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i wore hijab hen i was young(almost 7) because all my cousins are older than i am and were wearing hijab and i felt like an outsider! Though my mom tried to convince my out of it-i was really young-i was determind!
At first, everything was alright and i was praised and all that. However, when i grew up, i realised that it was a mistake and that i shouldnt have done it at such an age scream And now...when i think about it, i sounds right since i am totally covered in a way no one can say that it is not right or good enuf. But on other times, since its really hot and annoying to be wearing long sleeves and so on, i feel lioke taking it of but i know that i wont Because i will feel guilty! Then a chain of bad stuff will happen to me then i'll end up wearing it again

So, why go all through this??? I've known girls who took it off...not good for their social life! Some girl's uncle didnt talk to her until she started wearing it again!!!!!

That's right biggrin

It is mandatory. But, females make a personal choice to wear it. It depends on a females level of religiousness.

Females cannot be forced into it. That would be a sin.

But, not wearing the scarf does not mean that a specific women will go to hell.

We see today in the west, many Arabic females wearing head-scarves.......but also wearing loads of make-up and tight cloths........in this case there is no point in the woman wearing the head scarf as she is not getting any blessings from Allah. The purpose of the head scarf is so that a woman become modest in her appearance and in her actions. No modesty and a headscarf will not get a woman any blessings.

And it has been my personal experience.....that after I started wearing the headscarf........I increased a lot in my spirituality.

No....and yes.

Yes....because according to the Bible and Torah women are told to cover their heads, and dress modestly.

If you convert to being a Muslim....then you will have to.

But, assuming you don't convert it will be your own personal choice......and you will not have to cover your head just because you are married to a Muslim man. If he tries to force you to wear it......tell him to force is against Islamic principles.

That is why women are advised to cover half their face too. I don't do that part though, as I go to school and it is not mandatory.

But, my personal experience is that even with western men (when I am on transit) they seem to respect me more because I am wearing the hijaab.......and tend not to stare at my face because of my head covering. Though sometimes, out of curiosity, they do stare at my head covering.



It can be controlled. If it wasn't controlled then their would be men raping women randomly all the time.



Guys are taught not to not grow out their hair, etc. During prayers, men wear hats. And guys hair is not looked at as a large sign of their attractiveness. Whereas woman's hair is. The proof that woman's hair is more attractive then males...is the fact that in commercials hair products are usually aimed at females.

There are people that wear it for pure modesty reasons. I am not one of them, but there are people out there. They just don't like guys staring at them constantly. Also, there are people that get sunburned easily.

I think you should (as my non-muslim opinion) wear the hijab only if you understand the reasons behind why you are wearing it. If you are just doing it because the Qur'an tells you to, you have no means to get spiritally closer to Allah (God in my language, sorry if I spelled his name wrong).