i really wish muslim women were given the space to explore hijab like every other form of worship. i wish it wasnβt aΒ βterminalβ thing where the second you put in on, youβre a hijabi forever and if you take it off, youβre immediately stripped of the title and tumble down the Good Muslimah Totem Pole. i can miss prayers for one day but doesnβt that make it someone who doesnβt pray. if i start reading quran today, but stop a week later, does that completely end my relationship with the quran?Β why isnβt the same logic applied to hijab?Β
and then yall wonder why so many people put off starting because it feels like a life sentence and a lifelong commitment that youβre absolutely not allowed to ever fall short in any type of way. weβre setting ourselves up for failure. give us breathing room. give us encouragement and understanding. let us explore what hijab is or isnβt for ourselves and donβt make us your scale to measure whether the ummah is headed in the right direction or not. the fate of the muslim world isnβt determined by polyester scarves.Β
Iβm so glad Iβm not the only one who thinks this way
