I Am Muslim And Wear The Hijab. But Sometimes I Want To Do Western Things Like Going Out And Showing My Hair; But I Think If I Did It I Would Feel Horrendous Because I Really Believe In Islam. Please Help?

Hi I'm not muslin  but one thing  I see in muslin woman  they  are very pretty  with the veil and confident  with themselves  keep wearing you veil because  the most important thing is the it keep you CENTER  with God  I'm a Webster woman and believe me we struggle because even  though  the we know what  to do to be near God  and be happy  we choose to fallow  the media and fell depress  I HOPE THIS HELP YOU GOD BLESS YOU

I'm a 14 year old muslim girl....I go to an islamic school in edmonton.The hijab is very important piece of cloth that a woman needs. It is also stated in Qurans and Hadiths that the hijab help the muslim woman hide their beauty so guys marry her for who she is not because of what she looks like!!!

I have known Muslim women who freely show their hair and live a free and happy life combining their religion with a 'normal' western lifestyle.
You can't be doing anything wrong by keeping your inner faith and enjoying life too.
A woman's hair is a lovely thing and too lovely to be hidden.
You sound like a lovely person and it would be a shame if you hid all that personality away instead of sharing it with the world.
There's nothing in Islam that dictates that you should wear the hijab. I think that was made up by men to hide their women and became part of the tradition of some followers of Islam but by no means all. In fact in some Islamic countries the hijab is being banned as women go out into the world and express themselves.
It's difficult for me as a very liberated woman to know how you feel but I admire you and hope you free yourself from your fear that you would be wrong to express yourself in your own way. I'm sure if you decide not to wear the hijab you'll meet lots of new friends and open up a whole new world whilst still being a good Muslim in your heart and you'll be doing nothing harmful and horrendous - quite the opposite you'll be contributing a lot to society and the world.
Good Luck

This is how I see it. Every single person was born into the world naked and most of us with hair. God never intended for us to be covered up but because of sin His glory left us and we realized we were naked.

Muslim women are free to show their faith and belief in Allah as they please. However, God created me and and knew that I would have to interact with people. We are all social beings. My covering is the authority in my life be that my husband or my father. God gave me my beauty as a gift. I am made in His image. I will cover my intimate parts but I will not cover my hair or face to keep men from sinning against God. THEY are the ones that must control themselves. I have never felt convicted about going outside with no hat or covering on my head. God has made me free from old traditions.

So dear poster, you have to decide what is convicting you. Your religion--what man has said you should do or do you believe Allah will hate you and send you to hell because you simply did not cover your head when in public. I know this is very "in your face" however ask yourself. Is it fear of man says or is it honoring Allah? You decide.

I am not a Muslim so you might not think that I can tell you much about this, but I can tell you that I have often worked with Muslim women from different countries - some Muslim, others not - and many of them had never worn the hijab or any other form of head covering in their lives; because it was not the custom where they lived, and they simply didn't think it was central to Islam.

As far as I have been able to discover, the Quran doesn't command women to wear the veil but only recommends it in certain cases. It is also true that the covering of women's heads is not just an Islamic practice but has been carried out in many countries throughout history. For example, when I lived in Orthodox Christian Greece in the 1980s, many rural woman still never went out without their headscarves; and I'm pretty sure such dress codes existed long before either either Christianity or Islam.

You sound like an intelligent, lively and conscientious person who has much to offer any community, religious or secular. I hope you come to a decision which allows you to enjoy harmless freedoms without sacrificing important values. Good luck.

If you are a true muslim you would not have those feelings. The shaytan is overpowering your islam. The best thing to do in your situation would pray sunnah and read quran and those feelings would go away.

If you really a believe you would cover all the time not sometime.

I am a convert to islam, I'm british and married a muslim, after 2 years of marriage I turned muslim and for 9 months I prayed 5 times a day everyday , read the Quaran and other islamic books, I did everything the books said to do to be a proper wife, I covered my self, through this half of my family pratically disowned me and I don't have any firends like I use to. Don't get me wrong I was happy but my husband was saying things and then the books stated something different. Right now I just wear hijab, I don't pray or read etc. I'm angry. I feel like I used all my energy for that and it didnt work out for me like I thought it would. I don't know what will happen from here but my advice is take it easy and  do what ver your comfortable with. I'm like you in a way I don't want my hijab but I'm too shy to go out without it now.... Good luck

You should do what feels right to you. The oppression of women is not a true part if Islam, it is simply a classic Arab-based way of maintaining power and treating women as mere possessions. The beauty of woman is made by Allah, and should be celebrated by all other of God's creatures, not hidden away for the enjoyment of her 'owner'. To insist on hijab is merely one step away from slavery.

Hello my friend. I think you can find your answer here

This is not the place to look for answers. It is something you have to come to terms with yourself and strike a balance. To us no religion is utmost importance.  We do not want our lives to be dictated by any of the half cocked zealots. No person on earth deserves to be killed in the name god or religion. There is no heaven or hell, it is just a figment of zealots imagination to keep you in check to suit their agenda.   God should never dictate terms to your living. You've been given a life live that one first instead of demanding for another in heaven or hell.

For me, as a Muslim woman, finding clothes is always a particularly difficult task, because I want to find something of high quality and style, but at the same time modest and at a nice price. In general, the best and highest quality store where I can buy Abayas, I found on the advice of my friend, and this is really what suits me perfectly.

I am a muslim too and I love god and pray. But I don't believe something in islam and another religions. You should just pray god and want help from him

I'm not a Muslim but I see know a lot of Muslims who don't hide their hair. They dress normally. Not wearing a hijab doesn't mean that you are not a believer of Islam anymore.

Why are the women forced to bear the burden of a hijab? Do you REALLY think its because god tells you to do so, or because jealous men wrote in the qu'ran that's what god wanted? The hijab is a symbol of feminist oppression - a just god would demand BOTH genders to wear a hijab. The hijab is a way for jealous men to stop women from progressing, to keep them down. Its unfortunate that in the 21st century there are still women out there that think wearing the hijab is normal. The hijab was never meant for all women to wear, but only the wives of mohammed. Do your research and don't believe something just because someone told you its true !