I was on a visit to one of the
Islamic centers in Germany when I noticed a woman dressed in full Islamic
hijab. I had never seen such proper hijab in the West. Glad because of what I
had seen, I thanked Almighty Allah. Later, a friend suggested that I learn from
her husband about how she had become a Muslim — which I did.
Her husband related: My wife is
German. She is an obstetrician and gynecologist. She used to have a clinic for
treating sexually transmitted diseases, which could infect women. She conducted
vast research in this area, and one of the specialists suggested that she go to
another country where the demographics may show different results in order to
make her research more comprehensive.
She went to Norway and stayed
there for three months. There she found results similar to the ones reached in
Germany. So, she decided to go to work in Saudi Arabia for a year. And she
began to read about the history and culture of this Muslim country. At that
point, she felt contempt for the Muslim woman. She wondered how these women
could submissively accept the hijab. She saw it as quite humiliating.
A Turning Point
The husband continued to relate
the story of his wife’s conversion, and he quoted her as saying:
When I arrived in Saudi Arabia,
I discovered I had to wear a cloak over my body. I hated that. It made me feel
like a prisoner, and I felt extremely humiliated by it. I decided, however, to
accept that as the price I had to pay to complete my medical research.
I worked for four continuous
months at the clinic, and I saw hundreds of women. I did not come across a
single case of sexually transmitted diseases. I began to feel bored and
somewhat restless.
When seven months had gone by
without adding a thing to my research, I became frustrated. I left the clinic
one day, feeling angry and upset.One of the Muslim nurses asked me about what
was bothering me, and I told her about it. She smiled and said something in Arabic,
which I could not understand. When I asked her to explain, she said, “What you
are seeing is the fruit of virtue; it is the reward that we get for following
the guidance of Almighty Allah, Who says:
{For Muslim men and women, for
believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for
men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble
themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast,
for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage
much in Allah’s praise — for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great
reward.} (Al-Ahzab 33:35)
I was really touched by the
Qur’anic verse quoted by the nurse. I started to think about it, and I
continued to read more of the Qur’an and the hadiths.
Eventually, Almighty Allah
guided me to the understanding that the dignity and honor of women are in
virtue and hijab. I realized that most of what was written about the hijab in
the West is from a Western standpoint, which has little understanding of true
virtue and dignity.
Ethical Life in Danger
I started to think about how
the West had managed to change our views on hijab. And to make a long story
short, anyway I looked at it, I found that virtue came to change and became a
rarity as a result of the media using women to alter the norms of the society.
What I fear most today is that
Muslims end up following that same road of liberalism and shamelessness.
Following the way of life of our religion is our only hope of salvation from
the same fate.
It is truly disturbing that
AIDS has begun to be evident in the Arab region. This disease is the result of
the collapse of a value system and the spread of sexual corruption. We find
that the values and ethics of Islam are constantly under attack in the media.
People are flooded with movies and programs that reflect total lack of shame
and virtue.
I know this may sound
outrageous to non-Muslims. But, it is true that we today live in a world that
feeds itself sins and illicitness disguised under the cover of freedom and
modernism. What would one expect to happen next? It has to be more of the same
fruits we are getting now. We can only escape from such madness and corruption
by being committed to our faith and by observing the laws set by Almighty Allah
at all times. In a Qur’anic verse, Almighty Allah warns:
{Indeed, those who like that
immorality should be spread among those who have believed will have a painful
punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not
know.} (An-Nur 24:19)
-Taken From AboutIslam .
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