HER HIJAB

It’s a command from the Creator of the Universe upon every female folks which must be adhered to. But it’s so unfortunate that in the world we find ourselves in today, only a very few of them took to this admonition,

First: Let’s peep briefly into the predicament of those who have taken to this admonition:

A lady decides to wear the Hijab with the mindset that she wants to pay obeisance to her Lord’s command.

The moment she wears the Hijab, she felt the dignity and honour indicted in it. Tranquility and comfort immediately found a dwelling place in her succulent heart.

She looks into the mirror to get a clue of how she looks and alas, she felt gratified because she has never appeared so beautiful before.

Her beautiful round face appeared in the mirror with so much serenity like the round full moon.

She felt just like a perfect Queen under her Hijab and in reality, she is a perfect Queen.

She steps out of her home heading to school with a perfect balanced gait. Everyone she came across would say to her (Salam Alaykum Hajia) and she would gallantly respond (Wa Alaykum Salam) with a very soft smile on her soft cheeks.

The moment she walked pass the same set of guys who used to woo her in the most inappropriate manner, she was astonished to hear them say “We can’t woo her anymore, she now wears the Hijab”.

Upon hear this, her cheeks continuously sketched a smile and she felt honored because her Hijab has painted her to be a complete modest lady even in the sight of the most indecent folks. Everyone now speaks with her with utmost respect and that gratifies her enough.

And behold; Just when she felt everything was going smoothly, the real deal begins (emotional tones)

She steps into the lecture room, and at sight her colleagues started tapping themselves as a gesture of mockery.

She pretends not have seen them, so she sat down calmly on her seat the same a Queen would sit.

No one in class was willing to engage her in a conversation, even those who claimed to be her friends prior to her decision to wear the Hijab.

Everyone in class looked at her in the most awkward manner and this made her feel traumatized. She felt like a complete stranger in a class she has been receiving lecture for the past 2 year.

As if that was enough; She overheard a group of girls making derogatory remarks about her Hijab. They said; “Don’t mind those Alhajas, the feel they are modest while they are the most corrupt. They only cover their head but they don’t have any sense of shame”.

Upon hearing this, tears threatened to well up her eyes because those harsh words had negative influence on her timid emotions.

But she was strong enough to hold back her tears because she doesn’t want to create a scene in the lecture room.

She managed to receive the day’s lecture although her mind was not focused on what was being taught. The moment the lecturer called it a day, she quickly picked up her bag and rushed out of the class room.

She wasn’t herself anymore; she had suffered an emotional collapse already. A cheek that was hitherto sketching a smile is now ready to be flooded with tears of pains.

Just when she felt she had escaped from the clutches of her colleagues, she received another shock of a life time.

As she stood at the Bus stop awaiting a cab to convey her home, a small boy of around the age of 7 suddenly cried out to his Mum who was holding him; “Mummy look at a masquerade”…The mother responded; “Let’s move away from here son, so that she doesn’t harm us”.

At that moment, the beautiful Hijab sister wished the earth should swallow her. If she had her way, she could have committed a suicide because she could not hold it anymore. Several crazy thoughts were running through her mind, but she managed to find her way home.

She fell on her bed and a stream of tears gushed down her innocent eyes. She cried out so bitterly as a stream of consciousness of everything she had experienced flowed in her memory.

What have I done to deserve this? Why am I suffering this much? Is it a crime for me to wear a Hijab? Maybe I should just pull of this Hijab.  These were all the crazy thoughts that were running through her mind – The devil was getting a knot on her already.

Hey sister! Listen up…I know it’s tough to overcome all the experience you’ve been through. Those harsh words keep simmering down your brain and right now you feel like pulling off that Hijab.

Remember your decision to wear the Hijab is not anchored on what people’s opinions would be; rather it is in obeisance to the command of your Lord. So you should always seek to please your Creator and not His creation.

I personally salute your courage to wear the Hijab in a world filled with pessimist and nincompoops. Honestly you are on a different level from the Muslim guys because for us; appearing in public is not really much of a big deal but for you, it’s a different story entirely.

Your Hijab is not just your pride, it’s your strength, it defines who you are, it places you on a different level from other ladies out there, it paints you to be a modest lady and it immunizes you against all form of indecencies.

So would you give up all these remarkable qualities because of what some folks out there say? Don’t ever let their words make you second guess your faith.

And finally, here is my advice; The same way a LION never concerns himself with the opinion of a sheep, you should also never concern yourself with their opinion. You are a LION within yourself, if only you understand what I meant.

SANNI WAHAB OLANREWAJU