World Hijab Day: Now Everyone Can Wear Hijab!

Can you imagine a day on which everyone wears hijab?

by everyone, yes, i mean muslims and non-muslims alike. of course, minus men (does it need to be explained?!) imagine no more! for tomorrow is the day and you can witness it with your own eyes! if only more people know about it and support it lah. know and support what you ask?

World Hijab Day!

i am sorry for updating this a little late on Keretapi, but i've already promoted this on fb like a week ago -

let's make this a reality ladies! muslims and non-muslims alike! this page is so cool, it even shares the experiences of non-muslims who try to wear hijab. cekidout!

"I am a non-Muslim that has chosen to dress modestly. To me, the hijab represents modesty, and spiritual devotion. I also feel very beautiful and even a bit empowered when I wear the hijab."

why for only one day, though?

"We invite Muslim Sisters who currently do not observe Hijab and also non-Muslim women to embrace Hijab just for the day... inviting and calling every Sister in Islam and humanity to DISCOVER Hijab."

ain't it cool?

you should really check the page out. 

it is beyond amazing to see hijab from a non-muslim's point of view, to think of hijab from a convert's perspective, to learn about these women who are being different in their environment, who are starting to practice Islam, a religion which is alien to their tradition.

why do i say so? because mostly, those who are keeping this campaign going are the westerners. but now, more and more people around the world are participating! the spirit they have to be in our shoes shows that their soul can still be purified, and Allah, to You i pray for their hidayah. the muslims and muallafs who live in countries in which the sight of hijab is something rare, yet they still wear it despite the opposite normality, the stares and the whispers, they are among those who do jihad the most.

if they can do it, why not us malaysian muslims? let this be the beginning of a hijab lifetime insyaallah <3 p="">

it's just amazeballs laaaa. look at em ere -

#1 "Dear sisters in Islam, if you lack the courage to wear hijab especially those who are reverts, ask Allah to provide you with the courage on a daily basis as I did. You will see that Allah will find the best way to give you courage and it will be tailored to your needs. Remember that if you feel alone in wearing hijab, the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), and the Prophet Abraham (PBUH) too were alone at one point. But you are not alone, because you have sisters all over the world who support you and love you. May Allah Subhana wa T'Allah empower you inshallah." - Suly EsclavadeAllah, California

#2 "As you know, I have been wearing the hijab for 8 days now and have been reading the Quran for about 3 or 4 days. It has brought me peace and a sense of belonging, and therefore I wanted you to be the first to know that at some stage in the near future, I will be converting to Islam and living my life as a Muslim." - Jesse Rhodes (you can read more here)

#3 "Even though I am a non-Muslim I believe in respecting all cultures, values and religions. Inshallah this special World Hijab Day will bring with it more cultural understanding and respect. A women who wears hijab or more is the most beautiful as she is purely trying to please God and no other :) x" - Nicola Di Carlo Creazioni

#4 "9 months after I converted, I realized that my beauty is a precious gift from God and should be protected, letting only my husband and family see me. So it was then when I decided to stop being afraid and start being proud of the woman God created. Alhumdulilah." 

#5 "I am going to do this because I want to see what it is like to walk a mile in someone else's shoes. I think it will be a valuable life experience. I want to wear the hijab the way a proper Muslima would, so I have a question... Do I wear hijab if I go swimming at an all women's swimming pool?" - Jennifer Garrett (how cute)

it's so inspirational. to know that some, many in fact, non-muslims who still care, muslimahs who wish to start covering their hair. so i hope you (yes, YOUUU) can spread the word to your family members, friends and others, regardless of their religion.

to Malaysians who do not wear hijab, just think of our sisters around the world who do against all odds. we live in a muslim country, you can see little girls, teenagers, ladies, makciks and neneks covering their hair, everywhere. it is easier to change for the better here, isn't it? be thankful you were born in Malaysia, so make the best out of it. although i admit, the number of covered muslimahs should be higher. well, that's the whole point, aye?

to non-muslims who support this campaign, you have my utmost respect. for not being judgemental towards us, and for wanting to actually experience dealing with judgemental people. if you live in a muslim country, surely the prejudice is not as bad, your little experiment might be embraced instead. but you may have to face your family and friends, and i hope as how you can change your mindset of us, you can help them to change theirs as well. we're not forcing you to convert to Islam afterwards, not at all. it's just an opportunity for you to feel it in your own skin, firsthand, and the rest is up to you. if you can say "i feel you sis" after a day of wearing hijab, and see the beauty of Islam, then it's more than enough :)

sorry for the language, but this is what they have to face :\

while we're in this topic, let me show you a vid -

‎"i'm such a sinful person, and yet, Allah invited me to his house. i'm so close to him." i feel you sis, i really do.

i've always been jealous of the converts. they're so special. as innocent as a baby. i feel so little. i've known Islam my whole life, yet they're better muslims than me. i always wonder had i not been born a muslim, would i receive hidayah too? or would i forever be lost, never find my way back like they do? maybe that's why i was born in islam... and even so, i've failed myself many, many times before.

truly, being born a muslim is the greatest gift ever. but one which we always take for granted. we don't have to sacrifice just as much to embrace Islam. these converts fight for their new found faith. but why do we let it slip away instead? T_T

how about my hijab experience? hmmm. i've blogged about that briefly here. 

i was a nine-year-old girl who wore hijab at school just because my ustaz told me to, and when i went to musollah to perform my prayer, i purposely let the boys catch a glimpse of my hair when or after i was taking wudhu'. it's just a glimpse, as though teasing them "hey look at my hair, it's so precious you're not gonna see them always!" i did the same too at sekolah agama. i wasn't properly and fully hijabbed at the time, so it was not a big deal if i did that right, it's not like the boys wouldn't see my hair elsewhere anyway. plus, i was nine. but yeah, a gedik nine-year-old maybe.

i wasn't gedik with boys, as in flirting and giggling and touching them (if you don't count the times when i was beating them up), but i was gedik in that way. i guess just like Freud's psychosexual stages theory, everyone needs to go through all phases, and gedik phase is one of them. if you're gonna be gedik, it's better sooner than later, right? hahahaha... k. why am i embarrassing myself like this, oh to get to the point.

the point is, now i'm a different person. i'm 19, and if a guy sees me without my hijab on, i think i would cry. i wouldn't know the difference between wearing hijab and not wearing hijab in term of society's treatment, since i started wearing it at a fairly young age. but maybe, maybe, this is why boys don't hit on me (this is strictly about hijab, we're excluding the factor of physical looks not being attractive enough here ok), why they don't simply offer their handshake, pat me on the back, playfully touching me, etc. not that some don't try though, and that's a puzzle i can't put together. 

maybe it's because many girls wear hijab now, it has become common, even a trend to some, that they think of it as only a norm, not a protective covering which comes with many boundaries not only in appearance, but in actions as well. i believe almost every muslim in Malaysia is aware of the do's and the don't's, we all have the knowledge of Islam, but knowing isn't necessarily understanding.

pengetahuan > pemahaman > penghayatan.

just think of Irma Hasmie. she said after she started wearing hijab, guys treated her with respect, and there's no more incident of kisses on the cheek at award shows, if ya get what i mean. yes she was a free-hair, you could see her aurah, but that didn't mean you could touch it, right? but that's what usually associated with them free-hair, that they don't mind being touched by ajnabis. they are always underestimated.

i feel sorry for them, for human beings judge too soon. if hijabbed muslimahs face prejudice in western countries, free-hair muslimahs do too in muslim countries. and the latter i think, is sadder. for muslims should know about not being judgemental better.

so, i might not feel respected if respected is "wow, you wear hijab, i on behalf of males all around the world declare my respect for you" but maybe, by not getting kissed on the cheek, that's also a gesture of respect. even if guys don't even know it.

so girls, if you want to be respectfully ignored, put the hijab on! yes it limits what you can or can not do, but isn't that the whole point?

here's a true story experienced by yours truly.

i was having a bad day so i sought comfort in a lollipop, for the first time in years. licking to my heart's content, i bit the chewy part and guess what. in the middle of it were ants! i nearly cried, you don't understand the frustration ok. they found a way through the hole in the stick. that's why although on the outside it was perfectly wrapped (took time to unwrap it) and its pink and white body looked perfectly fine, i couldn't see the ants filling its core (brb vomit).

see? underestimated again. just because they don't cover themselves, doesn't mean they don't mind being surrounded by flies boys!

you know how muslimahs are compared to lollipops in term of covering their aurah to protect themselves from evil eyes and hands? now i see another way to compare them. even if we wear proper dress code, nobody knows what's hidden inside, not behind the hijab, but in our heart. holes in a heart make room for black spots, it becomes dirty, hard to be removed because it's sticky... just like the core of the lollipop. but the ants couldn't hide forever, right? so what will people do when they find out the real you?

i'm not one to wash an ants-filled lollipop and lick it back, so i dumped it straightaway (the same thing shouldn't be done if we're talking about humans though, but still, some people prefer dumping.)


hence a lesson from this tragic first world problem, tq.


i myself, have been wearing hijab for years that i often forget this is one of Allah blessings. what if i still expose my aurah? or what if i reveal it again like i used to? Allah helps me, so i shall say alhamdulillah. not everyone gets hidayah, but that's the point of dakwah :)

i know that some free-hair girls are so much better than some hijabbed girls (even me ._.) in aspects of akhlak, ikhtilat, ibadah, but if they cover their aurah, it's not about being better than others, but it's about being the best version of themselves!

i feel so happy when my free hair friends show inclination towards wearing hijab, let alone if they actually start wearing it! don't worry girls, i will not expect you to be like those celebrities who upon starting to wear hijab, straightaway wear tudung labuh and become ustazah-like. of course it's good if you want to, but i believe consistent changes are just as good, if not better than drastic ones, as long as you're ikhlas and istiqamah :) that's what Allah likes too. insyaallah you'll get there. He knows, love, He knows.

girls who do not cover their hair are prettier with a hijab on and girls who cover their hair are prettier with their hijab off, but in the presence of their mahram only. your hair is the crown only the 'king' should see, for you are a queen of modesty :)

our hair is our dignity. no ajnabi man should know about it, so keep it as a secret. our hijab is our identity. it hides our secret, so wear it to keep our dignity untainted.


alright girls? luvyall, xoxo.

gurrrrrl ain't this a girly post.