Wearing My Hijab Around Family (preach, experience, pray, bless)

[ayani]

hey- i usually wear hijab, but i will take it off around family not comfortable with it just yet. i'm some what split between the attitude of "heck, they'll get used to it" and "i should be more compassionate and less attached to the veil itself". i do not believe that hijab as in "head scarf" is specifically mandated in the Quran, but i do wear it as a sign of muslim identity and faith. it should be up to the individual woman, imo.

[AbdelHalim]

Originally Posted by ayani

hey- i usually wear hijab, but i will take it off around family not comfortable with it just yet. i'm some what split between the attitude of "heck, they'll get used to it" and "i should be more compassionate and less attached to the veil itself". i do not believe that hijab as in "head scarf" is specifically mandated in the Quran, but i do wear it as a sign of muslim identity and faith. it should be up to the individual woman, imo.

Why do u only use half shahadah la illaha illalla?

[AbdelHalim]

Originally Posted by Laila

It doesn't state in the Quran that one must cover their hair or wear a hijab. However, this is mentioned in the hadith (equivalent to the talmud in Judaism) and I suppose it is up to the individual how they interpret their obligations to God.

God makes it clear in the Quran that it is essential for one to cover their private parts and that the best garment is the garment of God consciousness. I personally feel that I have not and do not compromise my faith by not wearing a head scarf.

24:31 And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
33:59 O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
Not up to individual this Allah command us to obey, individual has no right to blunder & criticiz. Muslims easily understand no compromise no argument.

[Katzpur]

Wear your hijab if you want to, Holly -- just not to Sacrament Meeting.

[almifkhar]

to the op

wear it or don't its your choice, but you should not let someone else decide that for you not even your family. if they love you and i'm sure they do, they will come to at least tolerate you.

[Yeshua_Lives]

Originally Posted by Holly

Hi everyone. I can't wear my hijab around friends and family because they would know that I am a Muslim if I did. My family would disown me if they knew I was a Muslim and my friends probably would too. What can I do? Just not wear a hijab?

If they are truly your family and friends, then they probably should accept you regardless of your religion.