Cute Girls Shouldn't Wear the "Sexy Hiijab"

Comments on Comments

There are things which make a video go viral, is stupidity one of them?

I was harsh in my comments on some YouTube™ channels this afternoon.

One girl, although cute was very loud, and her first sentence was glaringly wrong, grammatically. Then she talks about Islam like it is a hobby which you can opt in or out of anytime. One day, maybe you’re praying, the next day, you’re not, you get the picture. That’s, ” freedom of religion” according to some people. But do we have to have 1000,000 YouTube™ videos defending the general Muslims’ laxity in performing their sacred duties posted all over the net? Is the world now a much better place?

For one thing, I don’t believe that most normal Muslims believe it is okay not to pray. Prayer is one of the first pillars of Islam. Secondly, if they claim the right of freedom of speech, then so do the rest of us. If they can comment then so can I, or am I wrong? It seems there are children who think their videos are the efflorescence of the entire internet experience. Worse, there are Muslim youth who believe that their very personal interpretations are the epitome of Islamic thought today. They think that because they are young and energetic, that is an excuse for poor scholarship and that youth alone gives them the right to say and do anything, regardless of what is right and wrong. Many non-Muslims have made similar judgment calls. Of course, it isn’t just youth who say and do irresponsible or stupid things.

And sometimes, “out of the mouth of babes…”

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

One guy, Fousey (somebody-or-other) says, If you like then give it a thumbs up ( I would say thumb up, since the icon is of one thumb up, and you do it once per video) but aside from my tendency to exaggerate small insignificant issues occasionally, which I can do with a fine tooth comb, if I’m in the mood for that kind of bitchiness, I strongly object to the fact that he is greatly promoting his freedom over mine; if I don’t give it a thumb up I can’t comment on his channel (can he do that??) Hey, freedom of speech is my right as well as yours, whether I like the video or not. Of course (I’ll make this perfectly clear for internet) I’m being facétieuse (Is there anything wrong with my French?) and he has every right to block me from his channel forever, which is why I posted several comments after each other and immediately shared them on Twitter™ and Google+™. Thanks for the thumbs up ;) +Karmi Neveg Fousey had 530,000 views on one video!! At some point I started thinking, ”When can we hope for that Islamic revival?”

[just a side note, I tried to find facetious in the dictionary and couldn’t but I did find a word (or expression) I’ve never heard before, which I will share now Parents might want to cover their children’s eyes or ears, lol– Fag hag -. It means a woman who likes hanging around with gay men. But why do both the Oxford dictionary and my computer not have a spelling/spelling suggestion for a fairly common word?? ]

I do comments on comments, too, which is the point of one of Fousey’s vids He suggested we could do comments on comments, like what’s- her -face, some personality, female I think it was, I forget the name. [Revised – it was Ellen.]You can watch the video, to find out who he was referring to. OR maybe you have a good idea already.

Apart from not getting why most Muslims on the planet (and beyond, reminds me of the video description/warning: “Earth is being invaded by Muslims”) know who some actor is, who died recently, which I feel bad about, truly, but also, I don’t get that they are all on YouTube™ promoting Islam (their less than kosher version) by apologizing for the few who want to promote prayer and fasting in the community, and also good manners and character, meaning, not backbiting or snitching or slandering other Muslims. My question is: why do they get to be the spokespersons for Islam?? The majority of “practicing” Muslims didn’t unanimously give them that honor. Besides, there are already many people promoting these virtues; forgiveness, kindness, enjoining good and forbidding evil, Muslim brotherhood (unity, not the political or military wing of an Islamic group) and in an enlightened and proper way, without props like “the sexy hijab” which express nothing more than “somebody doesn’t want to be taken too seriously”. There are hijab styles that are not “sexy” or at least, change the name of the style, so it is, “the coiled snake hijab” or something less provocative than “the sexy hijab”. Read my post, “Everything Is Not Sexy”, if you like.

Okay, not to be overly negative, there are other less important things I don’t like about the videos too, such as the poor English. Okay, if you’re making a video, can it be in a language that doesn’t reflect the fact that your parents probably don’t know with whom and where you hang out most nights? Or did you actually grow up on the streets?

And if you can’t make up your mind, just flip a coin, “Happy early, late, on time Eid…” was ridiculously unpragmatic. I mean, it’s okay to pick a time and a place or to express something within a realistic time/space continuum. I realize she is a nice person at heart and just wanted to include everybody, but whether we celebrate Eide with Saudi Arabia or Malaysia, or post Ghaddafi, with Morocco, lol, it is all basically doing it together, and if she celebrated it already, which we all had, then she should’ve just said, “Happy belated Eide” if her video was done post Eide. What is wrong with being decisive?

That’s a small complaint, but it helps in life to be decisive more than not, don’t you agree?

Comment to My Comment?

Back to the point about English, and word usage; okay, I understand that many of the youth (or overgrown children still living with their parents, as the majority of Muslim youth appear to do, still) are filling a need or what they see is a need for more low quality productions, with stupid jokes and likely many equally stupid followers (by the looks of the number of views, that’s most of the Muslim youth today or their non-Muslim friends too). But I would prefer, (yeah, I just said that) that they make nicer more serious videos about things that matter, or discuss the same subjects but with more seriousness. I can say that, because I’m the adult in this “conversation”.

If you want, just share some of the good Islamic videos on your channel and save your buffoonery for your friends. That way you avoid hateful comments to your videos, and the general public doesn’t get a taste of the poor quality of stuff you churn out like, all the time. Probably, this is getting annoying, and sorry for being so “judgmental”. But I am in the mood to be “judgmental”. Actually, this is my advice, which anyone can take or leave. I don’t know any of these people personally and never judge people on YouTube ™just because I know that I don’t know them personally. Some people come off as arrogant or bigoted, but they are probably genuinely nice people, or at least have a lot of similar minded friends and/or colleagues, who appreciate their unique perspective. Fousey had around 530,000 hits on one video!! 

The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

I’ve had emails from people who sound like nice people, but their comments often leave me cold. It isn’t that I feel the need to judge them, I don’t. But I feel a responsibility to educate people when they seem to ask a lot of questions about Islam or make a lot of comments which are sometimes inappropriate or reflect their general ignorance of Islam. I am not saying that I know more than them, but I do think I know my religion very well, in the most basic and necessary things a Muslim is required to know, especially about basic beliefs and the most general ideas or teachings such as Tawheed (the Oneness of Allah).

Anyway, if they believe that the people leaving negative comments are all judging them, then they are judging those people. Just because someone doesn’t like your video doesn’t mean they are judging you, especially when they say, Allah guide you and things to that effect, which is non-judgemental and a good thing to say. Muslims often say this to each other, not just to people they disagree with. Maybe the people leaving those comments you dislike are just trying to ask you to think about what you are doing and whether or not it is how you could best spend your time. Life is precious, and time waits for no one, right?

You know Fred, Everybody does!

I know that it is probably the case that many negative comments on most channels are from trolls or ppl who like to harass; comments are sometimes nasty or vindictive and people post such, for the pleasure of it; I am guilty of poking fun at ppl sometimes, but I don’t believe in child abuse or cruelty. Many of the owners of the worst offenders might even be children. It is good to keep in mind that most people on the net commenting are probably children too. But if you act like a child in your videos, then beware; you are making yourself a magnet for abusive language or comments.

You know how that guy Fred, made so many videos and they went viral? Some of it is an acquired taste, or rather made for small-minded people or kids. It’s proof that children are a force to be reckoned with. By the way, Fred made an app, it is a doll that looks like him, and he has sold a lot of them. YouTube can be a lucrative venture, too. People can promote whatever they like on YouTube, whether their own product or app or a magazine. And ideas are always being promoted. What kind of ideas, does matter. If someone is promoting “freedom of speech” then he should also practice some by giving free reign to others’ negative comments, occasionally. You can share videos you don’t like but which someone else might like to discuss with you. If that doesn’t work out well, then you can always “agree to disagree”.

"Don’t you see that the lion is silent and yet feared, while the dog barks constantly and is despised?" A Quote by Imam ash-Shafi`i

On YouTube™ spelling doesn’t matter much, but language is still important to communicating the right idea. I will promote one of my least favorite video channels. IrishInfidel has a channel that promotes hatred of Islam. The guy’s real name is Kevin, who sounds very different in one email than his public comments to me. Mostly he doesn’t believe in dialogue, but promoting his videos. That’s makes me wary of his motivations, and I don’t believe anymore that he is an atheist, but might be a closet Christian. In all honesty, it doesn’t matter to me; he can be whatever he likes... He is IrishInfidel on YouTube™ Readers can also read my response to his video in this blog; his name is one of the labels which makes searching for a discussion about him easy. I debunked his video “The Camel is a symbol of Allah” several months ago. I think I promoted that post on Twitter™ and Google+™ earlier today. I take offence at the word “symbol” as opposed to “sign”, and show why there is a difference. Also, the story of Prophet Saleh and the she-camel is an added bonus, which many people probably have never heard of.

I can see why that might help

If you’re speaking English, why not try a British accent, sometimes it just sounds more intelligent. But if the quality of the material isn’t equally impressive, then your accent won’t make a difference to the overall impression; if you are not truthful, that is one of the biggest mistakes, IMHO, you can make on the internet, and that mistake could go viral, too. This is something to think about before posting that next video. The IrishInfidel promoted another anti-Islam video with a British narrator. Did it work? Or will the video go viral despite itself? Readers be the judge, it is about science in the Quran, or the Miracle of the Honey Bees. I wrote my own take on the video in a blog post, probably you can find it easily enough without me having to put the link. (In case not, I will revise this later, I’m offline at the moment.)

I can’t promise anything, but I’ll try to blog about something offbeat tomorrow. It is still within the Islamic topics, but a slightly off the cuff post. We will see, until then, farewell.



Wrong Assumptions Based on Imperfect Knowledge - Part One

Islamic ruling by an incompetent:

When Osama Bin Laden was killed, the Americans buried him at sea: they claimed that it is permissible to bury Muslims at sea, so they did that without the consent of Bin Laden’s family, although they also had his wives in custody.

Frequently we hear about some Fatwa issued, not by Islamic scholars, but by non-Muslims. The fact is, they are not capable of issuing a correct Islamic opinion on any subject, nor are they qualified to do so, because that requires a known Islamic Studies degree, or some proper and accepted form of Islamic education. Also, Muslims necessarily rely on Muslims for reliable Islamic rulings; they cannot rely on non-Muslims for this (Isn’t that so?). It is well known that even regular Muslims are not allowed to make “fatawa”, but are only allowed to repeat the Islamic legal opinion of a scholar, if they are certain it is as he had said. Someone might make an incorrect statement, based on their knowledge, but which they had forgotten, or mixed up. They are not be punishable for making a mistake, but this can lead to some problems for others.

A woman told me that the Prophet, SAWS, had been affected by “the evil eye”, or ‘hassad’ as it is known in Arabic. I thought that maybe she was just trying to prove her point, that a woman who didn’t read qur’an on herself, but her husband reads qur’an on her, could still get ‘hassad’ (even if she had read the verses on herself). I told her, the Prophet, SAWS, used to read the three final chapters of the qur’an and was protected from ‘the evil eye’ by it; he, SAWS, also used to read ‘ayat al Kursi’, in english called, “the verse of the throne”, the Fatihah, or opening chapter (often read seven times when indicated) and other verses of the qur’an at different times.

Not only was this Islamic studies student wrong in her judgment about the protection afforded by reading verses of the qur’an against the evil eye, but she also stated incorrect information about the Prophet, SAWS; that he had been affected by ‘the evil eye’ when in fact, we read in the traditions that once, a Jew performed a magic spell on the Prophet, SAWS, without his knowledge, and a while later the angel Gabriel informed the Prophet, SAWS, about the location of the magic , a charm, which he must undo to break the magic spell. Magic can be very powerful or dangerous, and is something which is completely forbidden in Islam. If one does magic, it takes that person out of Islam. As for the Prophet being afflicted by the ‘evil eye’, it never happened. He also taught others how to protect against it, so it is possible to be safe from the ‘evil eye’s’ effects.

The one who possesses an ‘evil eye’ might be a good Muslim, but should protect others from his ‘evil eye’ when he sees something which he envies, by saying “ma’esha allah tabarak allah” or “what Allah has willed, may it be blessed by Him”. It is known that some people naturally have a more envious disposition than others; therefore they should always repeat the formula when they see something beautiful or which could make them envious. That will also protect their souls from the envy, and make them more God fearing. Also, people would not hate them.

Other examples of ‘fatawas’ by ignorant people involve the important aspects of the prayer. Praying with the face veil is permissible; the prayer will be acceptable. Similar to covering the feet with socks; the feet still touch the ground. There is a hadith which mentions that for the prayer to be acceptable seven bones have to touch the ground. Based on this saying, one woman who claimed that she has an Islamic Studies degree told another that she cannot pray with the niqaab on. We can see that this is not correct because there are times when women must cover their face while praying, such as in a public place, where others (specifically, men) might see them. IN any case, I asked a scholar, and he informed me that it is not an incorrect prayer. Although it is preferable to pray without the face veil, it is acceptable to occasionally pray with it on, whether it accidentally falls over the face, or if the woman prayed with it on intentionally.

Renditions are unIslamic:

In Islam, torture is forbidden; suicide bombing is also forbidden. To fight terrorism, the Saudi Arabian government sentenced some people to prison. Some of these men had already served prison in Guantanamo, or Bahrain, and then were sent to Saudi Arabia. It is a well known ‘secret’ that the Saudis employ other nationals to torture prisoners. Therefore, Egyptians, for example are brought to perform this ‘duty’.

But the Saudis also have found other ways to deal with people involved in terrorist plots; for example, one young Muslim Saudi, who explained that he had been used as a suicide bomber by a group; men who wore masks to hide their identity had strapped a bomb to this young man, who was fortunately able to live because the bomb he was wearing didn’t go off. He ran for his life, was caught and sent to rehabilitation. So, the Saudi government spared this person, mainly because he claimed he didn’t know what his mission was; he had volunteered for Jihad, according to Islamic principles, not to volunteer for a suicide mission, in Iraq.

No one knows who the group or men were who did this to him. It is believed based on his statements, (which I saw in a television broadcast) that they may not have been Arabs, or Iraqis but actually ‘foreigners’, another way of saying that they were probably Westerners/Americans.

If prisoners are sent to Saudi Arabia, or any Muslim government, then one would hope that they would be dealt with according to Islamic principles. While many governments in the west, and elsewhere abhor capital punishment, it is the opinion of Muslim jurists that this is far more humane, and a better way to deal with hard core criminals; highway robbers, murderers, terrorists, rapists, or drug dealers, etc. and dangerous repeat offenders, than life in prison.

It is therefore perturbing that the Saudis have come up with this idea of ‘rendition’ the way that the Americans do. It is similar to what the Stalinist regime used to do to prisoners, in effect, making them disappear. During renditions, prisoners are sent away and not heard from, nor allowed any legal counsel. Then they are tortured, and possibly killed while in detention; sometimes the torture continues for years. This is totally unconscionable and surely is un-Islamic. So, why does the Islamic government allow it? It seems, they do not ask their Islamic scholars what is the proper view of torture, and they assume that if a non-Muslim or other person does the torture, then, it is not their sin. They believe they absolve themselves of responsibility for the crime. Torture is a crime against humanity. Not only is it unIslamic but it is against all international conventions.

It is strange to sometimes hear people defend torture.

IN all cases, when ignorant people, or unqualified people make ‘fatawas’, especially as no one has asked their opinion, it seems arrogance is a motivating factor. Such people are too eager to express their opinions, and likewise their manner of doing so is insincere. When an opinion is sought, the scholars are always friendly, and seem to want to help, not hurt the questioner. They do not speak of their own free will, but say what they have learned according to the strongest opinions available. They are free of willful arrogance or a bullying attitude.

The one common character flaw which many people have who offer their opinion when not asked, is arrogance. It is not a characteristic of a good believer’s, therefore sincere Muslims should try to purge this tendency from their personality and character, or the people will not appreciate them and will in fact suspect their motives, or their sincerity.

Non-Muslims cannot make juristic or other decisions for Muslims or believers.

The Americans were of course wrong to bury Osama Bin Ladin at sea, based on several obvious things, which I can see, and a true scholar would come up with more evidence than I can.

1) Bin Laden died in his home, or thereabouts after the Navy Seals attacked him and the family or people with him at the time.

2) He was nowhere near the sea, so why should he be buried at sea?

3) A Muslim must clean the body, ghusl, and perform wudhu for the body (both are essentially forms of ritual purification of the body) before the dead person is to be buried. The family or close relatives have the right to perform the ghusl.

4) There is no reason to assume that bin Laden did not die a Muslim, despite his ‘fatawa’ about fighting the Americans and his belief that Americans should be killed in suicide bombing attacks.

5) A Muslim should be prayed on by his fellows, meaning his relatives and male Muslims in the community.

6) As far as we know, none of these things did take place, because Osama was buried at sea by the Americans. (A muslim clergy for the Americans did the required ghusl, prayer, and burial, according to the American authorities).

7) Is an American Muslim, who works for the non-Muslims army, while they are hostile to Muslims and kill innocent Muslims worldwide, permitted to do this sacred duty?

 Therefore, it seems on several counts the Americans did wrong by burying him at sea.

Part Two

Ritual Purification vs. Mental Illness Cure:

One non-Muslim told me that Islam will cure the mental disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder because the rituals in Islam, such as purification before the prayer, are such that the person suffering from OCD will be somehow satisfied with purifying himself and stop the obsessive washing, or other forms of compulsion which he does. This was baseless, of course, with no scientific research behind it.

The fact is that there are Muslims today who have this disorder; they continue to wash their body parts even after they have already done so. The purification for prayer known as ‘wudhu’ is done once by washing parts of the body or wiping with water in a specific order a specific number of times (yet it is flexible). Then s/he can pray.

Some Muslims, like the general population, suffer from ‘waswisah’, or ‘whisperings’, such as thoughts that they did not do something, such as perform the wudhu properly. They sometimes continue repeating wudhu, which is not correct. The point is, the ritual washing is not meant as a cure for OCD, but to purify one’s body. One should say ‘Bismillah’ or a short formula which is said before or during purification (inaudibly) or also before entering the toilet. Then one can perform wudhu and pray with it.

Only passing of gas, natural discharge, or using the toilet renders the wudhu invalid. In case of sexual discharge or sexual relations and penetration, a complete bath (ghusl) is in order before one can pray. Release of prostatic fluid also requires wudhu, as above. Menstruation and post partum bleeding (nafees) require a full bath (ghusl). One could therefore, remain in a purified state all day long, as long as none of the above things occurred, which would render the ‘wudhu’ invalid. Of course, sleep in another nullifier of the ‘wudhu’, which requires a new wudhu, if one wants to pray, or also according to some scholars, before one can hold or read the Qur’an (definitely after sexual relations, as there is a specific hadith about this).

Some Muslims, repeat the prayer many times. Again, this is due to their urge to repeat the prayer, and doubts about their prayer’s validity. Some people repeat the units of the prayer, thinking they have forgotten one or more. Again, if this happens often, the correct opinion, which was given by a scholar on the subject, is that s/he should not continue to add an/other unit/s to the prayer, but end her/his prayer, without making the prostrations for forgetfulness (sujud sahw) either, and leave it at that, because it is a recurring habit; another cannot be sure if s/he is just very forgetful, or perhaps s/he is suffering from ‘whisperings’. If the person is just forgetful, maybe the solution is for her to try to concentrate better during the prayer, or have ‘khushu’, which is intentional, and can be improved by performing the prayer in an environment where there are minimal distractions, and getting in the habit of prolonging the prostrations, and other movements, concentrating on what one is reading during the prayer or saying in the up and down movements, and the bowing, and so on. Also, looking at the place in front of you during the bowings and at your nose during the prostrations, or at your folded hands during the standing and at the finger during pointing while sitting, making the ‘tashahud’.

Scholars tell the Muslims who suffer from doubts or ‘whisperings’, that they should expel these by reading the Qur’an and seeking cure and Allah’s guidance. It is possible to be freed from the burden of such doubts and often self-destructive behavior. If the problem is not waswisah, but an actual mental disorder; the person should first be diagnosed by seeking a professional opinion, and then perhaps a cure or improvement of the symptoms would be achieved with medication, or some other form(s) of treatment.

Muslim Brotherhood Might Be Islamic, But I Don't Know

Morsi in Egypt is head of the Muslim Brotherhood; Installing a Government with US Support for Extremism, according to Analyst.


I watched this YouTube video, which is on my own Channel, so you can watch for yourself. It’s a very interesting and probably true analysis.

But I beg to differ with the analyst’s equating of Egyptian or even Turkish Muslim Brotherhood with “Islamic”; how Islamic they will be, as in Turkey, it seems quite "Islamic", in terms of what we’ve seen about support for Muslim women’s right to wear the hiijab; before the Muslim MP was refused and evicted out of the Parliament for wearing her Islamic headscarf, which should not be the case in either a democratic free country, or an Islamic free country, like Turkey. I hope Turkey will be a good example for the world, as it grapples with so many problems, one must wait patiently; it is true T. Erdogan is a devout Muslim, but how will he continue to solve Turkey’s problems like the serious issue of Kurds and a Kurdish homeland? I believe in Islamic history there is plenty of food to nourish minds with the islamically correct thing to do, when you have different cultures or religions living together; hopefully peace and justice will prevail; sometimes the eyes want more, but the stomach is full. Will the country be able to meet all the peoples’ needs and wants, too, so that there can be harmony within Turkish society, and with its neighbours? Sometimes, reality proves too difficult to overcome with love and prayer, or even fairly elected government. Sometimes, it is almost impossible to meet everyone’s needs and their wants, too!



I disagree that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood should be called “Islamic” by the analyst, because we will have to wait and see what happens; it’s too early to tell if it will be really Islamic or something much different. It is wrong to call just anything Islamic because it is naming itself as “Muslim”, or “Islamic”. Yes, one can be Muslim, but also “unIslamic” at the same time. How often do we see this in the so-called “Islamic” world? Say, rather that Morsi is a Muslim, or Muslim Brother. That way, we don’t have to argue about semantics, right!



I can very well believe that the Obama Administration (not “a free and democratic America” - you see how I can avoid the semantics?) would support a radical, or extremist form of “Islam”, to further their agenda; their goal is to discredit Islam, to prove that “Islam” is the reason that the Arabs are backwards, and can’t take care of their own business. Then they will accuse the elected government in Egypt of “totalitarianism”, and so on. But did they ever intervene in 30 or 40 years of rule by the murdering and torturing government of Mubarak? No, and Muslims won’t forget how the American government, in the past, supported despotic regimes all over the world, who refused to give their people basic human rights.



Therefore, why do they accept American support for their new government?

If Morsi knows about behind the scenes American involvement or support for his government, he should speak now, and tell the Americans to leave Egypt alone.

Ask his people for forgiveness for dealing with the enemy. The party does not need anyone’s acceptance, except from the people of Egypt.

Islamic Honor - Part Two

How Allah has honored the Muslims

Allah blessed Muslims with the perfect religion. Islam, is perfected, as Allah said, “This day have I perfected for you your religion”.

Muslims, men and women, are blessed with the guidance, and the words of Allah, the Most High. For this they should be eternally grateful, and because of this they should be most ready to strive in His Way.

Muslims have the best example in the Prophet, Muhammad, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him. And the example of the righteous companions of Muhammad, May Allah be pleased with them.

In regards to Islam, the Muslims are the “best people” to bring this message to humanity; the community of Muslims is the most blessed community; Allah wants us to take this message to the entire world.

Part of the hatred of Islam, is the misguided notion that Islam is misogynistic. Because if Islam was a man-made religion, perhaps it would have been like other religions, and reflect the opinions and biases of the people, such as happened with Christianity within a few years of its birth. But Islam is not a man-made religion.

Allah says in the Qur’an about women in Islam“****************"

In fact, Allah, “azawajal”, Most High and Most Great, blessed Muslim women more than any other women, and even Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was one of the Muslims of her time. She worshipped Allah, and no other god. She didn’t worship her son, nor was she worshipped in her time. Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says about Maryam, the mother of the Messiah, “*************** “.

Thus, women in Islam are not made to feel less than men. They have great pride in their origins, they remember the great women of Islam, in the early history of the religion, and they remember the beautiful and true words of the Prophet of Allah, when he said, Peace and blessings be upon him, “……..”.

Women must perform the rites of Islam, just as the men, with no exceptions, except those instances or reasons which are specific to the ill, the poor, or any other category of exceptions; duties which are the same for men and women. In the obligations, men and women are equal. All are responsible for their “area of influence”. Therefore men and women do not hate each other, or feel jealous of each other because of what Allah has given each of them of responsibilities, blessings or privileges.

The Hiijab is one of women’s honors

A great hue and cry arises when the hiijab is ordered on the women. This is a part of the religion, and no one, man or woman, has the right to change the words of Allah, or try to change the religion because of their personal opinion, or any dislike they have for parts of the religion.

Allah's veil of light is mentioned in the Prophetic sayings. A hadith explains that the Muslims, who will be the most fortunate of the people, actually a very small number of true (believers) Muslims; compared to the rest of humanity who will go to Hellfire, will see Allah. His face will be covered with this Hiijab. It is the Hiijab of light, “nur”, which will be removed, and the believers that day will see Allah’s, jala wa ‘Aala, face just as we see the sun, as the Prophet Muhammad has long ago informed the Muslims.

An amazing verse, or 'ayah', about inheritance shows that in truth, Islam is the best religion and complete. It has honored men and women, with great signs, among them is the following verse about the share of a brother and a sister, "If a man or woman has no direct heirs [neither children or parents]but has left a brother or a sister, they shall each inherit one sixth...", Chapter: Women, V. 13 In other words, a man would receive one-sixth if he is the only remaining sibling, and likewise a sister would receive one-sixth if she is the only remaining sibling. This means that the brother or sister of one whose parents and children (or if no children) are already dead, receive equal inheritance.

I'm unclear whether, if there are both brother and sister that they would each receive an equal share. But I think the rest of the verse explains that the brother would get twice as much as a sister, if there are more than two of them, "but if there are more than two, they share one-third between them" In the first part of the verse, above in bold, if it is only the brother and sister (the english word "or" is used, which could mean both of them or only one of the two.) each receive one-sixth, after payment of any bequests (wasiya) or debts (dayn). Allah knows best

Therefore, Allah, azawajal, has honored Muslims with this ‘deen’. Just as Allah, azawajal, created Adam with his own hands and blew of His soul into him. Nuh, was the first messenger sent to the people, Ibraheem was the “khalil” of Allah; the ‘special friend’ of Allah. Musa, alaihi salaam, was the Prophet and Messenger of Allah, one of the five strong prophets of Allah. His brother, the Messenger Harun was given him to support him against the Pharaoh. Jesus, alaihi salaam, the word of Allah, and the son of Maryam, alaihimu salaam, and his Prophet, and the “ruh” of Allah (a word also said about the angel Gabriel) All this is explained in the hadith, told by the Prophet, SAWS, about his flight to Paradise/Jenna, and his meeting with the former Prophets. Prophet Muhammad is the “Khatim al anbiya”, the “seal of the Prophets” and the best of humankind. Muhammad, SAWS, explained that he would be allowed to “intercede” for his people, the Muslims who believed in him and followed his message. Allah gave him “al Kauthar” a river in Paradise, with cups like the number of stars, around it, from which the believers only will be able to drink. Only the hypocrites, will be driven away from it, then they will enter the Hellfire. May Allah protect us this month, (it was Ramadhan earlier, when I first attempted to write this post) and for always from the Hell fire, and protect us from His displeasure, Allah Most High, Most Great.

The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is described in some sayings, as having a face like the sun. His face had a light in it. The people said he was the most beautiful person, in looks, being not too tall or too short, but of medium height, and medium build. Those who had seen him described him; that he had the best character as well as being pleasing to look at.

The Arabs actually had a practice in the past, which was to cover the face of a man, or the man would cover his own face, with his headdress, if he was a very beautiful person. Sometimes, they would dirty the face of a beautiful boy, or to hide his cleft chin, as the Prophet, SAWS, advised one person to do. This means, that although Allah, Subhanahu, created some very beautiful people, Allah, knows best about them, and He, azawajal, in His Wisdom ordered that women cover their faces (or their “adornments”). While there is some difference of opinion about the practice of covering the face, it is one of the strong opinions, and the face is often the most beautiful attribute of women, and is best to be covered, according to the opinion of the Maliki? and Hanbali?. Shafii say that women’s face must be covered with no exception. The only concession with regards the hiijab, is when a woman is older. This is mentioned in the Qur’an. When a woman is elderly and past the age when she would attract anyone’s desire or attentions then she may uncover some of her “adornments”, appropriately of course. This is generally thought to mean the face only.

Muhammad, saws, said, “whoever answers me, enters Jenna, and whoever doesn’t answer me, enters the fire” as was said, “The house is Jenna, and Muhammad is the caller, whoever accepts him, enters Jenna, and whoever doesn’t accept his invitation, enters Hell. Muhammad is the “al-farq bain al-nas” the difference between the people.”

And Allah said, “Whoever loves Allah should follow me. Allah will love him”. (The Qur’an)