HAUTE HIJABI : AMANI
This week’s Haute Hijabi is Amani, a 19 year-old college student from New Jersey. Like many Muslim women, Amani’s style is an interesting mix of Islamic clothing (like abayas) and modern fashions (like maxi dresses). You may remember her from our old How To Wear Hijab video. And now you have a chance to find out more about Amani’s Haute Hijabi style!
WE LOVE HIJAB: Why do you love hijab?
AMANI: I love hijab because it allows me to always be mindful of who I am. Sometimes when you are in a situation where you may want to react in a negative way, the hijab makes you second-guess those actions and words. We know those things may be displeasing to Allah and certain things just don’t look good on a Muslim woman.
Hijab also gives me a sense of comfort; whether I’m inside or outside of my home. Although being recognized as a Muslim woman has its responsibilities, I prefer it over being recognized as anything or anyone else. When I’m out shopping or eating and I see another hijabi, she sees me, and we give Salaams and smiles… I Love It!
WE LOVE HIJAB: When did wearing hijab become like second nature to you?
AMANI: Around the age of 12 I began wearing hijab and it came naturally MashaAllah, even before my time of actually having to wear it. What wasn’t always constant was the higher level of modesty that I’m currently trying to accomplish.
WE LOVE HIJAB: What are your favorite places to shop for modest clothing?
AMANI: During spring and summer I love to shop at Old Navy because they always have a nice selection of cute maxi dresses that are great with a cardigan or maybe a cropped jacket. During the colder months it’s all about fabulous coats and sweaters, Target is the place to go to find these.
WE LOVE HIJAB: What clothing items do you think all Muslim women need in their wardrobes?
AMANI: A long-sleeved, almost knee length button down shirt in a basic color so you can wear it with almost anything. A long, lightweight, long-sleeved tunic to wear during spring and summer. A basic black abaya or jilbab, and a few colorful and printed hijabs to add some fabulousness.
WE LOVE HIJAB: Which “celebrity” really needs a Modesty Makeover and how would you dress her?
AMANI: Nicole Richie. I would dress Nicole in a white maxi dress with a tan cardigan, multi-colored pashmina hijab, and flip-flops. Oh and can’t forget the over-sized sunglasses!
WE LOVE HIJAB: What do you want non-Muslim women to know about hijab?
AMANI: That hijab-wearing Muslim women are still women and it doesn’t take some kind of super powers to wear hijab. A lot of the time when I meet non-Muslim women, at work or wherever, they say “I couldn’t wear that. You don’t want to show your hair?” Just about every woman I know enjoys getting her hair done and enjoys showing it off a little. This includes Muslim women. We just show it off in our homes instead of out in public. For the women who say, “I couldn’t wear that”… Yes you could, InshaAllah, if you truly knew of the rich benefits it brings.
WE LOVE HIJAB: What advice would you give to a sister who is having a hard time balancing Islamic modesty and her desire to be stylish?
AMANI: I would advise her to make Du’a about it. We should always try to put Allah (swt) first in our minds when it comes to dress (and everything else), before the style factor. But MashaAllah, it is definitely possible to have both Islamic modesty and style. Just visit WeLoveHijab.com for help!! :)
STEAL AMANI’S STYLE:
Look #1 (clockwise from right):
1. Embroidered Fuchsia Maxi Dress, Zapelle ($76.73) 2. Kenneth Cole Reaction Limme Go Sandal ($79.95) 3. Full Tilt Smock Waist Cardigan ($14.97) 4. Handwoven Silk Scarf, Ashore (£10)
Look #2 (clockwise from right):
1. Black Oblong Scarf ($13.91) 2. Similar Abaya ($30) 3. Steve Madden Silken Pump ($69.95) 4. Leopard Print Obi Belt, Newport News ($15) 5. Gold Satin Coat, Ya ($89)
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Masha’Allah sister you look so beautiful! :D
I really love your style (espcially the maxi dress and the cute pink cardigan you have on … plus the blue winter coat!)and your answers.
Once again thank you dear sister for making this fabulous blog! <3
just gorgeous mashallah. I love what she says about saying salam to random hot hijabis! ISLAM IS A BEAUTIFUL THING! allahu akbar
haute hijabi articles are my weekly highlight on the Net. hehe. ~sheila
Wow those are some great looks…again, Mashallah! I am really liking those first sandals.
But I ask what do other sisters use to cover up your feet, with these style of shoes??
Maybe there should be an article on the ’small accessories’ that every muslimah should have …!?!?!
why so concerned about wearing socks with your shoes? beautiful haute hijabi mA.
Oh so pretty!!!!!!!!!! To butterfly2729, if you want to wear sandals you can wear stockings with them….. but, I don’t think kima believes that Muslim women must cover our feet. Neither do I. *smiles*-riya
I love the fuschia dress!
inspiring words from such a young sister! i agree that if others knew about the benefits of hijab, they’d want to wear it too! either way, we do it to please Allah.
Assalam aleikum wr wb
I’ve been addicted to Precious Modesty and couldn’t wait for the new site. Looks great! Congratulations for your good work.
Isn’t the pretty Haute Hijabi of the week your lil sista, Kima ? (I’m your fan, knowing all your posts haha ^_^ and she reminded me of one post in PM)
She looks beautiful masha Allah and her answers are very sensible (is that the right word ?) for her young age.
May Allah bless you and your family, forgive you and reward you and help you go on insh’Allah ! Wassalam
yay, mashallah, another beautiful muslimah!!!!!! Keep it up. and I ABSOLUTELY ADOREEEEEE her first style. The look alike isnt AS good, but Heyyyy!! it could still work =]]] xx.
I love this sisters style,especially the picture with the light blue hijab and dark blue jacket :).I also like the black hijab and the beige(or is it gold?)jacket :).
ahhha. i think it’s tan… whatever it is, i love it. wish i could pull off a leopard print belt and a gold heel… sheesh! i think i may be too shapely for that. :D then again the trench covers the curves right?????? getting happy now!!!
Salam lovely ladies!
Yes, it’s true Amani is my sister! Nepotism not intended though! *winks*
She and my other sisters have helped me out from time to time with some fabulous WE LOVE HIJAB stuff (soon to be revealed, inshallah!) and I’m sure that each of them will be featured as an Haute Hijabi in the near future. :o)
Regarding Muslim women showing their feet… For now, I don’t believe that we have to cover our feet. Now, I’ll admit that I don’t know everything about every aspect of how Muslim women must dress, but my goal is to find out as much as I can so that I can share it with you. So, inshallah, I’ll be doing some investigating and I will report my findings here.
xoxo Kima
[Kima] Thank you that would be helpful! :)
[Cammy] I am concerned about covering my feet as I am a God fearing Muslimah striving to do what is best and wanted from Allah subhana wa tala. :)
I was taught about the hadith (as well as the parts of The Quran relating to hijab) which says that the Prophet SAW explained to someone that “a Muslim woman should cover everything execpt this and this” and the Prophet SAW pointed to the hands and face…
Looking beautiful Mashallah. I love all the looks especialy the one with the belt. I just bought a similar trench, looking forward to wearing it and trying out a few of these styles!
Salaam sisters. If hijab is about modesty and humility, then much of the fashionable clothing found on this site does not really fit the purpose. While modesty in the sense of covering is achieved (except for the shoes) the part about being humble is totally out the window. Now, I am not intending to insult anyone whatsoever, and I was also a sister who liked to be as fashionable as possible whilst covering in full hijab, but upon looking more closely at the purpose of hijab, and the example set out in the sunnah, I realized that the purpose was not being served by conforming my modesty to fit more with the society’s fashion trends. I love to be dressed fashionably under my outergarments to look nice for my children and my husband, and when I meet up with some sisters or my mom. Why should we go to the trouble to look beautiful for the rest of society? Now, granted, sisters may say they are dressing this way for themselves – but I KNOW sisters get compliments from people when dressing in this trendy way. Which means, attention is being drawn to your clothing and people become envious of it, even if it’s just a little bit. Granted, when walking about in a black Abaya and niqab, that will get attention too, but the kafirs looking won’t be thinking “wow, she looks awesome.” A man approached me once, trying to get my number, while I was in full hijab, but dressed very fashionably, with the color-coded accessories and all. That was amongst the first signs for me. InshaAllah I hope that Allah makes it easy for us all to do what is pleasing to Him, inshaAllah, in all aspects of our iman. Ameen.
About the covering of the feet:
Ibn ‘Umar (RAA) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: Whoever trails his garment out of pride, Allah will not look at him on the day of judgement.” So Umm Salamah (RAA) asked: “Then what should the women do with the hems of their dresses?” The Prophet (SAW) said: “Let them extend their hems the length of a hand span.” She said: “But their feet would still be exposed.” So he replied: “Then let them extend it to a forearm’s length and no more.” [Reported by Abu Dawood]
Plucking of the eyebrows:
[[From Bukhari]] 7.832
Narrated `Abdullah : Allah has cursed those women who practice tattooing and those who get it done for themselves, and those who remove hair from their faces, and those who artificially create spaces between their teeth to look beautiful, such women as alter the features created by Allah. Why should I not then curse those whom Allah’s Apostle (SAW) has cursed and that is in Allah’s Book?
My sisters: Also, please remember that Allah commands straight from Qur’an to draw our veils over our bosoms and not display ornaments – I understand ornaments being items to beautify…the following excerpted from Surah 23, ayah 31.
“…that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear therof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms…”
Not trying to place a damper sisters…just a reminder, inshaAllah ta’ala.
On a lighter note…I really like the maxi dresses, and they would be a great alternative to my Abayas, just to mix it up a bit. I am currently searching for a nice, plain, modest maxi dress after seeing them on this site. I never saw a dress of that style before – is it a newer style?
oh she’s amani ur sister
In surah 33:59, Allah speaks about the jilbab as an outer-garment. Allah is not talking about the long dress that we call a jilbab. He is talking about any outer-garment is a jilbab. And in verse 33:59, Allah is simply saying that Muslim women are to lengthen their outer-garments (dresses, patns, skirts, long tops, whatever) to cover their bodies when they go outside.
Women back in the Prophet’s time (s.a.w.) were dressing in a manner that looks like a sari or a man’s ihram. The women were also wearing headscarves that hung down behind their backs – leaving their bosoms and necks exposed.
Allah revealed the proper manner for covering (Verse 33:59) after some men harassed Muslim women and the men were using the excuse that they didn’t know the women were Muslims. Verse 33:59 is a commandment to cover our bodies properly with whatever outer-garments we choose to wear. The word Jilbab in that verse doesn’t refer to a specific garment called the jilbab. In the Quran the word jilbab is the word that Allah uses to describe whatever we wear outside.
Verse 24:31, of course, addressed the issue of the headscarves leaving the bosoms exposed. So, by these two verses we can clearly see that whatever we wear must cover us properly. We don’t have to wear a dress called the jilbab and we certainly do not have to wear niqab.
Allah nor the Prophet (s.a.w.) said that we can’t dress up and look nice. In fact, Allah tells us to wear our beautiful garments. If everyone had to wear the same drab jilbab, why would Allah even tell us to wear our beautiful garments? We are not told to cover up so that men will not approach us and ask for our phone numbers! We are told to cover up so that we will not be harassed. If someone asks for your phone number, that does not equal harassment and to say that it does is very extreme.
I hate that people put more rules on Muslim women that Allah and the Prophet did. Neither of them said we can’t dress nicely, neither of them said that we have to cover our faces. Neither of them said that we have to wear specific styles of clothing in order to be dressed appropriately. Everything Sister J said in her first comment about being fashionable is merely her opinion. Where are the Quran and hadith verses that agree with what you said about that Sister J?
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I hate that people put more rules on Muslim women THAN Allah and the Prophet did. Neither of them said we can’t dress nicely, neither of them said that we have to cover our faces. Neither of them said that we have to wear specific styles of clothing in order to be dressed appropriately. Everything Sister J said in her first comment about being fashionable is merely her opinion. Where are the Quran and hadith verses that agree with what you said about that Sister J?
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Some people understand the word “ornaments” in verse 24:31 (not 23:31) to mean “body parts”. Allah loves beauty and He instructs us to be beautiful, neat, clean, presentable. We can wear whatever we want in order to fulfill that requirement as long as our intentions are good. SUBHANALLAH!
So frustrating some of the things that are being said in the comments here! Please tell us where did Allah say we can’t dress up? People interpret things so many different ways and it’s up to all of us to do the best with the knowledge that we have. I am grateful to sister Kima because she shows us that we can look good (which Allah tells us to wear our beautiful garments anyway) and we can still be Islamically modest. If you disagree then hey you can just move right along or you can use her advice in your house. WIN-WIN SITUATION IN MY OPINION!
asalaamu alaikum sisters,
i wanted to comment on the showing the feet discussion that was going on earlier in the comments, lol
I cover my feet, to be safe, until I have more concrete proof that it is ok to show them. There is the hadith where the Prophet Muhammad pointed to a woman’s hands and face and said those are the only things that should show.
however, there is also a hadith (i am not quite sure if it is sahih, but i know it is at least trustworthy with a good chain)where a woman asked the prophet if woman could wear a long shirt for prayer, and he said yes – as long as it covered the tops of her feet. scholars have argued that this means the bottom of her feet would show, which means it is permissible for at least parts of her feet to be seen.
well ok that was my input on that, with both sides of the situation =) I always just wear knee-high stockings with my shoes, it makes sure my ankles are always covered, at least, too =)
There is also a hadith where it is said to be modest, but to beautify ourselves. I will try to find that, inshallah. I sort of agree with sister J, but not to that extreme – i am a huge fan of looking fashionable with my modest clothing, and i love bright colors. I find that i dont attract bad attention from guys at all cuz they still know I am a modest muslimah and shouldnt be messed with, and non-muslim women are much more open to asking me questions about hijab and islam when i am not dressed all in black and looking like a floating bag ….so i feel i get more of an opportunity for dawh =)
anyways, that is my two-cents, and ahh i LOVE this site, keep up the good work, I’ve been spreading the word to all of my hijabi sisters!!
You know what? The way you behave towards men is far, far more important than what you wear. Even if they have the audacity to act inappropriately towards when you are wearing hijab, once they realise that you are a respectable woman, they will back off. If they don’t then clearly THEY are the ones with problems, and not you. We shouldn’t feel the need to repress ourselves in every way possible just to avoid getting attention from every fool there is. For that matter, women in full niqab have been known to be harrassed in some countries. Women at the time of the Prophet (s) used to wear greens, reds, yellows. They did not, as some people would have us think, all walk around in black abayas and niqab. I suggest people do their research before claiming that what this website is posting is contrary to our deen.
The best cover is that of rightousnes- I dont have the referance for that but will look it up. Inner hijab is equally if not more important than outer hijab. I think people forget this sometimes.
Dear sisters: I am a housework woman, I am a mother and I am a wife. I need to be modest to give a good example to my child and to be respected as a woman.
Inner hijab is the most important. But this inner hijab has to be reflected in outer hijab. I love wear hijab but at the same time I fear to wear it. Racism attacks are horrible. I always ask myself if I am doing the right thing using my veil covering my head within a society where nobody understands you. If the purpose of hijab is keep women of bad things and not to be disturbed, nowadays, using hijab puts you just in the opposite purpuse of it!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sister Riya asked:
“Where are the Quran and hadith verses that agree with what you said about that Sister J?”
Well, considering that being humble is a big part of our deen – I get it from the numerous ayahs and ahadith talking about being humble. And from the examples set out in the sunnah. AND from many renowned sheikhs. You say it is just my opinion – what about the leaders that Allah says we are to obey, so long as it is not contrary to Islam? Many hadith describing the dress of the wives of the Prophet (SAW) in public or before non-mahram’s support a much different type than what we conform to nowadays. Dressing up flashy is not humility – it is getting pretty to be seen by others as pretty, aside from those who Allah tells us it is ok to display our beauty and adornments to.
Anyway, I benefitted by a couple of sisters who gave me this advice, so I felt like sharing it IN CASE any sisters here may benefit. If not, khalas! At the very least, it has provoked some type of thought about the matter, and if you are comfortable that dressing this way is enough for your iman based on the information Allah makes available to us, then that is fine and Allahu alim.
I didn’t see much of a response on what I said about drawing the veil over the bosoms – that is plain as day in Qur’an, straight from Allah, open to no interpretation, but some of the pictures on here are revealing the bosoms with the style of hijab and close-fitting upper-garments being worn (in conjunction with each other).
Sister J you seem to forget the fact that Allah loves beauty and that He told us to beautify ourselves. Prophet Muhammad said for us to dress but not to do so in extravagance. If we all had to walk around in drab clothing, then why didn’t Allah or the Messenger clearly say that? What we are told to do is cover specific body parts and for you to say that wearing something colorful means that a person is not humble is YOUR OPINION and it is a ridiculous opinion. Again, the things that you are saying are INTERPRETATIONS about what some people think. As other sisters mentioned, there are hadiths about the Prophet saying that women can use saffron (which is very bright in color) to dye their garments. And there are hadiths that mention women wearing red and other colors. We can dress up and we can dress according to the gifts that Allah has given us. That is also a hadith. Humility is not about what you wear necessarily, it is about your intentions and your behavior! May Allah guide us all.
Also, women have breasts and men know that! The problem is that women should not have their cleavage and upper skin showing and they should not wear clothing that is so tight that it is still as if they are naked! I haven’t seen any picture on this site that shows the hijabis wearing something that goes against this Islamic guideline. Also, if someone is posing for a picture, maybe something will fall on her body a certain way and her body part may accidently become exposed. Isn’t that what Allah meant when He command us to hide our bodies except that which naturally appears of them? The wind blows, we walk, we make other movements with our bodies, so if a picture ends up revealing a small bit of someone’s shape… so be it. That doesn’t make the sister a sinner and it doesn’t mean that she is doing something haram. Just had to get that off my chest and I mean no harm inshallah.
i usually just lurk around on your site and don’t say anything but i’m getting annoyed by the people who think that wearing prints, colors, or anything other than a black abaya and niqab is wrong. we are supposed to follow those charged with authority from among us. my imam, he studied with the best of them mashallah and his opinion is that muslim women can dress nicely and such. your imam may say something different so which one is right? as the other sister said, you should have good intentions in everything you do. why all of a sudden does wearing stuff that’s colorful or printed or fabulous mean that you are not being modest and that you are not dressing like a musllim women should? come off it people!
ASA:
This site is soooooo beautiful, Maahallah my daughters and I get so many good ideas here.
Amani, you are so beautiful, just like your beautiful and brilliant sister, Kima.
May Allah bless you and your family, wa’salam and shukron.
Asalam wa laikum.
I just want to add for any sisters to read and inchallah help to guide them.
I keep on seeing in the comments “Allah loves beauty and that He told us to beautify ourselves” and many others along the same lines.
Yes this maybe so, however NOT infront of non Mahram men. We can still look presentable but without the haram going on. We cover ourselves to obey Allah SWT, protect our dignity and cover our beauty. We cannot wear hijab and then a huge bright pink piece of clothing as it fraws attention which is something that the muslimah should not want from others. Although most Muslim men know they shouldn’t be looking – they are still human and make errors. Plus no doubt there are non Muslim males who look at you just because you are in hijab and then look at the rest of you. Our dresscode colours for outside should be neutrals, pastals – but not bright shokcing colours. We can wear these pieces in the house infront of our husband who deserves each ounce of respect from us and not Joe Bloggs in the street.
Feeling/looking good can still be HALAL. It just needs islamic rulings with a little common sense (everything we want to know isn’t written in black and white, Allah give us the ability to think!)
Butterfly, Allah gave us the ability to think and that’s why if something is not clearly stated in black and white, we are allowed to take the freedom to make our own decisions. Nobody has the right to say that Muslim women can only wear pastel and neutral colors outside. Allah and the Prophet Mohamed (s.a.w.) didn’t say that so who are you to say that? If you don’t like wearing colorful stuff, don’t wear it but it is a major sin to make things HARAM if Allah didn’t make them HARAM.
Assalaamu Alaikum,
Scholars say that your hijaab should reflect the norms of the society you live in. So, if you are in KSA for instance everyone wears black, so you should also wear black so that you don’t stick out too much. However, if you are in Indonesia / Malaysia where bright colours are the norm, one should stick to that theme. In the west and the rest of the world, I guess anything goes – as long as all your bits are tucked away. Be modest but I think it’s quiet important to avoid sticking out.
BTW, Masha Allah.. Amaani is a very beautiful sister. I’m a abaaya / maxi dress girl myself. Way to go!
Salam all..
Wow i totally envy how she can wear gorgeous coats and jackets at your country there.
I’m from Singapore and also a hijabi and girls here tend to opt for materials that are more cooling like cotton.
Maybe welovehijab.com can suggest more outfits for my kind of weather?
sister j, dont be such a killjoy. if you want to be a plain and ugly hijabi get a life and dont go here!
that was my not-so-nice comment, and here is my nice one. i’ve always thought abaya=ugly, no question about it. but i absolutely LOVE the way amani wore it with the belt and jacket!!! gorgeous much? :)
hej
i m hajer from sweden!
your hijab is wrong!!
in islam NO makup NO trousers
Where does Allah say that Hajer?
Mashallah Very nice. May Allah(swt) guide us and keep us on the straight path. Ameen.:)
Salam everyone,
First off, I love Amani’s style. She looks so cute and classy!! Mashallah!
About the makeup/blah blah blah, this is how I interpret this following verse:
“Tell the faithful women to lower their gazes and preserve their modesty, that they should not make a display of their femininity except for what should ordinarily appear thereof, that they should cover their bosoms with a veil and not show off their femininity except to their husbands, brothers….etc, and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their ornaments.”
First off, “lowering their gaze” talks about the way we should ACT, and it comes BEFORE any mention of dress. “Preserve their modesty” commands us to be modest. To me, the word modesty means “conduct and appearance that does not offend people in a sexual way.” More importantly, I think it also means “conduct and appearance that does not have ARROGANCE written all over it.”
Most of us can agree that the khimar/juyoob part means something along the lines of “wear a headscarf and extend it to cover your bosom.” So obviously, if you wanna wear hijab, please don’t show your cleavage!
Note that there is a difference between “show” and “make a display of/show off.” If you want to wear makeup, for example, I think it’s fine as long as your INTENTION is not to be arrogant and “omg look at me i’m so dropdead gorgeous with my makeup!” lol. As for the part about the heels, it also is all in the intention. “Striking their feet in order to draw attention to their ornaments” refers to women who used to wear noisy anklets, etc. and walk in a way that makes them jingle, jingle, jangle. When they did that, it was as if they were saying “omg look at me i’m rich and powerful enough to afford 50 million gold anklets and i want you to know that i’m richer and more powerful than you whenever i walk near you.” Heels may make noise occasionally, but unless you are PURPOSELY being loud while walking in them to draw attention to your $700 Chanel shoes, it is not “striking your feet in order to draw attention to your ornaments.”
If your talking about sexual attraction, no man in his right mind, especially in the West, will feel unreasonably sexually attracted to a woman who covers up, but happens to wear makeup, heels, and/or fashionable clothes. What kind of man notices makeup anyway??!! My husband of three years has probably only noticed my makeup five times or so! and that was when we were dressed up for special occasions…So yeahh.
Amani is by far my favorite Haute Hijabi (actually, it’s a tie between her and Rahmah.) I love, love, love that blue coat, along with the maxidress and cardigan!! I’m looking for a maxi dress that isn’t a) that jersey knit material that is SO uncomfortable and hot during the summer or b) seethrough. It’s hard to find, I’m telling you :/ I also like the coral/pink dress/shirt thing, lol (: (: Salam. I’m so happy I found this site!
nice i like the pink outfit :)
First off let me start by saying Salaam Alaikum,
The subject of how a woman should cover seems to always be brought up in our community. Personally, I fnd nothing wrong w/ Amani’s outfit. Also, I don’t think it is wrong to want to feel trendy while staying in the guidelines that have been set forth. I think people forget the world that we live in today, and how hard it is to stay true to this faith, with so many temptations. I applaud Amani for being a young sister who has enough confidence to defy society and hold true to what she believes in. I refuse to nitpick each and every detail of her outfit, I’m sorry but I seriously doubt she is getting much attention from the color of her clothes when there are women walking around half-naked. All you have to do is turn on the television and instantly you can see Beyonce’ or someone gyrating and shaking. Most importantly, if her intentions are to be modest then Allah (swt) is pleased, he is the only one who knows her heart. I remember when I first started covering and I could barely find anything in my department that was suitable (juniors). I had to go to the mens department and buy long sleeve shirts that were long enough to cover me. I can not tell you how embarrasing that was. I am so happy that sisters today have sites like these to help them transition into life as a hijabi. It is not easy and they need all the help they can get, and trust me picking on everything they wear will not make anything easier. It makes this faith seem too difficult and overwhelming, that’s how it made me feel when it was done to me. I developed early and was very shapely at a pretty young age, and it doesn’t matter how I tie my khimar my breasts still stick out. However, I do my best and try to keep them as covered as possible, because I think that Allah (swt) knows me and knows there is nothing I can really do.
So, basically my point is that there is entirely too much negativity. For me this site is like a sister circle where we can let our hair down and enjoy each others company free of judgment. not a place to be lectured and told how incorrect we are, but if we happen to be making mistakes to be treated well and with care.
This is a great way to show your faith in islam and still look trendy! I love the outfits you have created! It just goes to show that even if you have to be fully covered to be a muslim you can still have a great sense of style! Great job sister! Thank you!
I live in Canada and most people where skinny jeans does that mean I wear skinny jeans too? I love your outfit Amani!!! It’s beautiful! Did you put the leopard belt on top of the abaya cause if you did then you look really good and I might try it sometime. Salaam!