesnt mean a piece of little clothing on one’s head. It covers all parts of body (not physical, but spiritual).
I gotta go and have lunch now…
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PCG, I will give you an example of people with low or no intellect misinterpret and confuse guidance and messages in religon with decrees
Islam says, be demure, do not flaunt, do not be lasvicious..a great message. (BTW/a lot of other religions have the same message, we will leave it at that) Misinterpretation of message means cover yourself up in burlap or the variant degrees. Just like another great message in Islam, don't cheat your lendee by committing usury...interpretators with low intellect convert this noble message as Interest is haraam.
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oye buddha, you gave an answer that was meant for some other question maybe. Answer mera sawaal. 
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Sherni ---hmm. The rest is jilbab and the head piece is hijab. And if you mean what is hijab in the other sense- well then its not just a full length covering - its a complete way of life.
Verizon -- I am not insecure. I do not feel a need to belong in any group or sect. Im a Muslimah and by wearing hijab I think I may be following one of ths steps required in my faith. I dont wear it because of culture or tradition nor do I wear it because my parents want me to. I also dont wear it because I want people to look at me or give me attention. I wear it because I believe it is something that Islam asks of me. And since it is something I believe in ,I will do what I can to follow it.
ps I demand respect or you may leave my thread.
matsui -- Yeah fine you know a certain few hijabans. They might have noted down all their thoughts for you. But again we're talking about a select few and not ALL of the.
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I do NOT want to know if it is wrong or right. I do not want to know if a verse is misinterpreted or not.I do not want to know what is modest clothing or not.
I want to know what you think when you see a hijaban next to you in class or at work. I want to know what perceptions of her you have.I then want to know how your views changed or stayed the same AFTER you got to know her.
If its still not simple enough and if you still cant have a sensible discussion you're free to leave.
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LOL.
Headpiece is Khimaar. Look it up yourself.
My last post.
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I couldn't care less who wears a hijab and who doesn't. It's how a person behaves that matters. Respect is earned. It isn't just handed out based on who is wearing a head scarf and who isn't.
What do I think when I see a hijaban? "She's Muslim". That's about it.
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Oh you are looking for just a superficial answer. In that case my first post was correct. I think "what a frigid idiot"
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:queen: just bury this debate u r clever enough to work out what some goons r trying to do here rite, move on yaar it would be 4 de best.
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Assalam o Alaikum
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I want to know what your personal opinions are about women who wear a hijab.
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In my opinion wearing a hijab have its weightage on making an opinion about some women..however wearing a hijaab is not in it self surety about piety of some one..inshort wearing a hijaab is one thing and being decent ( in broader meaning ) is other thing...wearing a hijaab gives some hint that the person has some inclination towards islamic teachings..however just like being bearded person dont make you waliallah , wearing a hijaab dont gurantee but gives reasonable assurance that the women is a good mominah--
waisay bhee some one wearing hijaab is in a way better then any other women like her ..kion kay atleast she is following one hukam of islam which the other non hijaban is not following..
wasalam
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Well I used to be one of the people who automatically when they saw a hijaban thought "oh wow what a decent girl"
This happenned when I had gone to the usa in college and over there it seems that hijab is a big barometer to check how pious a Muslim girl is.
I am IN NO WAY undermining the importance of HIJAB and its TRUE that HIJAB is FARZ for ALL Muslim women. NO two ways about it. ITS COMPULSORY.
However, as **Sherni** pointed out, just a head covering is **not** a hijaab. You can be wearing a head covering [khimaar as Sherni rightly said] and still be wearing immodest clothes. In fact JUST the dress does not translate to HIJAB.
**HIJAAB** means **MODESTY**. all over. in every aspect of your personality.
you have to have:
HIJAB of the whole BODY - so your entire dress should be such that you shouldn't reveal any shape of your body.
HIJAB of the eyes - keep your eyes and where you look in check.
HIJAB of the ears - don't listen to bad things.
HIJAB of the mouth/tongue - don't say bad things.
HIJAB of the soul, the character and the mind and HEART - most important. purity of all kinds of thoughts and intentions. you might be fully covered but still be trying to attract attention or not carrying yourself with MODESTY or you might be thinking immodest things even if you are in NIQAAB.
**bao bihari** just b/c a girl is wearing a head covering does NOT mean she is more inclined towards religion. Also, how can you define who is religious and who is not? I think the criteria is TAQWA -- and only Allah knows how much Taqwa anyone has in their hearts. Although these things are momentous in their own right, I don't even think praying five times a day, being a haji or any of these ensure that a person is a MOMIN, though OFCOURSE these are significcant.
**PCG** I agree with you that not ALL women who dress in revealing outfits intend to show off their bodies or intend to attract attention. Lekin I think any girl who is a Muslim should KNOW (if she is not aware of Islamic teachings then its not her fault), but a MUSLIM girl who is aware of Islamic teachings cannot DENY the fact that she IS going against her religion if she is not properly covered. A person who does not pray or fast cannot say that they are not going against religion for example. Religion has given very SPECIFIC instructions. I myself also don't follow all Islamic rules, I don't dress in the way a Mominah should but I think in order to not mix truth with falsehood we have to atleast admit that if we don't follow these orders then we ARE indeed NOT as modest as we are REQUIRED to be in our religion. If we are ignorant that's another thing, but I don't think a Muslim girl can be wearing hugging clothes in public and claim that "who is anyone to judge if I am dressed modest or not?". Our religion HAS given us standards of modesty and a DRESS CODE. What's in someone's hearts is a different matter but I am just talking about "modest dressing" here as far as the actual outer dress is concerned.
Also, lets say you are in a crowded bazar in Pakistan, no matter what the intention in your heart is, if you want to be perceived as more decent and NOT INTERESTED IN ATTRACTING ATTENTION then chances are, if you are in khimaar and jilbaab (complete burqa) then you'll give out that vibe more compared to someone who is wearing lets say more revealing clothes.
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Muslim_queen re post #48
That alone tells me that you are very insecure and you have no confidence in yourself. Forget Hijab, concentrate on confidence building boot camp. Trust me.
If you were not insecure and did not have an urge to belong to muslim community you would have chosen a different nick, there are no queens or kings you know in Islam.
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And don't get mad, I am here to spread the word of Love and God. Thats all.
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the initial misconception I had was that they are very seedhi saadhi/no fun girls. But I have friends/cousins who are hijabans and they are totally fun to hang out with! Some of the best people I've met in my life (not all but majority). I learned that the hijab doesn't shape someone's personality. If you are a fun loving crazy person, you will remain so w/ the hijab on too :)
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^^ Why do your cousins wear a hijab?
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Hijabi are women too you know. So you proceed to check them out and rate them on a scale of 1 to 10. There of course is that funny incident when i was in London. I was checking out sme hijabi girls and asked medic on what he thought. This one girl had a nice ass, i promptly got whacked on the head for checking out a hijaban.
Seems if you wear a hijab you are too pious to be checked out.
To simplify for the idiotic. Hijaban are normal girls that wear a headscarf. I have no idea why a piece of cloth identify them as something else.
Personally i think it is the fault of those who identify such characteristics as they are narrow-minded, racially or stereotypically orientated and do not wish to see matters with an open mind.
Its like saying a member of the NRA is a red neck hick who wants to kill all things on four legs.
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It wasn’t that she was wearing just a hijab - she was wearing a jiljab too. I operate on the basis that most girls do not want to be checked out. But that one you were looking at clearly went through the trouble of wearing check-out resistance clothing and yet you still tried. You deserved what you got. I’d hit you over the head again if you ever try and pull off a stunt like that again in my presence
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Aww shut up. You agreed she had a nice ass. So what if she went through the trouble, i remember rather clearly that coat or what not fit very clearly to the contor of her body. That was by the way a classic laural and hardy moment.