Thoughts of a Hijaabi

Who am I? I am hamdulillah a full time Muslimah. I am simply trying to make my way through this world and at the same time trying to keep my creator happy with me. I am still trying to figure out what I am all about but inshaAllah my Rubb is happy with who I am and I will continue to become a better person.

I live in a country with a about 281,421,906 other people living in it and in a state that has about 18,976,457 living in it- things can get a bit hectic sometime and that is when I turn to my deen to find some peace and serenity.

This coming Fall I will be a second year college student. I go to SUNY Old Westbury in hopes of becoming a history teacher inshaAllah, but these labels mean nothing to me. I will always remain a student, I will always be seeking more and more knowledge, trying to find as much as I can about anything and everything but most of all I will always be a student of this beautiful deen.

Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin an-Nabiyyi al-ummiyi Wa ‘ala ali hi, was Sahbihi wa salim.

Contact: thoughtsofahijaabi@gmail.com

Women in Islam

How do women fit into Islam? What is their fate?

This has been the subject of many a debate

‘For both believing men and women, is a great reward’

This is from The Holy Qur‘an - the Words of our Lord

It can be seen from reading The Holy Qur‘an

That a woman to God, is equal to man

A woman is respected as a mother and wife

For nine long months, she carries new life

During childbirth, she is exempted to fast

Islam is against the burial of live girls in the past

They can pray at the Mosque or pray at home

They may marry or divorce - it’s their choice, their own

After marriage, she can retain her old maiden-name

And is rewarded for treating all her offspring the same

Once they are married, they should live pious lives

And the men are ordained to be good to their wives

Women in the UK, had property rights from 1938

This right was given by Islam, 14 centuries to date

In the UK, women could vote from 1918

This was given 1400 years ago in Islam - our Deen

Women can work and lead a happily married life

Without neglecting her role as mother and wife

For her child’s upbringing, she deserves her credit

Islam also gives a woman the right to inherit

Though some misinform with what they preach

The Holy Qur‘an this does not teach

A woman’s status in Islam, we should never neglect

In Islam they are favoured and deserve their respect

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