Reflections- Hijab

clipped from www.islamonline.net What is the first thing that comes to your mind about hijab and the person who wears it? An extremist? A religious symbol? A bit to hard on yourself? A religion being hard on girls depriving them of their right of freedom? Hijab for me is a sign of purity and the way to preserve our beauty and purity for only one man. We wait all our lives till we find that one guy which Allah the Almighty has chosen for us. What a beautiful and refreshing feeling! Allah has made things easy for us by blessing us with the gift of hijab and by helping us follow the steps of how we can secure our inner and outer beauty which prevents us from being harassed and manipulated by society. Allah says: “He has not laid upon you in religion any hardship.” (Al-Hajj: 78) “Allah wishes to lighten the burden for you; for certainly man has been created weak!” (An-Nisa’: 28) Muslim women observe hijab (covering the head and the body) because Allah has told them to do so.