Dear sisters...Hijaab

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Permalink Reply by alfaqeerah on May 5, 2010 at 12:44pm

Salem'alaykum. A'uzubillahiminashytanirajeem. Bismillahirahmaaniraheem. Allahummasolli 'ala nnabi sayidina Muhammad wa 'ala aalih.

I agree with you completely...in fact i have even written a similar forum article..Its called "what makes a women a jewel in the presence of Allah, Prophet(s) and shaykh..something like that...but I guess articles and titles like these dont really catch their attention... coz its not "so spiritual" or not "spiritually interesting"...Wallahu'alam...
But maybe we all need to be reminded. Many times our shuyukh have said "there is no tariqah without Shari'iyyah"
And even Shah naqshband did say something like...."don't rest your laurels on feelings and tastes you get from spirituality.. because even people of other religions can get that.." And tastes and lights...sometimes can be not from the positive Divine Force and we don't know that...Also one saint/sahabah said that...beware! sometimes the kindness of ALlah can be so vast you think that He has actually already forgiven you. (and many thus persist in error and sin because we feel we have "tastesd so much spirituality". Wallahu'alam

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Permalink Reply by sister in islam on May 6, 2010 at 5:43am

Sallam alaykum

i personally believe that hijab should be worn on individual choice and that islam never condemed women for not wearing the hijab, please read the article below:

Is Hijab Compulsory?

"The Quran does not suggest that women should be veiled or they should be kept apart from the world of men. On the contrary, the Quran is insistent on the full participation of women in society and in the religious practices."

By Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D

One of the verses in the Quran protects a woman's fundamental rights. Verse 59 of Surah Al-Ahzaab reads: "O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when outside) : so that they should be known (as such) and not molested".

According to the Quran, the reason why Muslim women should wear an outer garment when going out of their homes is that they may be recognised as "Believing" women and differentiated from streetwalkers for whom sexual harassment is an occupational hazard. The purpose of this verse was not to confine women to their homes, but to make it safe for them to go about their daily business without attracting unsavoury attention.

Older Muslim women who are past the prospect of marriage are not required to wear "the outer garment". "Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage, there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make not wanton display of their beauty; but it is best for them to be modest; and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things". (24:60).
The Quran does not suggest that women should be veiled or they should be kept apart from the world of men. On the contrary, the Quran is insistent on the full participation of women in society and in the religious practices.

Morality of the self and cleanliness of conscience are far better than the morality of the purdah. No goodness can come from pretence. Imposing the veil on women is the ultimate proof that men suspect their mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of being potential traitors to them. How can Muslim men meet non-Muslim women who are not veiled and treat them respectfully, but not accord the same respectful treatment to Muslim women?

To wear the Hijaab is certainly NOT an Islamic obligatory on women. It is an innovation (Bid'ah) of men suffering from a piety complex who are so weak spiritually that they just cannot trust themselves!
Muslim women remained in mixed company with men until the late sixth century (A.H.) or 11 th century (A.C.). They received guests, held meetings and went to wars to help their brothers and husbands, and they defended their castles and bastions.

It is part of the growing feeling on the part of Muslim men and women that they no longer wish to identify with the West, and that reaffirmation of their identity as Muslims requires the kind of visible sign that adoption of conservative clothing implies.

For these women the issue is not that they have to dress conservatively, but that they choose to. In lran, Imam Khomeini first insisted that women must wear the veil and chador, but in response to large demonstrations by women, he modified his position and agreed that while the chador is not obligatory, MODEST dress is.

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Permalink Reply by khashba rahla on May 6, 2010 at 9:56pm

salam alaykom w rahmatullah w barakatu, Sister in Islam

Thanks for sharing your opinion. i read thru the article by Ibrahim Syed PhD that you posted. It seems to me that there is a logical flaw in his argument. First he states the verse in the Quran where it mentions that we MUST cover in order to be safe from male desires. Then he refers to the exception for elderly women who are beyond the age of potential pregnancy. So far logic is flowing. Then he states that men FORCE women to wear it which is not right and goes on to belittling men. Ok - regardless of whether i agree or not it's a flowing argument so far. Now he says men use it in a way to segregate women from being active members of society and in history, women in Islam were always involved in community efforts. So he's really saying the way men manipulate women is not right. Nothing to do with hijab. But now he jumps from that and says hijab is not obligation. What happened to the verses he already mentioned? When he referred to historical women in Islam being contributing members of society did he mention whether they wore hijab or not? Is his argument about the way men treat women or whether hijab is obligation or not? Seems to be a very poorly devised argument without any logical flow. This has no reflection on you, Sister in Islam, so please don't think i'm attacking you in any way. I just don't see any logic in this Syed PhD article. His issue seems to be with men and not hijab but his conclusion rejects hijab without stating any proof except that, according to him, men are insecure and have a complex.
To my knowledge only "quran aloners" believe that hijab is not obligatory because they reject all hadith. Astaghfirullah i was raised like that so i know their arguments well. They reject all sunnah and play with the words and their roots in Quran to get whatever meaning suits them. Better to follow real scholars.

As for my own personal opinion, Syed PhD is right that it's very hurtful to force a woman to do anything. There is no compulsion in Islam things must come from the heart. And this deen is about good adab. There is no adab in forcing anything on a woman. Ad-deen mua'amla. It's all about good manners in dealing with people. The only thing anyone can do is advise and educate, but every man and woman must make his or her own decision in the end. This is our right given to us by Allah we have the right to choose right or wrong. But this does not change what is right and what is wrong.
Like i said, i lived all my life until about 2 years ago when i entered tareeqa believing that all i need is this one twisted interpretation of the Quran written by a "quran-alone scholar". And i did not believe in hijab - only to dress modestly. Now that elhamdulillah i wear it, i know the difference because i experienced the difference. Just as the Quran says it does protect a woman. Maybe societies we live in are so messed up that it can't protect everything but there is a big difference in the level of safety i feel with it on elhamdulillah. There is nothing in the Quran that is written for nothing astaghfirullah hasha. It is all with wisdom beyond our comprehension. Hijab really does protect the woman i believe it because i lived both sides (without hijab and with hijab) and i witnessed a bit of the truth of that verse. It doesn't matter how pious you are on the inside or the high standard of morals you have or how much discipline you have in dealing with men appropriately... if you are not covering, it can lead to problems you don't want. I'm not saying hijab is stopping all problems but it highly reduces it. And maybe even the better i wear it the less of any problem i will encounter inshaAllah.

It is a gradual process and i don't think it's right for anyone, especially in tareeqa, to look down at someone who is not wearing it or not wearing it 100% properly. We are all slowly on the journey to transforming ourselves, dropping what is bad and adopting what is Islam. Every single person whether born Muslim or just became a Muslim today is going thru this journey inshaAllah. And maybe today i'm making the wrong decision and tomorrow Allah guides me. And maybe Allah guided me to wear hijab but i have 5 million other sins i need to fix. And maybe someone else who is not wearing hijab has this one sin and if she wore it she will be 5 million times better than me overall. So there can never be any judgment because we really don't know where anyone is on their journey and where they will end up! Advice or reminder is good especially if it comes in a nice and encouraging way but judgment never helps anything.
It is very hard, especially in Western society to dress as a Muslim. I don't have any right to pass any judgment on someone who is not able to handle it. Some people have lost their jobs over hijab and others were tormented in school. The list goes on and on and they are real issues people face. So it's not so easy to put it on and really it is a big blessing from Allah if you are able to do it, especially now. Blessed is the one who is given the strength to do something he or she believes in. It's nothing anyone can try to do without Allah granting it. After i entered tareeqa, it took me 1 year to get myself to wear it and subhanAllah one year ago, last April, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim made his daily suhba on sufilive and spoke about Islamic clothing, to be dressed and known that you are Muslim. And my heart instantly just opened subhanAllah and the very next day i put on a scarf and walked thru New York shopping like that.. and elhamdulillah w shukrulillah i never took it off since that day. How did it happen that for 26 years i rejected hijab and for 1 year i struggled to get myself to wear it with no luck and suddenly overnight it just happened? It is Mawlana Shaykh Nazim's miracle on me. He saves me from myself because it's obvious i could not do it on my own. This is what i mean... it is only because Allah guides, it's nothing that you or i could ever do on our own. That's why i can't really look at anyone except under my own feet and if i see something good i say elhamdulillah Allah granted me to be that way and if i see something bad i say Allah guide me to better and thru our Shaykh, may Allah give him the longest life, inshaAllah we will be guided and dressed with the best in spite of ourselves and our shotcomings! And i only learned this thru Sultanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Mawlana Shaykh Hisham's teachings without them i would be a very very lost girl. They literally saved my life elhamdulillah w shukrulillah and still saving.
I also agree that women do not have to be home-bound to be good Muslims. And it's not right for a man to force a woman to choose a lifestyle she doesn't want. There is a place for women in society, as there is a place for men also. And she can actively participate as she likes within her space. And if she chooses to stay at home that should also be ok. Hijab really does not have anything to do with being in public or sitting at home. It only makes being in public safer.
Ok i wrote a book sorry LOL

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Permalink Reply by Mohd Afiffuddin bin Yaacob on May 6, 2010 at 10:27pm

Assalamualaikum wr wb. Here is a link to an intresting answer to the question of hijaab according to Al Quran and Sunna. Its too long to put it here. Hope this article helps since it quotes the Al Quran and Al Hadith (Sunna) to answer the question. - http://www.muhajabah.com/whyhijab.htm -

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Permalink Reply by sister in islam on May 7, 2010 at 5:36am

Thank you for replying back to my views about hijab, its been interesting to know your point of view also, i would like to apologise if i have put any miss quotes about the hijab, like i said i'm only new to the religion.

dena said:

salam alaykom w rahmatullah w barakatu, Sister in Islam

Thanks for sharing your opinion. i read thru the article by Ibrahim Syed PhD that you posted. It seems to me that there is a logical flaw in his argument. First he states the verse in the Quran where it mentions that we MUST cover in order to be safe from male desires. Then he refers to the exception for elderly women who are beyond the age of potential pregnancy. So far logic is flowing. Then he states that men FORCE women to wear it which is not right and goes on to belittling men. Ok - regardless of whether i agree or not it's a flowing argument so far. Now he says men use it in a way to segregate women from being active members of society and in history, women in Islam were always involved in community efforts. So he's really saying the way men manipulate women is not right. Nothing to do with hijab. But now he jumps from that and says hijab is not obligation. What happened to the verses he already mentioned? When he referred to historical women in Islam being contributing members of society did he mention whether they wore hijab or not? Is his argument about the way men treat women or whether hijab is obligation or not? Seems to be a very poorly devised argument without any logical flow. This has no reflection on you, Sister in Islam, so please don't think i'm attacking you in any way. I just don't see any logic in this Syed PhD article. His issue seems to be with men and not hijab but his conclusion rejects hijab without stating any proof except that, according to him, men are insecure and have a complex.
To my knowledge only "quran aloners" believe that hijab is not obligatory because they reject all hadith. Astaghfirullah i was raised like that so i know their arguments well. They reject all sunnah and play with the words and their roots in Quran to get whatever meaning suits them. Better to follow real scholars.

As for my own personal opinion, Syed PhD is right that it's very hurtful to force a woman to do anything. There is no compulsion in Islam things must come from the heart. And this deen is about good adab. There is no adab in forcing anything on a woman. Ad-deen mua'amla. It's all about good manners in dealing with people. The only thing anyone can do is advise and educate, but every man and woman must make his or her own decision in the end. This is our right given to us by Allah we have the right to choose right or wrong. But this does not change what is right and what is wrong.
Like i said, i lived all my life until about 2 years ago when i entered tareeqa believing that all i need is this one twisted interpretation of the Quran written by a "quran-alone scholar". And i did not believe in hijab - only to dress modestly. Now that elhamdulillah i wear it, i know the difference because i experienced the difference. Just as the Quran says it does protect a woman. Maybe societies we live in are so messed up that it can't protect everything but there is a big difference in the level of safety i feel with it on elhamdulillah. There is nothing in the Quran that is written for nothing astaghfirullah hasha. It is all with wisdom beyond our comprehension. Hijab really does protect the woman i believe it because i lived both sides (without hijab and with hijab) and i witnessed a bit of the truth of that verse. It doesn't matter how pious you are on the inside or the high standard of morals you have or how much discipline you have in dealing with men appropriately... if you are not covering, it can lead to problems you don't want. I'm not saying hijab is stopping all problems but it highly reduces it. And maybe even the better i wear it the less of any problem i will encounter inshaAllah.

It is a gradual process and i don't think it's right for anyone, especially in tareeqa, to look down at someone who is not wearing it or not wearing it 100% properly. We are all slowly on the journey to transforming ourselves, dropping what is bad and adopting what is Islam. Every single person whether born Muslim or just became a Muslim today is going thru this journey inshaAllah. And maybe today i'm making the wrong decision and tomorrow Allah guides me. And maybe Allah guided me to wear hijab but i have 5 million other sins i need to fix. And maybe someone else who is not wearing hijab has this one sin and if she wore it she will be 5 million times better than me overall. So there can never be any judgment because we really don't know where anyone is on their journey and where they will end up! Advice or reminder is good especially if it comes in a nice and encouraging way but judgment never helps anything.
It is very hard, especially in Western society to dress as a Muslim. I don't have any right to pass any judgment on someone who is not able to handle it. Some people have lost their jobs over hijab and others were tormented in school. The list goes on and on and they are real issues people face. So it's not so easy to put it on and really it is a big blessing from Allah if you are able to do it, especially now. Blessed is the one who is given the strength to do something he or she believes in. It's nothing anyone can try to do without Allah granting it. After i entered tareeqa, it took me 1 year to get myself to wear it and subhanAllah one year ago, last April, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim made his daily suhba on sufilive and spoke about Islamic clothing, to be dressed and known that you are Muslim. And my heart instantly just opened subhanAllah and the very next day i put on a scarf and walked thru New York shopping like that.. and elhamdulillah w shukrulillah i never took it off since that day. How did it happen that for 26 years i rejected hijab and for 1 year i struggled to get myself to wear it with no luck and suddenly overnight it just happened? It is Mawlana Shaykh Nazim's miracle on me. He saves me from myself because it's obvious i could not do it on my own. This is what i mean... it is only because Allah guides, it's nothing that you or i could ever do on our own. That's why i can't really look at anyone except under my own feet and if i see something good i say elhamdulillah Allah granted me to be that way and if i see something bad i say Allah guide me to better and thru our Shaykh, may Allah give him the longest life, inshaAllah we will be guided and dressed with the best in spite of ourselves and our shotcomings! And i only learned this thru Sultanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Mawlana Shaykh Hisham's teachings without them i would be a very very lost girl. They literally saved my life elhamdulillah w shukrulillah and still saving.
I also agree that women do not have to be home-bound to be good Muslims. And it's not right for a man to force a woman to choose a lifestyle she doesn't want. There is a place for women in society, as there is a place for men also. And she can actively participate as she likes within her space. And if she chooses to stay at home that should also be ok. Hijab really does not have anything to do with being in public or sitting at home. It only makes being in public safer.
Ok i wrote a book sorry LOL

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Permalink Reply by bashir on May 7, 2010 at 5:56am

Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiym
wassalaatu wassalaamu alaa Rasululllah wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa salllim

A story from Grandshaykh Abdullah Addaghastani (Q.S) comes to mind ,A man came to a scholar and said to the scholar I am wanting to become Muslim what must I do.(the scholar said)"You must take say the shahadah ,take shower ,perform all the obligatory prayers ,perform fasting ,give zakah and perform the pilgrimage." Then the scholar added oh ya and you must get circumsized." The man said I didnt so much mind all that was said up till he said about the circumsision and I said to that scholar if this religion is like this I dont want to be a muslim.nevermind
Later that person came to Grandshaykh and again out of his sincerity said to Grandshaykh Abdullah Addaghastani(Q.S.) That he wished to become muslim and what should he do?
Grandshaykh told that person to say shahadah.So that man said shahadah and said is there anything else ? Grandshaykh Abdullah said "Thats it for now,If you want more come see me another time" So that man very happy left and after sometime his heart was yearning more so he came to Mualana Grandshaykh Abdullah and said " I am wanting more" So grandshaykh abdullah told him,"Ok go and start performing the prayers,and If you want more than come see me"

That is the end of the story from shaykh Hisham which was to say to us not to be heard upon people.Yes propell them to WANT to practise "Like this article" It is a good reminder and maybe someone needed to hear it but we should not engage in belittling others or saying," ...but I guess articles and titles like these dont really catch their attention... coz its not "so spiritual" or not "spiritually interesting"...Wallahu'alam...

And yes according to all great and well known scholars of Islamic History ,They all have said Hijab is Obligatory "And if we are new muslims we shoudl seek to learn the religion before we try and teach it.Insha'Allah

May Allah forgive us Allahumma salli 'alaa Muhammad wa 'alaa aalhihii wa sahbihii wa sallim

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Permalink Reply by Fatime Miah on May 7, 2010 at 9:44am

Salaam alaykum,

mashaAllaah, i´m so happy to read your posts about this subject, jazakallaahu khayran for everyone.

Yes, it is not right to be hard on people, what is right is to remind kindly and if someone takes advice then alhamdulilLaah and if someone doesn´t take it then let him/her be and inshaAllaah later in his/her life the change comes, inshaAllaah, no bad feelings, everything is from Allaah.

Just like here was said that some words from Maulana changed her to wear hijaab, exacly, beautiful, mashaAllaah.

And also all the madhabs say that wear hijaab, cover your self and Quraan says that cover your head so that people regonize you as a moral woman (sorry that i don´t remember right wording, but you got the point, inshaAllaah).

And Maulana and Shaykh Hisham and Shaykh Kabbani, may Allaah bless them, advice strongly to keep one madhab from 4 madhabs, not to jump on between them or to be anything else than 1 madhabi. And Maulana has said strongly that sharia, sharia, sharia :) MashaAllaah, sharia is very important.

But, as said, it doesn´t mean that you have to take everything once in your life, you take what you can and slowly slowly, with love to Allaah, love to Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam), with love to our Maulana, we change ourselves, inshaAllaah.

May Allaah give us knowledge, may Allaah give us firm belief, may Allaah give us understanding of deen and may Allaah forgive us when we make errors and sins.

Wa salaam

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Permalink Reply by alfaqeerah on May 7, 2010 at 12:18pm

The dangers of today's modern scholars..they use too much logic and own interpretations..
Listen to Rasulullah(s)...he(s) who said...HOLD ON FAST TO MY AHL BAYT...
get opinions of deen only from AUTHORIZED ones..those learned ones that hold the sanad (chain of transmission) that goes all the way back to Rasulullah(s). Knowledge of deen is not like math and science..its the a Divine Breath and needs to have a proper chain of transmission. a Phd or a doctrate does not give the person any authority to interprete the Qur'an and twist it as and how he likes to 'suite' the modern society.. the deen is eternal and was brought down as suitable for whole of mankind from Adam to the last person created. It is only the fact that now, MEN TWIST DEEN TO SUITE THEIR OWN DESIRES.
prophet(s) says to HOLD ON TO HIS DESCENDENTS. those who dont hold on to the teachings of his descendants are bound to drown.. prophet(s) has even compared his descendents to the ark of Noah...whoever fails to hold on to them are bound to perish.
hold on to the untainted teachings of his descendents....and you will never go wrong..
Nowadays in universities they have Non muslims teaching Qur'an! where is the blessing in that! May Allah protect us and direct us towards True teachings that He desires for us..to what we desire for own whimps and passions!

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Permalink Reply by alfaqeerah on May 7, 2010 at 12:41pm

u are right... anyway the first article I wrote went along those lines which you have mentioned...(do see by clicking my name and then by clicking at the topics I have started) I did mention that Maulana compared to those new to islam as babies..cant tell them to carry too much load.. and plus the order of hijab didnt come immediately..all orders like fasting...praying came in stages...and therefore yes we should apply it to our souls in stages that it may not get overburdened and let go in the end....but I am hard against those who have been long practising whose imans have grown...but they discard what they used to hold on to. (and you may understand better if you read my 1st article). I have seen so many sisters who use to wear the hijab correctly and beautifully but slowly they start following others....exposing their necks...wearing earings to be shown...etc.
This is becoz Naqshbandi has alhamdulillah pulled in alot of new converts...so converts wear their hijabs like that..its ok for them..they are new..but its not ok for the ones who know whats right and have done whats right to copy them! Don't mistake the trend we see as an identity of the tariqah and immediately link it to shari'ah.

There is a story about a sahabah and Rasulullah(s)...Prophet(s) saw sahabah wear a gold ring. he took it and threw on the floor..and walked off. and immediately the sahabah was shaken and vowed to never even to touch gold any more.. On the other hand..there was a beduin, simple man, new to islam..who passed urine in his(s) mosque..but Prophet(s) treated him ever so gently and kindly and even cleaned up after him..
the revelations of Prophet David did mention something like...Warn the believers but be give glad tidings to those who have yet to really believe. Muslim and Mu'min have 2 different meanings... and for those who are already with iman.. Taqwa (instilling of fear towards ALlah) is more appropriate when there is disobedience..but for pple new to islam...Softness is a must.. (I mean there must have been a reason also why sometimes our shuyukh like Shah Naqshband, sayidina Abu bakr and even sayidina Ali have sounded more firm than other times..) Then for what Allah warn us so many times against the Hellfire and Punishment? Is ALlah wrong to be hard with us sometimes? Hasha! He knows best!
and my writings in my first entry in this page were towards the sisters who have long time been believers..they used to wear proper hijab..but they discarded it... But I totally respect the converts and those new to islam the fact that they need time....
I just wana hi light that I am aware that there are sisters out there who are flooded in alot of spiritual blessings and tajallis even tho they have slowly started to discard the proper hijab they used to wear... that they should know that sometimes Allah's Generosity doesnt mean that He has forgotten that we are sinning. The fact that He is generous means He will continue to bless us..but that doesnt mean we will not be accounted for our misdeeds. He is being the Patient One with us. But we shouldnt take Him for granted. Thats why in the Holy Qur'an ALlah says "O People. What has made you turn away from the Rabb Most Generous??!!" And sayidina ALi himself mentioned.. "it is your generosity itself Ya Rabbi"... ALota pple use their logics and think..ohhh i am getting spiritual tastes..I must be on the right track...I am doing well...Allah is pleased with me..etc..but they forget Allah is ALL generous One.So we can be sinning and being bad servants but He can continue to honour us and flood us with many spiritual Blessings.
I am aware of sisters who have fell into such a trap (and possibly myself..may ALlah forgive us) and I am just here to warn them as I warn myself..there is no tariqah without shar'iyyah...and many are forgetting that.

bashir said:

Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiym
wassalaatu wassalaamu alaa Rasululllah wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa salllim A story from Grandshaykh Abdullah Addaghastani (Q.S) comes to mind ,A man came to a scholar and said to the scholar I am wanting to become Muslim what must I do.(the scholar said)"You must take say the shahadah ,take shower ,perform all the obligatory prayers ,perform fasting ,give zakah and perform the pilgrimage." Then the scholar added oh ya and you must get circumsized." The man said I didnt so much mind all that was said up till he said about the circumsision and I said to that scholar if this religion is like this I dont want to be a muslim.nevermind Later that person came to Grandshaykh and again out of his sincerity said to Grandshaykh Abdullah Addaghastani(Q.S.) That he wished to become muslim and what should he do? Grandshaykh told that person to say shahadah.So that man said shahadah and said is there anything else ? Grandshaykh Abdullah said "Thats it for now,If you want more come see me another time" So that man very happy left and after sometime his heart was yearning more so he came to Mualana Grandshaykh Abdullah and said " I am wanting more" So grandshaykh abdullah told him,"Ok go and start performing the prayers,and If you want more than come see me" That is the end of the story from shaykh Hisham which was to say to us not to be heard upon people.Yes propell them to WANT to practise "Like this article" It is a good reminder and maybe someone needed to hear it but we should not engage in belittling others or saying," ...but I guess articles and titles like these dont really catch their attention... coz its not "so spiritual" or not "spiritually interesting"...Wallahu'alam...
And yes according to all great and well known scholars of Islamic History ,They all have said Hijab is Obligatory "And if we are new muslims we shoudl seek to learn the religion before we try and teach it.Insha'Allah

May Allah forgive us Allahumma salli 'alaa Muhammad wa 'alaa aalhihii wa sahbihii wa sallim

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Permalink Reply by bashir on May 7, 2010 at 12:41pm

yes your so right and heres an example and......you can read there Bios unlike many chains of tranmitters now and days

http://www.haqqanisoul.com/page/the-golden-chain


Prophet Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, Salla Allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallam
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, radiya-l-Lahu `anh
Salman al-Farsi, radiya-l-Lahu`anh
Qassim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
Jafar as-Sadiq, alayhi-s-salam
Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami, radiya-l-Lahu canh
Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abu Ali al-Farmadi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abul Abbas, al-Khidr, alayhi-s-salam
Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Arif ar-Riwakri, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Ali ar-Ramitani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Yaqub al-Charkhi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad az-Zahid, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Darwish Muhammad, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad al-Masum, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Shamsuddin Habib Allah, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Khalid al-Baghdadi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Ismail Muhammad ash-Shirwani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Khas Muhammad Shirwani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqi al-Husayni, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abu Muhammad al-Madani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah

alfaqeerah said:

The dangers of today's modern scholars..they use too much logic and own interpretations..
Listen to Rasulullah(s)...he(s) who said...HOLD ON FAST TO MY AHL BAYT...
get opinions of deen only from AUTHORIZED ones..those learned ones that hold the sanad (chain of transmission) that goes all the way back to Rasulullah(s). Knowledge of deen is not like math and science..its the a Divine Breath and needs to have a proper chain of transmission. a Phd or a doctrate does not give the person any authority to interprete the Qur'an and twist it as and how he likes to 'suite' the modern society.. the deen is eternal and was brought down as suitable for whole of mankind from Adam to the last person created. It is only the fact that now, MEN TWIST DEEN TO SUITE THEIR OWN DESIRES.
prophet(s) says to HOLD ON TO HIS DESCENDENTS. those who dont hold on to the teachings of his descendants are bound to drown.. prophet(s) has even compared his descendents to the ark of Noah...whoever fails to hold on to them are bound to perish.
hold on to the untainted teachings of his descendents....and you will never go wrong..
Nowadays in universities they have Non muslims teaching Qur'an! where is the blessing in that! May Allah protect us and direct us towards True teachings that He desires for us..to what we desire for own whimps and passions!

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Permalink Reply by alfaqeerah on May 7, 2010 at 1:01pm

error: I meant NOT to what we desire for own whimps and passions!

alfaqeerah said:

The dangers of today's modern scholars..they use too much logic and own interpretations..
Listen to Rasulullah(s)...he(s) who said...HOLD ON FAST TO MY AHL BAYT...
get opinions of deen only from AUTHORIZED ones..those learned ones that hold the sanad (chain of transmission) that goes all the way back to Rasulullah(s). Knowledge of deen is not like math and science..its the a Divine Breath and needs to have a proper chain of transmission. a Phd or a doctrate does not give the person any authority to interprete the Qur'an and twist it as and how he likes to 'suite' the modern society.. the deen is eternal and was brought down as suitable for whole of mankind from Adam to the last person created. It is only the fact that now, MEN TWIST DEEN TO SUITE THEIR OWN DESIRES.
prophet(s) says to HOLD ON TO HIS DESCENDENTS. those who dont hold on to the teachings of his descendants are bound to drown.. prophet(s) has even compared his descendents to the ark of Noah...whoever fails to hold on to them are bound to perish.
hold on to the untainted teachings of his descendents....and you will never go wrong..
Nowadays in universities they have Non muslims teaching Qur'an! where is the blessing in that! May Allah protect us and direct us towards True teachings that He desires for us..to what we desire for own whimps and passions!

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Permalink Reply by alfaqeerah on May 7, 2010 at 1:07pm

for the benefit and ease of others. The following is the 1st article I wrote pertaining to Hijab.

A'ububillahiminaashytanirajeem

Bismillahirahmaaniraheem

Meded ya Allah, Meded ya Rasulullah, Dastoor ya Sayidi, Meded ya Sultan Awliya

This page goes to my beloved sisters who should be more precious than the rarest jewels in the deepest end of the ocean.

This page also goes to my honourable brothers who are gaurdians and protectors of those jewels.

My beloveds,

If your love for Allah, the prophet and your shuyukh is true, surely you would listen to them and obey.

Rasulullah(s) said in which the context of it and the meaning is: When a woman reaches the age of maturity (that is indicated by when she starts to get her period, and if not when she reaches 15yrs of hijri age), nothing should be revealed to those who are not unmarriagiable of kin to her except for her face and her hands.

In the book of maulana shaykh nazim, Through the eye of the Needle:

He mentioned that women who cover up are smart women for when haram looks from men who are not suppose to look at her, go to her, her beauty is taken everytime with the looking. Now women must use make up, facial products when actually, they can stay beautiful if the keep to the shari'ah! Intelligent are the ones who cover their faces even! Its the light (the noor) from Allah that can make a woman look beautiful until she is old! (look at hajjah amine and hajjah nazihe! ) And Allah's lights come to those who obey Him, His Messenger and the authorities.

In another of his recent sohbet also, he mentioned:

Heavenly punishment/ fires are coming down soon. But the hijab is the protection for the woman and the turban is the protection for the men.

After all thats said and done, here are some of what I'd like to share:

To the converts, those who have just entered the fold of Islam:

New ones according to maulana are like babies. Cannot force them to carry out all of shari'ah. Like asking babies to carry big bags with big books. Not good. Slowly slowly..Start with La ilaaha illallah. After that the person will come asking how to increase in obedience.

Also, the command to do hijab came slightly later after The kalimattawhid (La ilaaha illallah muhammadan rasulullah).

So when you are ready, then adorn the hijab for the sake of your love for God n His Messenger(s). Obedience comes more easily and readily with true love. Because sacrifice is part of love. And one can only sacrifice the nafs(ego) if there is love.

To those long time practitioners who used to wear the correct hijab and discarded it for some reasons.

To my dismay, I see sisters who used to wear the correct hijab but resorted to using some style that exposes the neck? and ears?

Please do not discard the sunnah for what you think is 'identity of tariqah'.

Like what shaykh hisham says and many of our shuyukhs say, there is no tariqah without shari'ah. Grandshaykh did mention he had a niece who is always near him. But never covered her head. But he said, if mahdi comes, and she still doesnt cover, her head is the first to go.

Meaning the shuyukh have mentioned about hijab and its importance in general. But when they see you in sin, they do not admonish you face to face because they know you know what is right and wrong. And they know if they tell you and you still disobey it will be worse for you. And they know that for some of you, if they were to tell you you might run away from them. And that is worse for your spiritual development if you feel 'hurt' by your shaykh and start to drop the 'love connection' because of that. But now that you know what are you waiting for?

To those who think that the hijab or niqab is an obstacle to doing da'wa (spreading the beauty of islam.)

Know that your proper covering (as mentioned above) is only required in the presence of men who are not of you unmarriageable kin. And rightfully, the place of a woman is not amongst men. But her da'wa and communication, smiles, her gentle words are not to be directed to stranger-men. Communication among men and women are only permisable in urgent occasions, and can only be done in strict, business like tone. But her rightful place is among women. The Qur'an tells women to lower their gaze in the presence of men. Women do da'wa to women. Men to men. For the shuyukh who have emptied themselves of whimps and passions, who are old of age, of course...in this case do not apply. Maulana shaykh nazim also says, in Liberation of Souls: It is oppresions, cruelty (zhalim) to put women in places of men...to make women work in a place where there are men.

In the book of imam ghazali, ihya (which s.hisham recommends followers to learn from), it was mentioned that Iblis (the chief of satan) said,"when a man and woman (who are not of unmarriagiable kin) are near each other, I become the messenger between the two." Such is enough for you to comprehend.

For those thinking of donning the niqab but afraid that will hinder her effort to make people attracted to islam. Sure...one non muslim woman at a check out counter of your local departmental store will feel disturbed if she's you like that at first. But if your heart contains genuine compassion and love for the ummah of sayidina Rasulullah. Once you start to open your mouth and say out of sincerity " Hi dear. How are you? are you doing good...etc" What is from the heart will enter a heart.Trust me all her was-was (bad whisperings) she ever held of you would just melt away. Next thing you know, you could be best friends. Also like what our shuyukh mentioned, the eyes are those which reflect the light of the shaykh which is in the follower's heart, and the light of the shaykh..is that from prophet(s). Thats why also, shaykh hisham said in his book, Who Are The True Guides, it is not good adab to stare into the eyes of the shaykh especially during associations.

Also, it is mentioned that cursing from the angels fall on a woman who show part of herself which is not suppose to be shown to those who are not suppose to see until she covers up of reaches her home. How is a blessed thing like the light of guidance to come down properly from the heavens in the midst of the rains of curses?

Don't think prophet(s) doesnt know. He is perfect. His sunnah is perfect and will be relevant up until Day of Judgement. Do you think he doesnt know what the end times (our times) are going to be like? Yet he has taught us his ways and completed the religion. Learn of his teachings, learn the sacred law with its wisdoms from authorized ones (from those who have learnt from those who hold a chain of transmission that lead up to the prophet) Avoid altering the teachings of the prophet and Qur'anic teachings by using your own minds and logics.

Think about it.

The most precious gems like diamonds and pearls are placed in the deepest end of the ocean and deepest end of the earth. Cheap imitation stones are out there in the market everywhere so easy to see and touch. Islam has placed a value on women. Why would you want to reduce your value?

Allahu'alam.

Atii'ullah wa atii'urrasoul wa ulul amri minkum

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