Wednesday 6 January 2016

Hijab Fashion Blunders and their Remedies

With the increased aweareness of muslim sisters trying to stay covered and fashionable,we tend to do alot of things to compromise the essence of the hijab.

We would highlight some of these blunders and because we are not here to criticize or judge you but to encourage sisters do the right things always we propose some remedies alongside.
May Almighty Allah make it easy for you as you try to make amends.Allahumo Aaaamin

1. Blunder: Wearing a short top on trousers or leggings that exposes the bum
Remedies: If you are a trousers lover, invest in long sleeves mini dresses to pair the trousers (not leggings). or you can wear a long sleeve kimono or abaya for cover up.Leggings should stay as an undergarment for skirts, gowns and wrappers.

2. Blunder: Wearing short-sleeve blouses with the hijab.
Remedies: This is a fashion no no for hijabis,wearing short-sleeve blouses can be remedied by wearing long sleeve top underneath to conceal your army’s skin.you can also wear sleeves kimono or jacket for cover up.

3. Blunder: Wearing transparent outfits or skirts with slit exposing the legs.
Remedies:Try to wear outfits made from opaque materials rather than see-through ones. avoid wearing high slited skirts and gowns, always ensure you wear leggings underneath your skirts so as not to expose your legs

4. Blunders: Wearing turban or tieing scarfs exposing the neck.
Remedies: Dear Muslimah, your neck is too precious to be should shown to the world, so stick with the hijab! Bedides, turban or scarf are no subtitle for hijab.Almighty Allah was specific on how he commands us to use the hijab "draw you veil over the bosom"Read up in Q24:V31

5. Blunder: Inappropriate color blocking
Remedies:If you are one of those ladies who love flashy and glittery colors and want to make it a part of your hijabi fashion style, you might want to consider adding a touch of it to your accessories but not to the whole outfit. Attracting too much attention is losing the essence of hijab altogether. You can infuse your love for those colors to your bag, belts, shoes or scarf details.

6. Blunder:Attaching volume to the hijab to create a camel hump style. This is a trending hijab styles  across the globe in the hijab world, it is achieved by adding volume to the head wear creating that puffy effect with the volumise clip or excess cloth.This is prohibited in Islam and the prophet (S.A.W) cursed the women that wear their hijab this way.
Remedies: stay away from adding volume to your head wear.Its unnecessary!you should also pack your hair low close to the neck, so it does not create a volume underneath your hijab.

7. Blunder:Wearing body-hugging dresses to show the body shape and curves.
Remedies:Avoid tight fitting clothes, it important to keep the dress loose because that the essence of modesty.

8.Blunder:Wrapping the hijab so small the it exposes your hair and does not cover the bust.
Remedy: A proper hijab should not expose the hair, neck, ears and should be big enough to cover the bust line.

9. Blunder:Using the hijab only when you feel like or allowing non mahram men to see without the hijab.
Remedy:These are not good qualities of an hijabi, once you make up you mind to start using the hijab, then you should it properly and in front of the non mahram men always.

10. Blunder: Using a full make up, plucking the eyebrow, using contacts or plastics sugery to enhance the beauty.
Remedies: All these are things we do to alter Allah's creation as far as its not health related it is haram in islam.As for make up, A moderate makeup will do as oppose the doll face make up that is so common these days.

Do you feel i left anything out?Kindly include it at the comment session.

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