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Asalaamu alaikum, I pray that you all are in the best of health; I wanted to share my experience of how I became to love my hijab. I started wearing hijab in year 9. To me, hijab was a must, it was the right thing to do, I started reading books on hijab to properly understand the meaning of it, and it was beginning to become something that I loved. Un fortunately, my family did not feel the same way, my father told me that when we go out I shouldn’t wear it, my mother told me it was my choice and that I did not have to wear it. I was caught in a web because I felt like I needed that support from my parents. I was born Muslim however my family are not practising so for me hijab was a big step. Certain family members started to call me names like ‘ninja’ (I’m sure we’ve all heard that one L ) and ‘alien head.’ It began to knock my confidence when my aunties would ask me to go out with them but not to wear hijab. I was told I look better without it and I shouldn’t wear it. Subhanallah Allah guided me and showed me the beauty of hijab, one day, I literally had woken up and promised myself I would never take it off, not matter what anybody said. I began to wear my jilbab then too and wallahi I love it. Although this wasn’t easy, from all angles I was hearing people telling me to take it off, but Allah’s love kept me strong throughout. We need to realise the true meaning of hijab and the beauty behind it, Subhanallah! We should remember that we should be trying to please Allah and not his creation.It’s not easy when your family are not there to support you, even though I made the decision to keep my hijab on, at times it is still very hard for me and I’m sure there are many more sisters who feel the same way. When you are feeling down, just make dua! Never underestimate the power of duaa…Also I cannot stress how important it is to have practising friends around you, I thank Allah for the friends that I have and for the times that they have helped me. :)May Allah swt make it easy for us all and keep our hearts firm on the deen. Ameen
