so here is what is confusing me the other day my brother and I were watching this documentary -either Every Women or People and Power I don't exactly remember which one- on Aljazeera English and it talked about how Afghan women were forced to wear the hijab, well.. not just a scarf but the whole veil thing that covers the face and everything, in the past and now that they have freedom they could take it off anytime they choose to...and this women was saying how she was sick of it and wanted to take it off. But what amazed me is that they are not wearing it to practice Islam or Allah's sake but coz they have to and they want to avoid being discriminated against and harassed.
It really made me sick to see these women acting like they are being oppressed when actually they are being respected and encouraged to practice their religion and please Allah. They don't realize how lucky they were to have such a law. Then my brother and I had a very long discussion(more like a debate) about this issue and he was saying something about how when people are forced to do something whether for their own good, religious or what have you, they tend to resist it with all their might and abhor it...and I disagreed with him and was saying that if it is something religious and for your own benefit then you should be grate full and thank Allah! who do you guys agree with??
The other thing I have noticed happening a lot is that most people from Islamic countries tend to completely change for the worst when they come to non muslim countries, they completely abandon their religious beliefs and practices!:enough!: They act like they have been in prison their whole lives and I am especially talking about teenagers from Arabic countries! why is this??
Last edited by Taqiyah; 04-13-2007 at 11:15 PM.
You have got to get up every morning with determination if you want to go to bed with satisfaction
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
format_quote Originally Posted by RighteousLady
The reason I began to wear hijab was simply that I believed (and still believe) it is mandated in Islam.
Mashallah sister, May Allah reward you for your efforts to please Him. Ameen.
The question is if it is ok to force some women to wear Hijab? I agree with sister Medina83 that programs like these give non-Muslims more reasons to bash Islam. But I think we should be more concerned with abiding by Allah, Az Wa Jal, commands than satisfying the non-Muslims and the hypocrites among the Muslim community. A society without proper regulations of Hijab and purdah is more vulnerable to evil and shameful deeds.
The former government in Afghanistan made grave mistake by underestimating the importance of educating women. I believe that’s why these rebellion exists today. They didn’t give their women a chance to appreciate Islam through education.
Please forgive me if I offended anyone in way. May Allah guide all of us and keep us firm on His Straight Path. Ameen.
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