do any islamic women wear abayas over their jilbabs. what does it feel like to do so and is it comfortable?
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I do, except when I work. I love it, it is soooooo comfortable. How many women would love to be able to wear their cozy nightgown all day, and even be able to go to the store and get away with it?  Id doesn't matter what I have on underneath, I can just throw on my abaya and my scarf and go. I love it!
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Salam sister.\n\nIm lucky that I've never been abused whislt wearing the hijab.  But people do question my nationality more. For example I have to show my passport and proof of birth here in the UK when I want to go to the doctors,  I get stopped at the airport etc, get asked if I can speak English. LOL This NEVER happened when I wasn't wearing Hijab. Some people find it hard to believe that a muslim can also be a westener!\n\nHowever most ordinary people treat me with alot of respect now I'm in hijab.
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Even if Allah is male ,Muslim men should wear burqas.They should be ashamed of themselves of what they hav done to their womens.Four marriage allowed and a women is locked up in home ,thats absurd and uncivilised.\n\nIslam need to modernise
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Why are People so much concerned about Muslim Women wearing Hijab? Do they hurt you? Do they shock you, I think you have no concern with Muslim Women on Earth.\n\nHijab is Something ordained by Culture, go to countries like the UAE, Jordan, 95% of them are Muslims, but most of them doesn't wear Hijab and they are Muslims, Muslim Women wear Hijab in order to Protect theirselves from the Bad Attitude of the Modern Humanity, they can easily attract men if they don't wear Hijab and thereby causing Sexual Abuse or something illegal.\n\nI think Muslim Women have the most ordained and good attitude, and they try to be Virgin untill they get married, and this what all World Religions wanted to have in their community, for say, Christianty also doesn't tolerate all this kind of Sex stuffs is just that the religion has now mixed up with Paganism that's why.\n\nYes, Every Muslim Women is suppose to make herself clean, clear, and not just live herself like someone who comes out from the bush... This question is not reasonable...
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nobody forces women to wear a hijab, it is their rigthful choice. It would really help you if you just asked questions relevant to the true Islam instead of making up questions which are filled withi nsults and ignorance. \n\nYou havent given a way to contact u through your email , how bout u change ur profile and send me a msg so i can enlighten you about the true Islam? it'll save alot of trouble of having to go through your hate-filled questions.
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I am a muslim man and I have seen most of the time it is the woman that insist on wearing hijab despite their husbands wish. Well, a muslim women can answer this question better.
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There are many religions that require women to be fully covered from neck to ankles.  Hasidic jews, for example, require women, even girls, to wear long skirs all year long.\n\nIt's a matter of modesty for most religions that impose this rule.
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Hello Levente...\n\nFor a practising Muslim, any kind of western style dating is not allowed... Holding hands, hugging, kissing, oral sex, even being in the same room alone together are banned!\n\nLet me explain...\n\nOutside marriage any kind of fornication is a sin, and by fornication a mean anything even a lustful look. There is a Hadith that says that it worse for a man to have an axe through his head than even accidentally touch who is not his mahram (wife or blood relative) women.\nFor women (like me) when I'm outside or with non mahram, I must wear hijab (cover myself fully) and I'm not allowed to be alone with a man. etc etc.\n\nWhen I do decide to get married it is not Islamic to have a long engagement etc. And I won't be alone with my fiance until after marriage. Typically family and friends help find prospective partners, and then arrange a meeting where maybe they leave us 2 in a room, and they wait outside with the door open! And then if you are still not sure it is OK to ask questions by phone etc, before you get married.\n\nAs you see it is very different from the western version of romance!! \n\n\nOf course not all Muslim women follow the Koran as strictly as this and we do live in the modern world..but this is the ideal!\n\nAnd I forgot... Its the same for men too of course they are not allowed relationships outside marriage too
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In most Muslim countries (North Africa from Morocco on over to Egypt; the entire Middle East; much of Central Asia, so, Iran, Afghanistan, etc.; certain areas of China, especially in the Northwest; Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia),\n\nmany African people groups (i.e. countries or parts thereof), Muslim or not (and oddly, in some of these groups, it's perfectly OK to show your breasts, the idea being it's a pain to feed your children if you have to constantly be raising and lowering your shirt, but God forbid you show your knees in public)\n\nand India,\n\nit is customary for women not to show their legs, for religious and/or cultural reasons.\n\nFor that matter, in much of the Far East, I think in particular of Southeast Asia, so, places like Vietnam, it is traditionally considered immodest to undress even in front of your spouse!
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As a muslim let me point out one point that there is no such a thing as an official Islamic dress. All the talk about islamic dresses, veils, khimar, face covers are strictly habits and traditions of the countries and not stated by Islam. By time people put the 2 together and thought that such a dress is Islamic dress. I personally dont think a head scarf (hijab) is an islamic dress and it is just a tradition by the people of the middle east long before Islam. All women I know wear no head cover, they happen to be good muslims and active participants of their society.\n\nBack to your question, kheimar is a long head cover that extends to cover a woman's upper body.
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Yes it's practical, u wouldn't find the things u mentioned that hard if u feel and believe how many gifts you are gifted by god , and you are not thanking him at all for them , \nwe do fast from dawn to sun set , hot or cold the weather is , it doesn't matter , and u cant imagine how much i enjoy it as persons , it's a real nice spiritual process to be done , to feel that u overcomes your need " in food and sex , as Muslim is not allowed to have sex during fasting " ... \nreally you feel like you are free. \nPrayer is a short one , u pray only for 5 minutes , 5 times aday , u find it's very very very hard to pray for 25 minutes for ur god who created u in a day in the time that there's 1440 minutes in a day ?! how thankful are u !!\n\nPilgrimage was hard in the past but now it's not that hard , and many facilities are provided for the good of the muslims , and when my parents did it , and came they said that have never practiced a better thing than pilgrimage in their whole life ....
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it's called a hijab...
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Praise be to Allaah.   \n\nThere can be no doubt that Allaah only enjoins that in which there is wisdom, but in some cases the wisdom behind some rulings may be hidden from people, and in some cases it may be quite obvious – such as the prohibition on alcohol which clouds the mind and hinders people from the remembrance of Allaah and from prayer [cf. al-Maa'idah 5:91]. \n\nThe wisdom behind the prescription of hijab is one of the most clear, because it is a covering for woman and guards their chastity, and it prevents the foolish from making approaches and harassing them. How often has a woman’s hijab prevented the devils among mankind from harrassing her? How often have unveiled women made a display of their beauty and charms, which has led to their being harrassed by the foolish? Concerning this, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \n\n“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”\n\n[al-Ahzaab 33:59] \n\nThis verse gives the complete answer to your question, because Allaah mentions here the command to His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to tell his wives and daughters and the believing women to wear hijab, and it mentions the wisdom behind that, which is so that they may be protected and not exposed to annoyance. \n\nWhen women go out showing most of their bodies – as the questioner mentions – this is one of the greatest causes of crime and corruption of men’s morals, and of the spread of immorality. It is also degrading for woman, as we see women becoming cheap products for business-owners and advertisers, who show woman half-naked and devoid of modesty in order to attract customers and market their products. \n\nA woman’s body belongs to her and is not to be shared with people. When she gets married it belongs to her husband and she should not let anyone else have a share in it. What does a woman want when she shows her body and exposes her charms to onlookers? Does she just want them to look and stare, and what is the affect of that on rapists and the foolish? How are you going to stop them from getting what they want by attacking you and trying to rape you. Are you going to show some meat to the hungry and then try to stop them from eating it? \n\nIn a modern study it was shown that: \n\n65% of female workers are exposed to sexual harassment in their place of work in some European countries. \n\n18% of women in America have been raped or been subjected to attempted rape at some stage in their lives. \n\nMore than half of victims were under the age of 17. \n\nKitaab Ihsaa’aat, Diraasaat, Arqaam (p. 140). \n\nIslamic sharee’ah brought that which is best for men and for women, and for the family and society. It does not impose restrictions on women as some enemies of Islam claim. Islam allows women to work, seek knowledge, engage in business, testify in court, uphold the ties of kinship, visit the sick, and so on, but it has set limits regarding her going out in order to protect her and to prevent the foolish from harassing her. \n\nWe say to the questioner: \n\nMany western women, when they think about it and come to know the reality of Allaah’s laws concerning women, do not hesitate to declare their Islam and enter into the religion of the Prophets and the righteous. \n\nIn Islam, women are protected and looked after. That is not in return for her staying in the home only, rather that is because she plays a great role, which is taking care of her husband and raising and caring for children. This is an important role, because the soundness or corruption of society depends on the extent to which mothers are successful in their raising and teaching of their chi
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Don't know which ones you have, but there are some really comfortable ones out there that don't put your nuts in a bind.  If you enjoy them, wear them.  They are comfortable and chances are, there are a number of people who would want to see you in them.  I wouldn't brag as there are always a number of people who don't understand the subject or are just opinionated differently. Don't offent, but do enjoy.
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I'll make it easy for you. Men tend to badger and take advantage of women who wear very tight clothing. The hijab protects us against these men. That's the whole point -----> PROTECTION! It is not oppressive!!! Do you see muslims woman complaining? NO!
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All mosque I have attended welcomed visitors. But out of respect you should at least wear long and loose firring pants or a skirt. A long sleeve shirt would be best, but they know your not Muslim and will not expect you to. If you really want to be respectful you could maybe wear like a bandanna or something that at least partially covers your hair. Like I said they know your not Muslim and don't observe the hijab(head scarf, covering).\n\nAnd as for what custom you should follow. Well Islam is a religion and does not go by costom(well some people do, but they should not). One thing that they will ask you to do is to take off your shoes. We put our face to the floor when we pray and keep the floor clean. And just be respectful, they will know you don't know and if you do something that is not so good, they will kindly tell you. \n\nHope that helps.
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In this forum I would say at the begining non-muslims really really pound on me because of the hijab avatar. I would say now and then strangers, never Muslims though. \n\nThanks! Great question!