My Veil :)

As I softly put on

My beautiful veil

I think of how sadly

People seem to fail

To see its beauty

See why we do

Wear it daily

If only they knew

This veil to me

Is so extremely priceless

It's importance to my heart

You can never guess

To show such modesty

To keep myself away

From the prying eyes

That men have everyday

When you have a diamond

Of it you take care

Keeping it safely tucked

From people to stare

A woman is the same

So special and unique

You should be respectful, gentle

When with her you speak

She is not merely

Looks and nothing more

She's got ideas and goals

Her thoughts you should explore

And in the end

When the time is right

She'll meet her man

Her husband, her knight

Then she'll lead

Such a respectful life

Honored by him

As his queen and wife

Remember this dear reader

When you see a woman in a veil

She's not oppressed…but

A diamond so rare

- By : Dana SK

 The veil is so much more than a cloth on the head, it symbolizes something far more precious, far more  valuable. You know, I once read a sentence that was beautiful, it goes as follows: "Everything precious is naturally hidden and protected. Diamonds? Deep in the earth. Pearls? Deep in the sea protected in a shell. Gold? Deep in mines, well hidden. A womans' body and her beauty are much more valuable than any mineral. Why expose them?". In Islam things that are obligatory, are for our benefit. And things that are forbidden are harmful for us. So maybe you should just think for a bit, does a woman covering herself harm her or does it protect her? I think we both know the answer to that :)

And if Islam is truly oppressing women by making them wear the Hijab, then why do we see a lot of western women, leave their "freedom" of dressing as they please to become Hijab wearing muslimahs? Is it not because they found the reality of Islam and loved it? And by that it means they loved everything about it including the modest act of wearing the Hijab? A lot of my revert sisters/friends decided to wear it right after they said the shahadah, even though some of them faced problems in doing that, yet they said they will anyway because they understood the true, beautiful meaning of it! :)


To end this I wanted to share two things:

One: a song by Sami Yusuf called "Free"

and Two: a youtube channel showing the many ways and styles a hijab can be worn for those sisters who are interested to check it out :) Amenakins' Channel

Asalamu Aliekum Everyone! :)

PS: Something to think about...wearing the hijab doesn't mean wearing ugly clothes! Oh No! You can still be stylish...wearing beautiful, elegant clothes and still look modest, the way Islam asks us to! :)