In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for
His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows
to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no
one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we
bear witness that Muhammad (may peace of Allah be unto him and his household) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
The idea of wearing the hijab did not happen overnight for me. In a
nutshell, the beginning of my journey towards Islam and the hijab started when
my brother passed away in 2007. SubhanAllah, this had pushed me to turn towards
the straight path. I realized I had been lost for many years, looking for
happiness in all the wrong places. While busy with my career, I started to pray
again, which led me to go for umrah, then I got married, Alhamdulilah.
About a year before I decided to go for hajj in 2013 with my mom and
husband, I used to daydream about wearing the hijab, what that actually means
and how it would change my life. I then started taking Islamic classes, to read
and understand the Quran and the deen, mentally and spiritually preparing
myself for hajj.
I wanted to come back home, a changed person and detach myself from the
old life I was living, detach myself to all the worldly things I loved and grew
up with. Sometimes people ask me if my husband forced me to wear the hijab, in
fact he didn’t, he would’ve supported me whatever my decision was and
alhamdulilah, that was made while I was in Makkah and in Arafat. The decision
was to submit myself completely to Allah s.w.t, as any believing woman should,
to repent and taubat, ask for forgiveness and start a new life. InsyaAllah my
hajj is accepted and I never turned back.
Even though I was born a muslim, today I feel like I’m a revert. Wearing
the hijab and taking on my responsibilities as a Muslim woman makes me feel
free, protected and safe. It makes me feel respected and at peace with myself.
I thank and praise Allah s.w.t for guiding me to Islam and I have never been
happier! I pray that more sisters will have the courage to wear the hijab, sacrifice
for the sake of Allah S.W.T, do what pleases him and InsyaAllah more doors will
open. May Allah keep us all steadfast in this deen (religion), ameen.
By Mizz Nina (Malaysia)
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