Did you know? (Inspirational Islamic Stories)

My Hijab, sheltered me...

One day Prophet Muhammad (saw) was sitting in the house of his daughter Hazrath Fatima zehra(ra) when they heard a knock on the door.

The housemaid comes to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and says:

"Oh! Prophet of Allah (saw) your companion Abdullah ibn Umme Maqdoom (who was blind) has come to visit you."

Prophet Muhammad (saw) immediately told the housemaid to let him in.
In the mean time his daughter Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa), chief of the women of the world and head of the women in Paradise, gets up to go to her room.

Prophet Muhammad (saw) questions her,

"Oh! My daughter Fatima, where are you going?"

Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa) replies:

"Since your companion (Sahabi) is coming to see you I am going to my room to observe my Hijab from him."

Prophet Muhammad (saw) replies:

"But my daughter Fatima the companion of mine is blind and cannot see you."

Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa) replies:

"My father, he cannot see me but I can see him thus I must go inside."

This is not to say that Prophet Muhammad (saw) was not aware of the matter but this question was posed to inform the women, whose chief is Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa), of the importance of Hijab.

It is not sufficient to think that we are capable of controlling our desires and will not think or look badly at someone. Who can say that Nauz Billah (God Forbid) Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa) could not have had such a control on herself and yet she followed the Shariah (Islamic Law) very strictly.

However, here we also need to clarify that Islam does not advocate that women should never be allowed to see the light of the day. In fact, when we study the life of Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa), we find that she was very active in her personal and social life. At the same time, she was so careful in safeguarding her dignity and self-respect that in spite of her activities, she never intermingled with any strangers.

-Once Prophet Muhammad (saw) asked one of his companions,

"When are women closest to Allah (SWT)?"

Lady Fatimah Zahra (sa) answered, saying:

"When they are in their home."

According to exegetes, in all probability, this answer refers to a verse from the Noble Qur'an that says:

"And stay in your home and do not display your finery like the displaying of the ignorant of yore..." (Noble Qur'an, 33:33)

This needs to be emphasized here that although in the Noble Qur'an, this verse is addressed directly to Prophet Muhammad's (saw) wives, but it is also applicable to all Muslim women. In the same Chapter "Al-Ahzab", Allah (SWT) says:

(Verses in photo)

The above verse has discussed the point that hijab acts as a kind of protection for them from being followed, teased, and disrespected from evil and lustful eyes.

➡A converted Muslim narrates her experiences on hijab this way,

In hijab I felt myself different. I felt myself purified and protected. I felt the company of Allah. As a foreigner, I felt sometimes uneasy in a public place, stared by men.
With hijab, I was not seen. I found that the hijab sheltered me from such impolite stares. I was also very happy and proud in hijab which is not only the sign of my obedience to Allah but also the manifestation of my faith…

It is to be remembered here that Islam regards women like a beautiful and delicate flower that needs to be protected from hardships and dangers. Moreover because only if a woman is well-protected and well-secure, can she offer happiness and peace to her family and home and in this way only would the society be safe, secure and progressive.

Islam protects and safeguards the individuals and the society from awkward situations. So while wearing Hijab, Muslim Women protected and also safeguarded from evil deeds and thoughts.

Hijab gives the women an air of authority, dignity, and respect. 

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