This Syawal is My Second Year Of Being A Hijaber

Assalamualaikum...

subhanallah! alhamdulillah! Allahuakbar!!

it's syawal already!!
time flies really quickly these days

anyway, i've been wanting to write this for the longest time: my perspective from a person who wasn't covered, to now is. i pray hope that i will continue on till the end of my time. in sha Allah =)

i'm still very much muslim than when i wasn't a hijaber. however, many things have changed since my first time wearing it and i find it weird how people comment on me. come on peeps. It's already two years.

in 2010, when i took that one selendang and wrapped it around my head, covering my hair and most of my neck area, all i wanted to know was how can this piece of cloth, could make me a better person.

in 2010, when i took that one selendang and wrapped it around my head, covering my hair and most of my neck area, all i wanted to know was how can this piece of cloth, could make me a better person.

it took me about a year to get used to wearing shawls. i bought so many types of shawls to understand the kinds of material that suits me best, which ones can be styled easiest, etc etc. my concerns were more towards fashion because.. well.. i wanted to feel good wearing it in order to get used to it..

the next step for me was to understand Islam and finding the Truth.
alhamdulillah, the Quran had been my bestest best ever best of the best friend ever on this journey!
it's true, when people tell you that the Quran is the best form of hidayah, believe them. get one with translations and read it.

like i mentioned earlier, "i wanted to wear tudung because i thought it would make me see something i couldn't see", and yes. i saw.

i saw how much i lacked. how little my knowledge in islam was and how much i've taken it for granted.

SO! to finish this off, before, i used to think hijab is the act of covering ourselves physically. but now the 'hijab' which means covering, to me, is the act of covering from head to toe with modesty, being modest, portraying a believer of Islam, a form of jihad (though i know it's not a big type of jihad), and all of that with the intention of pleasing Allah SWT. and that is why i call myself a hijaber.and as an advice, if you know what you're doing is something good, don't hesitate. just do it, pray for the best and tawakal.

I’d like to wish my Muslim friends and family who are celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Salam Aidilfitri, maaf zahir & batin. May your holiday be filled with love and family - ♥ Farah Amanina