{"id":111611,"date":"2016-12-08T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=111611"},"modified":"2016-12-11T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T08:35:40","slug":"i-only-cover-my-head-not-my-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=111611","title":{"rendered":"I only cover my head, not my brain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Wan Fakhira Wan Mhd Noor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
I remember when I was 17 years old and just finished my SPM. I was searching for a part-time job in the mall to fill my free time. It was quite an experience for me to find a suitable job at the mall because most of the jobs that I tried to apply required me to take off my hijab. Somewhat, in that situation, as for a teenager who was eager to experience work \u00c2\u00a0and earn an income, I felt discouraged and disappointed by their perception of me wearing a hijab.<\/p>\n
At that age, with the amount of the salary that they promised me I knew that I could just take off my hijab and go against my principle. Somehow it makes me feel proud of myself because I did not fall into that \u02dctrap.<\/p>\n
As I got older, I started to understand better and appreciate more of my religion. I learned that hijab is not only just a piece of cloth that covers my head, it is so much more than that. The Almighty works in a mysterious way and He has created us for an amazing purpose in life. The purpose that need to be achieved consists of three elements that a human was being have been created – the soul, the body and the intellect.<\/p>\n
Being created as a female, I realised that Allahs divine commandment of wearing hijab protects not only my soul and my body, but most importantly my dignity. This is because a simple piece of cloth that I wear everyday serves as a constant reminder for me, as His creation, that the ultimate purpose of life is to live in fulfilling the obedience to the Almighty.<\/p>\n
Moreover, as a Muslim, the hijab serves as a constant reminder for me. It reminds me that the intention of me wearing a hijab is not to please others but to please the Creator. Indirectly, it also helps me to shape my identity. As a female who wears a hijab, it is part of my responsibility to guard my behaviour and attitude against the shariah.<\/p>\n
I remembered reading an article on how women should see ourselves as diamonds. As a renowned author said that, \u0153would we leave a diamond bare for the world to see?”<\/p>\n
“Would we just leave it anywhere where anyone can touch it? Never, because it has value.\u009d<\/p>\n
It shows that Allah has created women with value. In fact, the Islamic teaching reminds us that as a woman, we must guard our modesty and dignity. This is to avoid fitnah<\/em>, to protect the lineage, and to protect the image of our religion.<\/p>\n
We have such a status in Islam, it can be said that the hijab is not only just something for our head, it is about your mind and your heart.<\/p>\n
Some people questioned why only women have to wear hijab but not men. Well, in Islam it is the necessity to dress modestly, for both men and women. As a matter of a fact, Allah reminds both genders to lower their gaze. ***<\/p>\n
Photo credited to Rumi FB Page<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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