Hijab

(symbol of a Muslim women )

Hijab is the most common type of head scarf worn by Muslim women all over the world.It is a headscarf that covers the head and neck, but leaves the face clear. It is the symbol of haya of Muslim women. It is a religious wearing. The hijab is an act of obedience to Allah and to his prophet (pbuh), Allah says in the Qur'an: `It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His messenger have decreed a matter that they should have an option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed strayed in a plain error.' (S33:36.)

Alhamdulilah, it is well known that the Muslim woman is a creature of Haya (modesty). Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala loves for our Muslim women to be shielded by their Hijab. It is their outer protection from the decadence of this life. Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam has said:

"Verily! Allah is Haya (modest, bashful) & Sitteer (i.e. the One Who Shields - from disobedient acts). He loves Haya (i.e. He loves for one to practice modesty and bashfulness) and Sitter (shielding; covering)."[Collected by Abu Dawud; An-Nasa'i; Al-Bayhaqi; Ahmad; & in Sahih an-Nasa'i]

Thus, as possessing Haya is a quality that is beloved by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala .Our sisters must feel comfort in knowing that they have this Haya and not the women who show themselves to the world; hence, such women will not be shielded from Allah's Wrath. Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Any woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband's home (to show off for unlawful purposes), has broken Allah's shield upon her." [Collected by Abu Dawud & At-Tirmidhi]

It has been proved that hijab has some great advantages and great effects on an women life.

Most common advantages of hijab are;

1. Represents purity

2. Protects from male harassment

3. Places focus on intellect

4. Eliminates competition amongst women

5. Hygienic Purposes:

6. Female Psychological Balance:

Covering the hair can also have a beneficial effect on the female psyche as well. Studies of women being interviewed for jobs show that there is a high correlation between what they wear and their perceptions of how successful they will be in their interviews. Wearing a hijab does not have demerits and those who wear it have more strength and confidence as women become less mindful of their physique and appearance.

Now days a new style of hijab is popular in women which seem like a camel’s hump on the head of women. This type of hijab is not “jaiz” and not fulfilling the real meaning of hijab because it is very attractive looking and women look more stylish because they wear a lot of makeup with that type of hijab that is making them look beautiful. And also another concept of hijab is that women wear tight clothes, without covering their chest but wearing a hijab on the head. This is considered extremely wrong according to Quran and Suunah. This style of wearing hijab is commonly known as “at-tabaruj”.

Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:

"Of the people of Hell there are two types whom I have never seen, the one possessing whips like the tail of an Ox and they flog people with them. The second one, women who would be naked in spite of their being dressed, who are seduced (to wrong paths) and seduce others. Their hair is high like the humps (of camels). These women would not get into Al-Jannah (the Paradise) and they would not perceive its odor, although its fragrance can be perceived from such and such a distance." [Sahih Muslim]

Women who practice at-tabaruj are common among us today. These are women that even the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam did not see! Look around you and you will see those women who are clothed but naked! Look at the hair styles of the women who practice at-tabaruj - are they not high like the camel's hump, perhaps we are the first generation since the time of the Prophet Adam to witness such women. Even The women of the Kuffar did not make at-tabaruj as their offspring do today. These are women who will be in the Hellfire; save Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has mercy upon them by guiding them to Islam! These filthy women will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.

So women,

The hijab is an act of obedience

The hijab is iffah (modesty)

The hijab is tahara (purity)

The hijab is the shield

The hijab is taqwah (righteousness)

The hijab is eeman (believe or faith) and

The hijab is haya

Do not make it fashion

Don’t make it your style and

Do not make it a joke but,

Make it a symbol of purity decency and Allah’s obedience...

 Shisha : Sign Of  Status Symbol

 

  Sine past few years, a rising of trend of sheesha smoking has been witnessed in Pakistan. It is also give the name of modern flavoured hookah. There are many reasons which have contributed to its growing popularity...

One of the major reasons for the rise in shisha smoking is the social acceptability. Smoking shisha is actually thought of as a sign of modern lifestyle and status symbol. It is considered to be the new “in” thing in youngster’s circle. Statistics show that the large percentage of shisha consumers comes in the age bracket of 16-34 years.

 Girls stood side by side with the boys, they also enjoy shisha smoking in gatherings… 65 percent Shisha smokers being male, and 35 percent females. Therefore, lots of people to get popular among their friends or due to peer pressure opts for shihsa smoking ..

There is not much awareness among the people regarding its hazardous affects. Even the educated people have this misconception that at least shisha smoking is better than the normal cigarette smoking. Even parents of these young smokers are under this impression that if they will prohibit their children from shisha smoking then they might revert to cigarette smoking. However, WHO in its report has published that smoking 1 hours of shisha is equal to smoking 100 cigarette. The marketing of shisha is just restricted to the wide range of flavours it is available in, it does not encompass the deleterious affect it has on the body of the consumer. 

There has been a large increase in the opening up of restaurants and cafe lounges that offer shisha. This is because there has been a great demand for this product hence, In order to cater to the growing demand investors are investing in shisha bars as they get profitable returns. There is a vicious circle, increase in demand leads to an increase in supply which leads to easy access and hence a greater demand.

Someone needs to take certain actions to put a limit to this growing trend as it is seriously affecting the health of future generation. Apart from putting bans and restrictions on the sale of shisha there is a more dire need of an awareness campaign. The campaign needs to create consciousness among people regarding the harmful affects of shisha smoking..

One puff of Shisha contains more than 4800 active chemicals. Many of these chemicals are known to cause mouth and lung cancers, heart disease, respiratory and other diseases.Sheesha bars use chemicals and sometimes even alcohol, in Sheesha to make it more pleasant


In my opinion, the government has work hard to implement the law banning Shisha. But we all know, when it comes to the implementation, nothing is practiced as per law. there is, need to educate the people about the unhealthy and dangerous effects of the shisha. 

Our religious scholar and researchers should rapidly come forward to educate the people about the dangerous of the shisha because this is the only way by which we can make our young generation safe from this poisonous thing.

It is the duty of the Government to ban shisha restaurants. Shisha cafes in the posh areas of the country are playing with the lives of youngsters and rising trend if shisha in Pakistan is causing exponential cases of lung and heart cancer and other dangerous and serious diseases.